Designing a New Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) System for Testing Viscoelastic Materials at High Frequencies

Table 1

Specifications of the chosen stacked preloaded piezoelectric actuator.

Item	Value	Unit
Closed-loop travel	15	µm
Closed-loop resolution	0.3	nm
Push/pull force	800/300	N
Electrical capacitance	1.8 ± 20%	µF
Unloaded resonant frequency (f0)	18 ± 20%	kHz
Standard operating temperature range	−20 to +80	°C
Weight without cables	31 ± 5%	g
Length, L	37 ± 0.3	mm