Mechanical Testing Services

The physical and mechanical testing of a product comprises a critical part of the product and development process. Applied physical force such as vibration, shock stresses, and strain can reveal the inelastic behavior of the material. Mechanical testing allows the product developers to understand the product better, identify vulnerabilities, and establish stronger quality control. Mechanical testing employs a variety of strength tests that can determine the suitability of a material or component for the intended application. It measures characteristics such as elasticity, tensile strength, elongation, hardness, facture toughness, impact resistance, stress fracture, and the fatigue limit.

Types of Mechanical Testing

To ensure materials and products perform accordingly, there are different types of mechanical testing they may undergo:

• Break Strength Testing

One of the most common of all testing requirements is the determination of break strength. Break strength is generally the tensile or compressive load required to fracture or to cause the sample to fail.

• Compressive Strength Testing

Compression testing is a very common testing method that is used to establish the compressive force or crush resistance of a material and the ability of the material to recover after a specified compressive force is applied and even held over a defined period of time.

• Flexural or Bend Testing

There are generally two types of bending tests. Three-point bend and 4-point bend. The materials that are tested using the flex test method vary from metal, plastic, wood, laminates, particle board, dry wall, ceramic tile, to glass. Bending tests vary greatly based on the product being tested.

• Peel Strength Testing

Peel Strength Testing is generally used to measure the bond strength of a material, typically an adhesive.