At ADMET, our material testing knowledge is as deep as it is broad. Over the past 25 years, we’ve worked with companies across a diverse range of industries, from aerospace to medical devices. Sometimes, customers come to us with a range of testing needs. Our versatile machines, coupled with the right fixtures, are capable of performing a wide scope of tests.
Other times, however, customers have specific testing requirements they need to meet. Very often, these are represented by a testing standard. We understand that you’re looking for a solution for your specific problem, and we want to help!
To that end, we’ve developed a collection of pages on various testing standards. On each page, you’ll find information on why the test is significant, how it is performed, and the system ADMET recommends to meet it. We hope this page serves as a starting point to begin a conversation with an ADMET engineer who will help you find the material testing system that is right for you.
To learn more about our ASTM standards, check the links below. Check our ASTM directory page here. We’re constantly adding new standards, so check back often!
- ASTM C109 – Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars
- ASTM C273 – Standard Test Method for Shear Properties of Sandwich Core Materials
- ASTM C297 – Standard Test Method for Flatwise Tensile Strength of Sandwich Constructions
- ASTM C469 – Standard Test Method for Static Modulus of Elasticity and Poisson’s Ratio of Concrete in Compression
- ASTM C633 – Standard Test Method for Adhesion or Cohesion Strength of Thermal Spray Coatings
- ASTM C1609 – Standard Test Method for Flexural Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (Using Beam With Third-Point Loading)
- ASTM D412 – Standard Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers – Tension
- ASTM D575 – Standard Test Methods for Rubber Properties in Compression
- ASTM D624 – Standard Test Method for Tear Strength of Conventional Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers
- ASTM D638 – Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
- ASTM D695 – Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Rigid Plastics
- ASTM D751 – Standard Test Methods for Coated Fabrics
- ASTM D790 – Standard Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials
- ASTM D882 – Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting
- ASTM D885 – Standard Test Methods for Tire Cords, Tire Cord Fabrics, and Industrial Filament Yarns Made from Manufactured Organic-Base Fibers
- ASTM D903 – Standard Test Method for Peel or Stripping Strength of Adhesive Bonds
- ASTM D1002 – Standard Test Method for Apparent Shear Strength of Single-Lap-Joint Adhesively Bonded Metal Specimens by Tension Loading (Metal-to-Metal)
- ASTM D1414 – Standard Test Method for Rubber O-Rings
- ASTM D1621 – Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties Of Rigid Cellular Plastics
- ASTM D1623 – Standard Test Method for Tensile and Tensile Adhesion Properties of Rigid Cellular Plastics
- ASTM D1708 – Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics by Use of Microtensile Specimens
- ASTM D1781 – Standard Test Method for Climbing Drum Peel for Adhesives
- ASTM D1876 – Standard Test Method for Peel Resistance of Adhesives (T-Peel Test)
- ASTM D1894 – Standard Test Method for Static and Kinetic Coefficients of Friction of Plastic Film and Sheeting
- ASTM D2256 – Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Yarns by the Single-Strand Method
- ASTM D2261 – Standard Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by the Tongue (Single Rip) Procedure (Constant-Rate-of-Extension Tensile Testing Machine)
- ASTM D2344 – Standard Test Method for Short-Beam Strength of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials and Their Laminates
- ASTM D2412 – Standard Test Method for Determination of External Loading Characteristics of Plastic Pipe by Parallel-Plate Loading
- ASTM D2990 – Standard Test Methods for Tensile, Compressive, and Flexural Creep and Creep-Rupture of Plastics
- ASTM D3039 – Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials
- ASTM D3167 – Standard Test Method for Floating Roller Peel Resistance of Adhesives
- ASTM D3330 – Standard Test Method for Peel Adhesion of Pressure-Sensitive Tape
- ASTM D3410 – Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials with Unsupported Gage Section by Shear Loading
- ASTM D3518 – Standard Test Method for In-Plane Shear Response of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials by Tensile Test of a ±45° Laminate
- ASTM D3574 (B1) – Standard Test Methods for Flexible Cellular Materials – Slab, Bonded, and Molded Urethane Foams
- ASTM D3574 (E) – Standard Test Methods for Flexible Cellular Materials – Slab, Bonded, and Molded Urethane Foams
- ASTM D3574 (F) – Standard Test Methods for Flexible Cellular Materials – Slab, Bonded, and Molded Urethane Foams
- ASTM D3574 (X6) – Standard Test Methods for Flexible Cellular Materials – Slab, Bonded, and Molded Urethane Foams
- ASTM D3759 – Standard Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation of Pressure-Sensitive Tape
- ASTM D4833 – Standard Test Method for Index Puncture Resistance of Geomembranes and Related Products
- ASTM D5034 – Standard Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation of Textile Fabrics (Grab Test)
- ASTM D5035 – Standard Test Method for Breaking Force and Elongation of Textile Fabrics (Strip Method)
- ASTM D5379 – Standard Test Method for Shear Properties of Composite Materials by the V-Notched Beam Method
- ASTM D5528 – Standard Test Method for Mode I Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Unidirectional Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites
- ASTM D5587 – Standard Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by Trapezoid Procedure
- ASTM D5656 – Standard Test Method for Thick-Adherend Metal Lap-Shear Joints for Determination of the Stress-Strain Behavior of Adhesives in Shear by Tension Loading
- ASTM D5961 – Standard Test Method for Bearing Response of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates
- ASTM D6195 – Standard Test Methods for Loop Tack
- ASTM D6272 – Standard Test Method for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials by Four-Point Bending
- ASTM D6415 – Standard Test Method for Measuring the Curved Beam Strength of a Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Matrix Composite
- ASTM D6641 – Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials Using a Combined Loading Compression (CLC) Test Fixture
- ASTM D6671 – Standard Test Method for Mixed Mode I-Mode II Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Unidirectional Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites
- ASTM D7137 – Standard Test Method for Compressive Residual Strength Properties of Damaged Polymer Matrix Composite Plates
- ASTM D7264 – Standard Test Method for Flexural Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials
- ASTM D7291 – Standard Test Method for Through-Thickness Flatwise Tensile Strength and Elastic Modulus of a Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composite Material
- ASTM E8 – Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
- ASTM E9 – Standard Test Methods of Compression Testing of Metallic Materials at Room Temperature
- ASTM E111 – Standard Test Method for Young’s Modulus, Tangent Modulus, and Chord Modulus
- ASTM E345 – Standard Test Methods of Tension Testing of Metallic Foil
- ASTM E517 – Standard Test Method for Plastic Strain Ratio r for Sheet Metal
- ASTM E646 – Standard Test Method for Tensile Strain-Hardening Exponents of Metallic Sheet Materials
- ASTM F88 – Standard Test Method for Seal Strength of Flexible Barrier Materials
- ASTM F382 – Standard Specification and Test Method for Metallic Bone Plates
- ASTM F384 – Standard Specifications and Test Methods for Metallic Angled Orthopedic Fracture Fixation Devices
- ASTM F543 – Test Methods for Metallic Medical Bone Screws
- ASTM F1306 – Standard Test Method for Slow Rate Penetration Resistance of Flexible Barrier Films and Laminates
- ASTM F1566 – Standard Test Methods for Evaluation of Innersprings, Boxsprings, Mattresses or Mattress Sets
- ASTM F1717 – Standard Test Methods for Spinal Implant Constructs in a Vertebrectomy Model
- ASTM F2077 – Test Methods For Intervertebral Body Fusion Devices
- ASTM F2516 – Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Nickel-Titanium Superelastic Materials
- ISO 594 – Conical fittings with a 6 % (Luer) taper for syringes, needles and certain other medical equipment
- ISO 7206 – Implants for surgery — Partial and total hip joint prostheses
- ISO 14130 – Fibre-reinforced plastic composites — Determination of apparent interlaminar shear strength by short-beam method
- ISO 14801 – Dynamic Fatigue Test for Endosseous Dental Implants