ASTM & ISO Testing

Introduction to ASTM C1161 Advanced ceramics are widely used in applications where high stiffness, thermal stability, wear resistance, and chemical inertness are required. Unlike metals or polymers, however, ceramics exhibit little to no plastic deformation and fail in a brittle manner. Because of this behavior, traditional tensile testing is often impractical or unreliable for ceramic materials. Instead, flexural strength testing  has become the primary method for characteri

This article provides a comprehensive technical overview of ASTM D1781, including the principles of the climbing drum peel test, required equipment, specimen preparation, grips and fixtures, data analysis, and best practices for achieving reliable and repeatable peel adhesion results.

ASTM D5458 provides guidance on test setup, equipment selection, and procedural considerations that help laboratories generate repeatable, comparable, and defensible tensile test data.

This article provides a detailed, standards-driven guide to gauge length selection for video extensometers, with practical examples from ASTM D638, ASTM D412, ASTM E8, and ASTM D3039.

Whether performing routine tensile testing, measuring Poisson’s ratio, or conducting full-field strain analysis, correct sample marking is essential for reliable, repeatable strain data. This article provides a comprehensive guide to sample marking for video extensometers, explains how digital image correlation (DIC) works, and outlines best practices for achieving high-quality strain measurements across a wide range of materials.

If you’re trying to choose between a video (non-contact) extensometer and a clip-on (contact) extensometer, the best answer depends on what you test, how often you change specimen types, your accuracy needs, your risk tolerance for damaging samples, and—very often—budget.

Selecting the correct grips for tensile testing is one of the most important — and most overlooked — decisions in any materials testing setup.

A Universal Testing Machine (UTM) is a mechanical-testing instrument designed to apply controlled axial forces (and sometimes other modes of loading) to material specimens and then measure the specimen’s response (force, displacement, strain, deformation, failure) under well-defined conditions.

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Universal Grip’s Thermal Environmental Chambers are engineered to provide controlled hot and cold test environments for tensile, compression, flexural, peel, shear, and other mechanical tests.

A clip-on extensometer is a mechanical strain measurement device that attaches directly to the specimen during a tensile or compression test.

ASTM D624 tear strength testing, when performed using a Mark-10 Tensile Testing Machine with Universal Grips Fixtures, provides accurate and reliable measurements of elastomer durability—an all-in-one solution offered by Universal Grip Co.

tep-by-Step Guide: Conducting the Charpy Impact Test (ASTM E23)

The ASTM E8 tensile test is a fundamental method for evaluating the mechanical properties of metals. Proper setup is critical.