Stiffness - Bending and Torsion
Product Code : LSK-MTE-10497
Stiffness - Bending and Torsion (SKU LSK-MTE-10497) is a bench-mounting frame for investigating the stiffness of materials, starting with the bending of beams of different materials and cross-sections. It suits strength-of-materials practicals on engineering degree, diploma and technical training courses. Science Lab Supplies manufactures the frame and its standard kit on its own shop floor at Plot 448, HSIIDC Industrial Area, Saha, Ambala, India, and quotes them without intermediaries to colleges, tender contractors and distributors.
Specifications
The table below sets out each part of the stiffness frame. In short, a rigid metal frame carries two adjustable knife edges that act as simple supports for the test beams, a back-panel linear scale for positioning them, and a magnetic dial gauge that reads beam deflection as weights are hung on the beam.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | LSK-MTE-10497 |
| Main frame | Rigid metal frame, bench-mounting |
| Beam supports | Two adjustable knife edges (simple supports) |
| Knife-edge positioning | Linear scale on the back panel |
| Deflection measurement | Magnetic dial gauge indicator on the back panel |
| Loading | Weights on a hanger |
| Test beams | Set of different beams |
| Beam variety | Different materials and cross-sections |
| Specimen measurement | Vernier gauge |
| Standard tests | Bending of beams |
| Optional kit | Additional Experimentation Kit: simple cantilever, propped cantilever, encastre beam |
| Optional kit | Additional Torsion Testing Kit: solid rods of different materials and a tube |
| Manufacturer | Science Lab Supplies, Saha, Ambala, Haryana |
| Country of origin | India |
Applications and Experiments for the Stiffness - Bending and Torsion Kit
The standard set measures how simply supported beams deflect under load and compares the stiffness of beams of different materials and cross-sections. With the optional kits it extends to other beam end fixings and to the torsional stiffness of solid rods and a tube.
- B.E./B.Tech civil and mechanical: beam deflection against span, material and section shape; the Laboratory Slotted Masses, 2.5 kg set can be quoted separately for general loading work.
- Diploma mechanical and civil engineering: load against deflection for a simply supported beam, with section sizes checked on a Vernier Caliper.
- Additional Experimentation Kit: simple cantilever, propped cantilever and encastre beam.
- Additional Torsion Testing Kit: torsion of solid rods of different materials and a tube, which can be set against the physics-style Torsion Apparatus Searle's Type.
Standard Scope of Supply
The standard kit comprises the rigid bench frame with its back-panel linear scale, two adjustable knife edges, weights with a hanger, a magnetic dial gauge, a set of different beams and a vernier gauge for measuring specimens. The Additional Experimentation Kit and Additional Torsion Testing Kit are optional extras.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
Quotations can be prepared for one frame or for several benches in a strength-of-materials laboratory. Each one sets out the packing, delivery time and price for the quantity requested, and the optional kits or other engineering lab equipment in India from this range can be listed on the same quotation.
Holding an Importer-Exporter Code as a registered exporter, Science Lab Supplies can ship to buyers in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman. To price a beam-testing bench, write to the team on the contact page, drop the kit into the enquiry cart, or use the lab tender page for formal bids.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the standard kit include torsion testing?
No. The standard kit covers bending of beams. Torsion tests on solid rods of different materials and a tube need the Additional Torsion Testing Kit, available as an optional extra.
Which beam end conditions can be studied?
The two knife edges give a simply supported beam as standard. The optional Additional Experimentation Kit adds a simple cantilever, a propped cantilever and an encastre beam.
Who makes this apparatus, and is it traded stock?
The frame, knife edges and beam set come off the Science Lab Supplies production line in Saha, Ambala, not from a reseller's shelf, and every quotation for them is issued by the manufacturer itself.
How is deflection measured?
A magnetic dial gauge on the back panel reads beam deflection directly as loads are added to the hanger, while the vernier gauge gives specimen dimensions for the stiffness calculations.
Related Beam, Stiffness and Torsion Apparatus
These items from the Material Testing and Applied Mechanics ranges extend the beam work done on this frame into fuller support studies, unsymmetrical sections, dedicated torsion testing, spring stiffness and simpler physics-lab bending set-ups, and any of them can be quoted together with the frame.
- Beam Apparatus — five test beams in three thicknesses and three materials, with load cells at the supports.
- Unsymmetrical Cantilever — vertical test beam on a 360 degree holding ring, deflection read in two directions.
- Torsion Testing Machine — hexagonal drive sockets in two sizes and a strain-gauged load cell with digital display.
- Hooke's Law And Spring — extension springs loaded singly, in series or in parallel against a metric scale.
- Beam And Leaf Spring — knife-edge supports on a box-section beam for simply supported tests on a testing machine.
- Bending of Beam Apparatus — 100 cm metal bar, 25 mm wide and 4.5 mm thick, on a knife-edge stand.
- Cantilever Apparatus — chrome-plated steel bar of 100 x 18 x 0.3 cm, marked every 5 cm.
Browse the full Material Testing Equipment range, the Applied Mechanics range for physics beam and torsion apparatus, or all engineering laboratory equipment.
Last updated: 22 October 2026
