Sheet Metal Tension Testing
Sheet metal forming operations consist of simple bending, to stretching to deep drawing of complex parts. The mechanical properties of the sheet material greatly [...]
Shear Testing Essentials
Shear testing produces shear property data for material specifications, research and development, quality assurance, and structural design and analysis. Shear properties can be calculated [...]
Understanding a Universal Testing Machine Motor Control System
The mechanical properties of a material are determined by using a testing machine to push, pull or twist a sample of the material. Many materials [...]
Jaw Selection for Tensile Grips
Tensile grip jaw selection plays an important role for successful mechanical tests as if specimen slippage between the jaws occurs or if the [...]
Puncture Testing Essentials
Puncture testing, performed to determine the penetration or the puncture strength of materials used in packaging, food, textiles, and medical industries, measures properties such [...]
Wide Width Tensile Testing
Tensile testing is among the most standard tests performed by universal testing machines yet depending on how the test specimen is used in its [...]
Planar Biaxial Testing Guide
Planar biaxial testing applies force in both the x and y directions, allowing researchers to analyze the anisotropic behaviors of materials. Biaxial test results [...]
Automotive Interior Mechanical Testing Guide
Overview Aesthetics and material durability are closely related in consumer-facing industries such as the automotive industry. In addition to designing an aesthetically pleasing interior environment, manufacturers aim to create [...]
MTESTQuattro Sample Test: O-Ring Analysis
In this post, we will show you how to set up MTESTQuattro to set specimen geometry for o-ring specimens. O-ring testing can be accomplished with [...]
MTESTQuattro: How to Build a New Test
This post will help guide you through creating a basic test with ADMET's MTESTQuattro software. For this example, we will be building a basic axial [...]