Material testing is important in big industry, where manufacturers must be able to trust the properties of the raw materials they’re using. The rest of us generally take a supplier’s word for it that ...

A universal testing machine (UTM) can carry out a broad spectrum of tests, applying tensile and compression forces and assessing the test specimen’s load-displacement response. A key component of the ...

ASTM D412 (D 412) covers the tensile properties of thermoset rubbers and thermoplastic elastomers. The specification describes two test methods, A and B. Method A is common and can be performed on a ...

AKRON—Smithers has added a new universal testing machine for use in the materials physical testing laboratory in its home city of Akron. The machine, known as an Instron 5985 Universal Testing System, ...

Double the ultimate tensile strength of resin prints with electroplating. Vastly improve the stiffness as well! In this video ...