Standard ASTM and ISO Test Methods

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Standard ASTM and ISO Test Methods

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This is just a small selection of the standard test methods you can test on a Shimadzu Universal Test Machine. Don't see your standard on the list? Contact us to find out more!

Plastics | Metals | Elastomers | Composites | Textiles | Tape | Concrete

ASTM Test Methods for Plastics

ASTM Standard Recommended Systems
ASTM D790 - Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials AGS-X, AGX-V2
ASTM D6272 - Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials by Four-Point Bending AGS-X, AGX-V2
ASTM D695 - Compressive Properties of Rigid Plastics (External Link) AGS-X, AGX-V2
ASTM D1894 - Static and Kinetic Coefficients of Friction of Plastic Film and Sheeting (External Link) AGS-X, AGX-V2
ASTM D638 - Tensile Properties of Plastics AGS-X, AGX-V2
ASTM D882 - Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting AGS-X, AGX-V2

 

ASTM Test Methods for Metals

ASTM Standard Recommended Systems
ASTM A615 - Standard Specification for Deformed and Plain Carbon-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement UH-X
ASTM E399 - Linear-Elastic Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness of Metallic Materials (External Link) AGX-V2
ASTM E8 - Tension Testing of Metallic Materials AGX-V2

 

ASTM Test Methods for Elastomers

ASTM Standard Recommended Systems
ASTM D412 - Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers—Tension (External Link) AGS-X, AGX-V2
ASTM D624 - Tear Strength of Conventional Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers (External Link) AGS-X, AGX-V2

 

ASTM Test Methods for Composite Materials

ASTM Standard Recommended Systems
ASTM D3410 - Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials with Unsupported Gage Section by Shear Loading (External Link) AGX-V2
ASTM D6641 - Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials Using a Combined Loading Compression (CLC) Test Fixture AGX-V2
ASTM D7137 - Compressive Residual Strength Properties of Damaged Polymer Matrix Composite Plates (External Link) AGX-V2
ASTM D1781 - Climbing Drum Peel for Adhesives (External Link) AGX-V2
ASTM D2344 - Short-Beam Strength of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials and Their Laminates (External Link) AGX-V2
ASTM D7078 - Shear Properties of Composite Materials by V-Notched Rail Shear Method AGX-V2
ASTM D5379 - Shear Properties of Composite Materials by the V-Notched Beam Method AGX-V2
ASTM D3039 - Tensile Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials (External Link) AGX-V2
ASTM D4018 - Properties of Continuous Filament Carbon and Graphite Fiber Tows (External Link) AGX-V2
ASTM D6484 - Open-Hole Compressive Strength of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates AGX-V2

 

ASTM Test Methods for Textiles

ASTM Standard Recommended Systems
ASTM D2261 - Tearing Strength of Fabrics by the Tongue (Single Rip) Procedure (Constant-Rate-of-Extension Tensile Testing Machine) (External Link) AGS-X, AGX-V2
ASTM D5587 - Tearing Strength of Fabrics by Trapezoid Procedure (External Link) AGS-X, AGX-V2
ASTM D5035 - Breaking Force and Elongation of Textile Fabrics (Strip Method) (External Link) AGS-X, AGX-V2
ASTM D5034 - Breaking Strength and Elongation of Textile Fabrics (Grab Test) (External Link) AGS-X, AGX-V2
ASTM D2256 - Tensile Properties of Yarns by the Single-Strand Method (External Link) AGS-X, AGX-V2

 

ASTM Test Methods for Tape

ASTM Standard Recommended Systems
ASTM D6252 - Peel Adhesion of Pressure-Sensitive Label Stocks at a 90° Angle (External Link) AGS-X, AGX-V2

 

ASTM Test Methods for Concrete

ASTM Standard Recommended Systems
ASTM C39 - Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens AGX-V2

 

 

ASTM Test Methods for Fasteners

ASTM Standard Recommended Systems
ASTM F606 - Standard Test Methods for Determining the Mechanical Properties of Externally Threaded Fasteners UH-X, AGX-V2