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Applications of needle penetration testing
Medical devices
Used to confirm that components such as vial stoppers, syringe seals, and gloves can resist penetration by needles while maintaining their intended function.
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Case study
Plasterboard penetration testing for performance and durability
Requirement
Saint-Gobain (British Gypsum) are leaders in the design; production and distribution of materials for the construction; industrial and consumer markets and are Europe’s largest distributor of building materials.
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TAPPI T 821
Measures the force required to separate corrugated board between the flute tips of corrugated medium and its linerboard facings.
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FINAT FTM1
This test method is designed to quantify the permanence of adhesion or peelability of self-adhesive pressure sensitive) materials.
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ASTM D5766 / D5766-M
ASTM D5766 is a test method to determine the open-hole tensile strength of multidirectional polymer matrix composite laminates reinforced by high-modulus fibres.
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Case study
Seed bottle closure torque testing
Requirement
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, have undertaken an international conservation initiative to preserve seed specimens of over 24,000 plant species, protecting them from extinction at the Millennium Seed Bank at Wakehurst Place, West
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ASTM F152-95
ASTM F152 is a test standard that covers tensile strength of nonmetallic gasketing materials at room temperature.
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TAPPI T 809
This method describes a procedure for measuring the crushing resistance of a laboratory fluted strip of corrugating medium and provides a means of estimating, in the laboratory, the potential flat crush resistance of a corrugated board.
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Connection test on fuel injection components
Requirement
A number of destructive and non-destructive tests were required on a plastic assembly used in a fuel injection assembly. The tests included:
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ASTM F1269-06
These test methods cover tests to determine the shear strength of a series of ball bonds made by either thermosonic or thermal compression techniques using either gold or copper wires.
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Understanding Adhesion Strength: 180 Degree Peel Test
Across many households and industries, consumers have developed a strong preference for and confidence in ‘Duct Tape’ for all types of uses and applications. This is mainly due to the adhesion strength.
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Tensile test on rubber gaskets
Requirement
British Gaskets are a major manufacturer of gaskets, sealing products and mouldings. These are made from a variety of materials to suit a range of applications.
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ISO 7622-2
ISO 7622-2 specifies a method for the determination of the tensile strength, in the longitudinal, of steel cords constituting the carcass of conveyor belts.
It applies exclusively to conveyor belts with a steel carcass.
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ASTM D2344 / D2344M
ASTM D2344 is a test method, which determines the short-beam strength of high-modulus fiber-reinforced composite materials. It is applicable to all types of parallel fiber reinforced plastics and composites.
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BS EN ISO 13127
This standard is only to verify that panel-tested closures with minor modifications are still compliant, by applying mechanical tests as more economical than further full panel tests with children and with adults.
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ASTM D378
The ASTM D378 test method is used for evaluating the physical properties of flat conveyor belting, which are used in many industrial applications in which they are subjected to a great variety of stresses and conditions.
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Applications across industries
Friction testing plays a vital role in multiple sectors:
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BS EN ISO 1856
BS EN ISO 1856 is a test method that specifies three methods for determining the compression set of flexible cellular materials and applies only to latex and polyurethane foams of thickness greater than 2 mm.
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BS EN 13411-3
This European Standard deals with the requirements for ferrules for the ferrule-securing of eyes and endless loops - it applies to slings and assemblies using steel wire ropes for general lifting applications up to and including 60mm diameter conforming
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Synthetic sports surface tuft binding
Customised engineering example
Test method standard BS ISO 4919 applies to the tuft withdrawal force of carpets.
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BS ISO 6939
Applicable to spun single and folded yarns of any fibre or mixture of fibres manufactured by any spinning systems. Not recommended for testing filament yarns, glass yarns, more complex structures such as cabled yarns or cords.
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Application in food texture analysis
Tension methods replicate real-world conditions experienced by food products during production, handling, and consumption.
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ISO 8510-1
Particularly suitable for use with less flexible adherends for which a 180 ° peel test is not suitable because the adherends crack, break or delaminate. A bonded assembly of two adherends is prepared using the adhesive under test.