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Compression
Compression testing is a way of determining how something will react when a compressive force is applied to it. It typically involves measuring the relationship between the applied force and how much the object deforms.
It is performed to:
- characterise the compressive properties of raw materials, eg plastics, foams, rubbers and metals
- assess the strength of components and assemblies, eg control switches, keypads, solenoids, helical springs, bellows, package seals, PET bottles, PVC pipes
- assure the quality and performance of finished products, eg actuation force of a syringe plunger, firmness of a tennis ball, push-out strength of a tablet from a blister pack and much more
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Standards
Featured Testing Standards for Presto Quality Solutions
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
ASTM is an abbreviation used for American Society for Testing and Materials. It is an association that provides the basic standards to the industries used for the testing procedure of materials and products.
EN 826
Standard Test Method for Compressive Behavior of Thermal Insulation Materials
ASTM D6175-03
ASTM D6175-03 (2019) is a standardized test method established to determine the radial crush strength of extruded catalyst and catalyst carrier particles.
BS EN 12209
This European standard, known as BS EN 12209, sets the conditions and methods for testing as well as the requirements of durability, strength, security, and function of mechanically operated locks and latches and their locking plates for building doors, window doors, and entrance doors.
BS EN 13411-3
BS EN 13411-3 is a European safety standard governing ferrules and ferrule-securing techniques used in steel wire rope terminations.
ASTM D4280-03
ASTM D4280 is an ASTM International standard specifying performance criteria for nighttime lane marking and defining raised markers that are extended life type, nonplowable, and retroreflective on the surface of pavements.
ASTM D622-99
ASTM D622 provides ASTM test methods that are suitable for testing conventional hose types used for operating air brake and vacuum brake systems, whether they are used on a single motor vehicle, or when used for a combination of motor vehicles as connecting or transmission lines.
SAE USCAR-38
This performance specification, SAE USCAR-38, is produced by the United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) and describes the basic test methods and requirements for ultrasonically welded cable termination-type connections, that are subjected to an ultrasonically welded connection with a bus, terminal, or device, including welded eyelet or battery connections.
*CORP Mastercard CQ
Mastercard CQM-ID 1.0 is a corporate quality management specification developed by Mastercard to establish standardized performance and quality requirements for smart card manufacturing.
Afera 5001
AFERA 5001 is a European testing standard made under the AFERA (European adhesive tape industry network) that establishes a method for testing the peel adhesion properties of self-adhesive tapes and therefore sets a common standard for defining peel adhesion properties of adhesive tapes for both producers and end-users.
ASTM D1781
ASTM D1781 is an ASTM International standard that determines the peel resistance of adhesive bonds between two materials with different physical properties, such as between a relatively flexible adherend and a rigid adherend or a relatively flexible facing of a sandwich structure and its core.
BS EN ISO 205
BS EN 205 is a European standard that sets out the test for the tensile shear strength of lap joints prepared with wood adhesives in non-structural use.
ISO 10373-1
ISO/IEC 10373-1 is an international standard that specifies the non-technology-specific test methods required to establish conformance of identification cards to the base requirements standards, for which the fundamental properties are defined in ISO/IEC 7810.