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Sensitive Color Strain Inspection Plate

Visualize low strain and stress in transparent glass and acrylic materials

Sensitive color strain inspection plate is an optical inspection plate used to visualize small amounts of strain or stress in transparent materials such as glass and acrylic.

This product combines a linear polarizer and a full-wave retarder film, making it useful for observing relatively low-strain samples that may be difficult to evaluate with simple crossed polarizers alone.

Glass Inspection Acrylic Inspection KLP43 + MGR570 Low-Strain Visualization
Overview KLP-R570 Applications FAQ

Sensitive Color Method for Low-Strain Observation

Sensitive color strain inspection plate showing stress patterns in glass and acrylic
Sample Images
Glass strain inspection sample using sensitive color method Sensitive color strain visualization sample for acrylic and transparent materials

What this inspection plate does

The sensitive color method helps reveal small strain patterns in transparent materials by combining a linear polarizer with a full-wave retarder layer.

Compared with basic polarized observation, this configuration is useful when inspecting materials that contain only a small amount of strain, such as some glass and acrylic parts.

This makes it suitable for quality checking, educational use, optics-related inspection and visual demonstration of internal stress patterns.

Typical Applications

  • Strain inspection of glass
  • Stress observation of acrylic materials
  • Optical and material evaluation
  • Educational demonstration of internal stress
  • Laboratory and inspection-room use

KLP-R570 - Sensitive Color Strain Inspection Plate

■ Optical inspection plate for sensitive color strain observation.

■ Suitable for relatively low-strain glass and acrylic materials.

■ Material: cast acrylic.

■ Linear polarizer: KLP43.

■ Full-wave retarder film: MGR570.

■ Retardation: approximately 570 nm.

 Sensitive color strain inspection plate structure with cast acrylic KLP43 and MGR570
Item Code Size Unit Price
KLP-R570 177 x 177 mm | t = 1 mm $189

* Bulk price available for orders of more than 10 units.

Recommended Use and Related Optical Films

This inspection plate is designed for visual confirmation of strain and stress patterns in transparent materials. It is especially useful for relatively low-strain glass and acrylic samples.

For custom optical setups, the same concept can also be built from linear polarizer film and full-wave retarder film, depending on the required size and mounting method.

For more advanced visual strain inspection systems, please also see Strain Inspection Polariscope.

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FAQ - Sensitive Color Strain Inspection Plate

Q What is a sensitive color strain inspection plate? ▼
A It is an optical inspection plate used to visualize small amounts of strain or stress in transparent materials such as glass and acrylic.
Q What is this product made of? ▼
A This product is composed of cast acrylic, linear polarizer KLP43 and full-wave retarder film MGR570 with approximately 570 nm retardation.
Q What materials can be inspected? ▼
A It is suitable for relatively low-strain transparent materials, especially glass and acrylic.
Q Can I buy one unit only? ▼
A Yes. This product is available from one unit.

See also: Wave Retarder Film / Linear Polarizer Film / Strain Inspection Polariscope

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