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Flexural or bend testing is used It is a way of determining how something will react when it is put under opposing forces across a span.to evaluate both the ductility and soundness of a material. It is also known as transverse testing or modulus of rupture testing.

The test is typically:

2-point cantilever bend, where one end of the material is fixed and load is applied at a defined point along its length
3-point bend, where the material is placed horizontally across 2 supports and load is applied centrally by a single anvil
4-point bend where the material is placed horizontally across 2 supports and load is applied by two anvils having a defined span

Flexural strength is the most common calculation made from such tests. It represents the highest stress experienced within the material at its moment of yield, indicating the materials ability to resist deformation under bending.

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Standards

Featured or equivalent test standards for Mecmesin solutions in this section

ASTM C297

Standard Test Method for Flatwise Tensile Strength of Sandwich Constructions

ASTM C393

Standard Test Method for Core Shear Properties of Sandwich Constructions by Beam Flexure

ASTM D4280-03

Standard Specification for Extended Life Type, Nonplowable, Raised Retroreflective Pavement Markers

ASTM D6862-11

Standard Test Method for 90 Degree Peel Resistance of Adhesives

BS EN 12090

Thermal insulating products for building applications. Determination of shear behaviour

BS EN 12430

Thermal insulating products for building applications. Determination of behaviour under point load

BS EN 12467

Fibre-cement flat sheets. Product specification and test methods

BS EN 1607

Thermal insulating products for building applications - Determination of tensile strength perpendicular to faces

BS EN 1608

Thermal insulating products for building applications. Determination of tensile strength parallel to faces

BS EN 310

Wood-based panels. Determination of modulus of elasticity in bending and of bending strength

BS EN ISO 16409

Dentistry - Oralcare products. Manual interdental toothbrushes

BS EN ISO 22254

Manual toothbrushes. Resistance of tufted portion to deflection

BS ISO 11040-4

Pre-filled Syringes - Part 4: Glass barrels for injectables and sterilized subassembled syringes ready for filling

EN 12089

Thermal insulating products for building applications. Determination of bending behaviour

EN 826

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ISO 20126

Dentistry - Manual toothbrushes - General requirements and test methods

Ventilator component compression test of piping

Case study

Testing ventilator and breathing assistance apparatus components

$Pharma tablet crush strength test with a Perspex probe with fractured samples$

Case study

Pharmaceutical tablet crush and break strength

Further test types

cantilever bend

concentric ring (equibiaxial) flexure compression

five point bend

four-point bend

three-point bend