Deben MT5000DL: a 5 kN dual-leadscrew tensile and compression stage with a rear opening for transmitted light, for optical microscopes, XRD and synchrotrons.
Key features
- 5 kN
- Dual-leadscrew stage for higher loads, with a compression platen included.
- Transmission
- Rear opening for transmitted as well as reflected illumination.
- Upright or flat
- Mount vertically or horizontally.
- Options
- 500 N and 1 kN load cells; variable temperature from −150 °C to 550 °C.
Specifications
From Deben UK's product page.
| Load cell | 5 kN; linearity ±1% of working range |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | ±0.5% |
| Resolution | Dynamic 1%, static 0.05% of full scale |
| Position readout | Extensometer, 300 nm resolution |
| Travel | 20 mm |
| Jaw separation | 50–70 mm (other ranges to order) |
| Dimensions (L × W × H) | 173 × 43 × 316 mm |
| Weight | approx. 6.6 kg |
| Optional load cells | 500 N, 1 kN |
| Optional temperature range | −150 °C to 550 °C |





