16 CFR 1500.51–.53
Load–deflection & proof loadCPSC use-and-abuse test methods for toys intended for children (age-graded pull and flexure forces).
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CPSC use-and-abuse test methods for toys intended for children (age-graded pull and flexure forces).
Office chairs — static load, proof and durability tests on seat, back and arms (force-application frames).
Structural and pipeline welding codes — mechanical acceptance testing of weld coupons.
Textile floor coverings — bond strength determination (delamination of backing).
Welder and weld procedure qualification — transverse tension and guided bend tests for pressure vessels and piping.
AM metals (powder bed fusion) — orientation and location dependence of mechanical properties; testing per ASTM E8 / ISO 6892-1 (tensile) and ASTM E9 (compression).
Terminology for AM coordinate systems and build-orientation designation of test coupons.
Heat-treated helical steel springs — load and permanent-set requirements.
Music wire, oil-tempered and Cr-Si spring wire — tensile verification of spring wire.
Comprehensive mechanical testing (tension, bend, hardness) of steel products including rebar, plate, tube, fasteners.
Pre-stressing steel strand — tensile, 0.2% proof force and elongation.
Equivalent to: IS 14268
TMT rebar — proof stress, elongation, bend and rebend for site and mill certification.
Deformed and plain carbon-steel / low-alloy steel rebar — mechanical property verification.
Tension testing of wire ropes and strand (breaking force determination).
Breaking strength of aircraft control cables, wire rope and swaged terminals.
Aluminium and copper conductor wire — tensile verification.
Tension testing of wrought and cast aluminium- and magnesium-alloy products.
Compressive strength of hydraulic cement mortars (50 mm cubes).
Flexural strength of advanced ceramics at ambient temperature.
Monotonic compressive strength of advanced ceramics.
Equibiaxial flexural strength of advanced ceramics (ring-on-ring) — also applied to glass discs.
Flexure testing of glass (determination of modulus of rupture).
Flatwise tensile strength of sandwich constructions (core-to-facing bond).
Honeycomb sandwich panels — flatwise tension, beam flexure and core compression.
Edgewise compressive strength of sandwich constructions.
Flatwise compressive properties of sandwich cores.
Compressive strength of cylindrical concrete specimens.
Concrete cubes, cylinders and beams — compressive and flexural strength.
Core shear and facing properties of sandwich constructions by beam flexure.
Splitting tensile strength of cylindrical concrete specimens.
Adhesion or cohesion strength of thermal spray coatings (tension pull-off).
Flexural strength of concrete beams (third-point and centre-point loading).
Adhesion-in-peel of elastomeric joint sealants (construction sealants).
Apparent shear strength of single-lap-joint adhesively bonded metal specimens.
Tear resistance (Graves tear) of plastic film and sheeting — initiation tear.
Tuft bind of pile yarn floor coverings (force to pull a tuft from carpet backing).
Testing of rubber O-rings (tensile strength, elongation using spool fixtures).
Small clear specimens of timber — static bending, compression parallel/perpendicular, shear, tension.
Compressive properties of rigid cellular plastics (foam boards, insulation).
Tensile and tensile-adhesion properties of rigid cellular plastics.
Sewn seam strength and maximum force to seam rupture of woven fabrics.
Microtensile properties of plastics using miniature specimens (limited material availability).
Climbing drum peel for adhesives — sandwich facings and laminated assemblies (aerospace).
Tensile-impact energy to break plastics and electrical insulating materials.
Adhesion of single-strand bead wire to rubber (tyre bead construction).
Bead wire and tyre cord adhesion/tensile for tyre plants.
T-peel resistance of adhesives (flexible-to-flexible adherends).
Tear propagation resistance (trouser tear method) of plastic films.
Trouser tear and graves tear of films.
Static tests of lumber in structural sizes.
Strength tests for zippers — crosswise strength, slider lock holding, pull-off of puller.
Longitudinal tensile properties of fibreglass (GRP/FRP) pipe and tube.
Tensile properties of single yarns (breaking force, elongation, tenacity).
Tearing strength of fabrics by the tongue (single rip) procedure (CRE machine).
Apparent hoop tensile strength of plastic or reinforced pipe by split-disk method.
Short-beam strength — interlaminar shear strength of composite laminates.
Parallel-plate loading of plastic pipe — pipe stiffness and ring deflection.
Resilience, flexometer and DeMattia flex tests require dedicated instruments and are companions to UTM testing.
Fine wire and bond pull strength (micro-force testing; special low-capacity load cells).
Durability of adhesive lap-shear joints under sustained static load.
Tensile, compressive and flexural creep and creep-rupture of plastics (long-duration static load).
Tensile properties of polymer matrix composite materials (straight-sided tabbed coupons).
Carbon-fibre laminate qualification — tension, compression (CLC) and interlaminar shear.
Lap-shear strength of adhesively bonded plastic and FRP joints.
Floating roller peel resistance of adhesives (metal-to-metal bonds).
Peel adhesion of pressure-sensitive tape (180°, 90° and adhesion-to-liner methods).
Compressive properties of composites by shear loading (IITRI fixture).
In-plane shear response by tensile test of a ±45° laminate.
Flexible cellular materials — slab, bonded and molded urethane foams (IFD, CFD, tensile, tear, compression set).
Standard test methods for rubber (elastomeric) conveyor and transmission belting — tension testing.
Bursting strength by ball-burst attachment on CRT/CRE tensile machines.
Compression set under constant force — fixture loading via UTM.
Tension testing of vulcanized rubber and thermoplastic elastomers (dumbbell and ring specimens).
Engine mounts, bushings, seals and weatherstrips — tensile, tear and compression of elastomers.
Adhesion of rubber to fabric or flexible substrate (ply separation).
In-plane shear properties by rail shear method.
Adhesion of rubber to rigid substrates (Methods A, B, C — tension and 90° peel).
Trapezoid tearing strength of geotextiles.
Pull-off strength of coatings (adhesion testers; also performed on UTM with suitable fixtures).
Wide-width strip tensile testing of geotextiles and geosynthetics.
Geotextiles and geogrids for roads, embankments and landfills.
Grab breaking load and elongation of geotextiles.
Performance strength of geomembranes by wide-width strip tensile method.
Breaking force and elongation of textile fabrics — Grab test.
Woven fabric grab and strip tensile for apparel and home textiles.
Breaking force and elongation of textile fabrics — Strip method.
Tensile properties of reinforced thermosetting plastics using straight-sided specimens.
Hook-and-loop touch fasteners — shear strength and 180° peel strength.
Shear properties by V-notched beam (Iosipescu) method.
Mode I interlaminar fracture toughness (GIc) — double cantilever beam (DCB).
Interlaminar fracture toughness (GIc, GIIc, mixed-mode) for damage-tolerance certification.
Protrusion puncture resistance of stretch wrap films (slow-rate probe).
Rubber properties in compression (deflection at load / load at deflection).
Open-hole tensile strength of polymer matrix composite laminates.
Open-hole tension, open-hole compression and bearing strength — notched design allowables.
Bearing response of polymer matrix composite laminates (bolted-joint design data).
Tear strength of conventional vulcanized rubber and thermoplastic elastomers (Die A, B, C and trouser).
Static puncture strength of geotextiles using 50 mm probe (CBR puncture).
Flexural properties of plastics by 4-point bending.
Examination and surgical gloves — force at break.
Nitrile and rubber examination gloves — tensile strength and elongation requirements tested per ASTM D412.
Tensile properties of unreinforced and reinforced rigid plastics (dog-bone specimens).
Interior and exterior plastic trims, bumpers — tensile and flexural properties.
Curved-beam strength — interlaminar tensile strength of curved composite laminates.
Box compression test — compressive resistance of shipping containers (requires large-platen UTM/compression tester).
Open-hole compressive strength of composite laminates.
Tensile properties of geogrids by single- or multi-rib method.
Compressive properties of polymer matrix composites — Combined Loading Compression (CLC) fixture.
Mixed-Mode I/II interlaminar fracture toughness — MMB fixture.
Tensile properties of nonreinforced polyethylene and flexible polypropylene geomembranes.
HDPE geomembrane tensile for landfill and pond lining projects.
Breaking strength and elongation of textile webbing, tape and braided material.
90° peel resistance of adhesives.
Compressive properties of rigid plastics (cylinder / prism specimens).
Shear properties by V-notched rail shear method.
Damage tolerance — drop-weight impact followed by Compression After Impact (CAI) on UTM.
Compressive residual strength of damaged composite plates — Compression After Impact.
Tensile properties of FRP matrix composite bars (FRP rebar).
Shear strength of plastics by punch-type shear tool.
Coated fabrics — breaking strength, tear, adhesion of coating, puncture.
Flexural properties (3-point bending) of unreinforced and reinforced plastics.
Flexural properties of composites — 3-point and 4-point bending.
Mode II interlaminar fracture toughness (GIIc) — end-notched flexure (ENF).
Tensile properties of paper and paperboard using CRE apparatus.
Tensile properties of thin plastic sheeting and films (<1 mm thick).
Tyre cords, tyre cord fabrics and industrial yarns made from manufactured fibres — tensile and adhesion methods.
Tensile (butt-joint) strength of adhesive bonds — bar and rod specimens.
Peel or stripping strength of adhesive bonds (180° peel).
Strength of adhesive bonds in shear by compression loading (wood block shear).
Bearing strength of plastics (pin bearing, tension or compression loading).
Creep, creep-rupture and stress-rupture tests of metallic materials.
Guided bend test for ductility of welds.
Elevated-temperature tension tests of metallic materials.
Pin-type bearing test of metallic materials (bearing strength for riveted/bolted design).
Bend testing of materials for ductility (guided, semi-guided and free bend).
Tension testing of metallic foil.
Force-controlled constant-amplitude axial fatigue tests of metallic materials (servo-hydraulic UTM).
Axial force-controlled and strain-controlled fatigue of airframe materials (servo-hydraulic systems).
Strength of anchors in concrete elements (cast-in and post-installed anchor pull-out).
Post-installed mechanical and chemical anchors — tension and shear capacity.
Plastic strain ratio (r-value) of sheet metal (deep-drawing quality).
Tensile strain-hardening exponent (n-value) of metallic sheet materials (formability).
Sheet metal formability — n-value and r-value for stamping and deep drawing.
Body, chassis and powertrain steel and aluminium tensile verification.
Line pipe and casing — tensile qualification of pipe body and weld.
Fundamental tension testing of metallic materials (bars, tubes, sheets, castings).
Compression testing of metallic materials at room temperature.
Internal pressurization failure resistance of unrestrained packages (companion to F88).
Intramedullary fixation devices — static bending, torsion and fatigue.
Slow-rate penetration resistance of flexible barrier films and laminates.
Puncture resistance of barrier films and lidding.
Shock-attenuation of athletic footwear midsoles.
Spinal implant constructs — static and fatigue testing in a vertebrectomy model.
Static and fatigue characterization of spinal interconnection mechanisms.
Intervertebral body fusion devices — static and dynamic axial compression, shear.
Characterization of biomaterial polymer hydrogels.
Strength of tissue adhesives in T-peel by tension loading (medical).
Static and dynamic characterization of spinal artificial discs.
Wound closure strength of tissue adhesives and sealants.
Bioabsorbable plates and screws — static bending and torsion characterization.
Tension testing of Nickel-Titanium (Nitinol) superelastic materials (upper/lower plateau strength).
Three-point bending of balloon-expandable vascular stents and stent systems.
Guide for evaluating mechanical properties of metal AM materials — maps conventional test methods to AM parts.
Flexural fatigue and static bending of metallic bone plates.
Metallic angled orthopaedic fracture fixation devices.
Metallic medical bone screws — axial pull-out, torsion and driving torque.
Threaded fastener proof-load and wedge-tensile verification.
Mechanical properties of externally and internally threaded fasteners, washers and rivets (wedge tensile, proof load, axial tension).
Sterile barrier packaging — seal peel strength validation.
Seal strength of flexible barrier materials — heat-sealed pouches and medical packaging.
US toy safety — use-and-abuse tension (70 N / 15 lbf pull), torque and compression tests.
Garment and product closure strength (childrenswear snap pull-off).
Structural and pipeline welding codes — mechanical acceptance testing of weld coupons.
Resistance spot weld shear-tension and peel testing of body assemblies.
OEM-specific composite coupon test methods run on calibrated UTMs per customer approval.
Guide to coil springs — compression and extension spring testing.
Heel attachment strength of women's footwear.
Torsion spring characteristic verification (requires torsion drive or dedicated torsion tester).
Hot-formed helical compression springs — quality requirements and load tolerances.
Helical extension springs — quality requirements. Equivalent to: IS 7906 / 7907
Textile carcass conveyor belts for bulk materials — grades and mechanical acceptance values (tested per ISO 283 / ISO 252).
Steel cord conveyor belts — dimensions and requirements.
Cylindrical helical compression springs of round wire — quality specifications (supersedes DIN 2095). Equivalent to: IS 7906 / 7907
Disc (Belleville) springs — load-deflection characteristic verification.
Patented cold-drawn, oil-tempered and stainless spring steel wire — tensile grade verification.
Equivalent to: IS 4454
Tile adhesive tensile adhesion strength classification.
Bituminous and polymeric waterproofing membranes — tensile, peel and shear of joints.
Bituminous and polymeric waterproofing membranes — tensile, peel and shear of joints.
Bituminous and polymeric waterproofing membranes — tensile, peel and shear of joints.
Stranded wire ropes for lifts (elevators) — breaking force and diameter verification.
Testing hardened concrete (European suite) — compressive and flexural strength of specimens.
Domestic seating and storage furniture — static load requirements.
Glass in building — bending strength by four-point bending of flat glass.
Rail fastening system tests — clamping force, longitudinal restraint and pad stiffness (static methods on UTM-class frames).
European concrete sleeper and bearer testing — static and dynamic bending of monoblock sleepers.
Adhesives for tiles — tensile adhesion (pull-off) strength of cementitious adhesives.
Forged steel shackles — proof load and minimum breaking force.
Design and calculation of compression, extension and torsion springs — basis for load-test acceptance values.
Soothers and drinking equipment — tensile integrity of components (choking-hazard prevention).
Flat woven webbing slings and round slings — breaking force verification (7:1 safety factor validation).
Children's high chairs — static load and restraint-system strength.
Domestic seating and storage furniture — static load requirements.
Domestic and non-domestic seating — strength and durability static load tests.
Domestic and non-domestic seating — strength and durability static load tests.
Wheeled child conveyances (strollers/prams) — static strength of handles, harness anchorage and locking devices.
Beds and mattresses — durability rig companion; firmness characterization via ISO 2439-type indentation on UTM.
European aerospace CFRP coupon methods — tensile, flexure and interlaminar shear.
European aerospace series — CFRP parallel-fibre tensile, flexural and interlaminar shear.
European aerospace CFRP coupon methods — tensile, flexure and interlaminar shear.
European aerospace CFRP coupon methods — tensile, flexure and interlaminar shear.
Steel cord conveyor belts — adhesion strength of splice joints.
Wood-based panels — modulus of elasticity in bending and bending strength.
Equivalent to: IS 1734
Particleboards and fibreboards — internal bond (tensile strength perpendicular to plane).
Fall-arrest lanyards, harnesses and anchors — static strength verification.
Fall-arrest lanyards, harnesses and anchors — static strength verification.
Medical gloves — force at break requirements (single-use gloves).
Toy safety — tension test (small parts release), torque test, drop and compression checks with calibrated force application.
Bunk beds and high beds — static strength of frame, guard rails and ladder.
Fall-arrest lanyards, harnesses and anchors — static strength verification.
Grade 80/100 alloy chain slings — proof and breaking force.
Short-link lifting chain — proof force and breaking force verification.
Packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices — seal strength verification (references F88-type peel).
Rubber hose — tensile of tube/cover, adhesion between layers (burst tests via hydraulic rigs).
Rubber/plastics covered conveyor belts of textile construction for general use — acceptance requirements.
Slip, tensile and pull-out testing of scaffolding couplers and construction anchors.
Crimped connections — pull-out (crimp tensile) force testing of terminals.
Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables — tensile strength and elongation at break. Equivalent to: IS 10810-7
Wiring harness insulation tensile and crimp pull-off testing (EV high-voltage harnesses).
Mechanical failing load of insulators (large-capacity tensile frames).
PV ribbon solder-joint peel and backsheet adhesion testing.
Flat-bottom rails — tensile testing of rail steel samples for chemistry-property certification.
Pre-tensioned PSC sleepers — static bending: moment of resistance at rail-seat bottom and centre top, and failure moment (large-frame flexure).
SGCI inserts, liners and rail pads — compression, insert pull-out and stiffness verification.
Indian Standard — tensile strength and elongation of cable insulation and sheath.
Cable insulation and sheath — tensile and elongation. Equivalent to: IEC 60811-501
Leaf spring load-rate and deflection testing. Equivalent to: —
Plastics test methods — tensile, flexural, compressive. Equivalent to: ISO 527 / 178 / 604
Indian Standard for mechanical properties of threaded steel fasteners.
Mechanical properties of threaded steel fasteners. Equivalent to: ISO 898-1
Pre-stressing steel strand — tensile, 0.2% proof force and elongation. Equivalent to: ASTM A416-adjacent
Safety footwear — mechanical test methods and specification. Equivalent to: ISO 20344 / 20345
Precast concrete paver blocks — strength requirements.
Indian Standard bend test for metallic materials. Equivalent to: ISO 7438
Indian Standard for tensile testing of metallic materials at room temperature (aligned to ISO 6892-1).
Tensile testing of metallic materials at room temperature. Equivalent to: ISO 6892-1
PP/HDPE woven sack fabric and seam strength (cement, fertilizer, food-grain packaging).
Indian Standard methods of test for plywood — static bending, glue shear strength. Equivalent to: EN 310 / 314-adjacent
High-strength deformed steel bars (rebar) for concrete reinforcement — 0.2% proof stress, elongation, bend and rebend tests. Equivalent to: —
Steel wire for ropes and steel wire ropes for general engineering — breaking load verification. Equivalent to: ISO 2408 / 1835-adjacent
Indian Standard — general-purpose rubber conveyor belts; tensile, elongation and adhesion requirements.
Rubber conveyor belts — tensile and adhesion requirements. Equivalent to: ISO 283 / 252
Indian Standard — breaking strength and elongation of woven fabrics (strip and grab).
Fabric breaking strength — strip and grab methods. Equivalent to: ISO 13934-1 / -2
Reinforcement and structural steel for railway civil works — tensile and bend certification.
Steel wire for ropes and steel wire ropes for general engineering — breaking load verification. Equivalent to: ISO 2408 / 1835-adjacent
Bond strength between reinforcing steel and concrete — pull-out test.
Rebar-to-concrete bond strength by pull-out test.
Indian Standard methods of test for vulcanized rubber — tensile stress-strain properties.
Compound QC — tensile stress-strain of every production batch. Equivalent to: ISO 37
Burnt clay building bricks — compressive strength.
Burnt clay bricks — compressive strength. Equivalent to: —
Rubber hose — tensile of tube/cover, adhesion between layers (burst tests via hydraulic rigs).
Steel wire for cold-formed springs — wire tensile strength verification. Equivalent to: EN 10270-adjacent
Indian Standard — compressive and flexural strength of hardened concrete (cubes, beams).
Hardened concrete — compressive and flexural strength. Equivalent to: —
Indian Standard methods of physical testing of leather — tensile, tear, grain crack.
Grade 80/100 alloy chain slings — proof and breaking force.
Helical compression springs — design, testing and quality requirements including load at specified length and spring rate verification.
Helical compression and extension springs — load testing. Equivalent to: DIN EN 15800, DIN 2097
Helical extension springs — load testing, initial tension and spring rate.
Leaf springs for automotive suspension — load rate, deflection and permanent-set testing. Equivalent to: —
Children's high chairs — static load and restraint-system strength.
Child-resistant packaging opening-force evaluation and blister push-through force.
r-value and n-value determination for sheet and strip (formability parameters).
Wide-width strip tensile testing of geotextiles and geosynthetics.
Designation of main adhesive bond failure patterns — reporting companion to all bond tests.
Ceramic tiles — modulus of rupture and breaking strength (3-point bend).
Intravascular catheters — peak tensile force of catheter shaft and joints.
Prefilled syringes — glass barrel flange breakage resistance, luer cone breakage, needle pull-out force.
Conveyor belts — determination of strength of mechanical fastenings (static test).
T-peel test for flexible-to-flexible bonded assemblies.
Packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices — seal strength verification (references F88-type peel).
Needle-based injection systems (pen injectors) — dose accuracy companion with activation-force measurement.
Leather — adhesion of surface finish coating.
Box compression test — compressive resistance of shipping containers (requires large-platen UTM/compression tester).
Paper and board — compressive strength by ring crush method.
FRP hull laminate coupon verification per ASTM D3039 / ISO 527-4 and core shear per ASTM C393.
Geosynthetics — static puncture test (CBR test, 50 mm plunger).
Tissue paper and tissue products — tensile strength, stretch and wet tensile strength.
Glass in building — bending strength by four-point bending of flat glass.
Woven fabric grab and strip tensile for apparel and home textiles.
Tensile properties of fabrics — strip method and grab method. Equivalent to: IS 1969-1 / -2
Seam strength and seam slippage of garments and upholstery.
Sewn seam strength and maximum force to seam rupture of woven fabrics.
Tongue and trouser tear of fabrics.
Tear properties of fabrics — trouser, wing and tongue-shaped specimens.
Hydraulic/pneumatic diaphragm bursting (reference; ball-burst on UTM used as alternative).
PE butt-fusion pipe joints — tensile strength and failure mode of test specimens.
Tensile and peel decohesion testing of PE pipe welded joints.
PE electrofusion assemblies — peel decohesion and crushing decohesion tests.
Flexural properties of fibre-reinforced plastic composites.
In-plane compressive properties of fibre-reinforced plastic composites.
Apparent interlaminar shear strength by short-beam method.
Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics (belt carcass materials) — tensile strength and elongation.
Mechanized peel testing of resistance spot, seam and embossed projection welds.
Cross-tension testing of resistance spot welds.
Tensile-shear testing of resistance spot, seam and embossed projection welds.
Dental implants — static compression-bending prior to fatigue qualification.
Steel cord conveyor belts — design, dimensions and mechanical requirements for general-purpose belts.
Tensile testing of metallic materials at low temperature (sub-ambient chambers).
Test methods for reinforcing steel bars, rods and wire.
Orthodontic wires — three-point bend and tensile characterization.
Stud-link anchor chain cables — proof load and breaking load testing (very-high-capacity frames).
Footwear uppers — tensile strength and elongation.
Whole-shoe sole adhesion (peel) testing.
Determination of flexural properties of plastics (3-point bend).
Tensile strength and elongation at break of flexible cellular polymers.
Fishing nets — determination of mesh breaking force of netting.
Shear modulus and adhesion of rubber to rigid plates — quadruple-shear method (anti-vibration mounts).
Hoisting tackle breaking-load verification (large-capacity frames).
Tensile strength of paper, tissue and board.
Paper and board — tensile properties (constant rate of elongation, 20 and 100 mm/min).
Paper — tearing resistance (Elmendorf reference; trouser tear on UTM as supplementary).
Safety footwear — toe cap compression, penetration resistance, sole bond.
Equivalent to: IS 15298 series
Uninterrupted uniaxial creep testing of metallic materials in tension.
Adhesion of bead wire to rubber; tensile of tyre cords and dipped fabrics.
Tensile properties of single yarns (breaking force, elongation, tenacity).
Denture base polymers — flexural strength and modulus.
Light conveyor belts — determination of relaxed elastic modulus.
Heel attachment strength of women's footwear.
Fibre ropes — determination of linear density, breaking force and elongation.
Mooring ropes and hawsers — linear density, breaking force and elongation.
Leather — stitch tear resistance (upholstery and footwear seam design).
Steel wire ropes — minimum breaking force requirements and verification testing.
Equivalent to: IS 2266, IS 1835
Coated fabrics — coating adhesion (peel of coating from substrate).
Forged steel shackles — proof load and minimum breaking force.
Indentation hardness (IFD/ILD) of flexible cellular materials — seating and mattress foams.
Conveyor belts — adhesion between constitutive elements (ply-to-ply and cover-to-ply, tested as peel on UTM).
Textile conveyor belts — full-thickness tensile strength, elongation at break and elongation at reference load.
Equivalent to: IS 1891-1
Corrugated fibreboard — flat crush resistance.
Corrugated fibreboard — edgewise crush resistance.
Leather — tensile strength and percentage elongation.
Leather — tear load: single-edge and double-edge (Baumann) tear.
Seating and mattress foam — IFD/ILD hardness, CFD and compression set.
Stress-strain characteristics in compression of flexible cellular polymers (low- and high-density).
Tear resistance of compounds for tyres, belts and moulded goods.
Tear strength of rubber — trouser, angle (Die C) and crescent test pieces; small (Delft) test pieces.
Note: safety/flammability tests are companion tests outside the UTM scope.
Adhesion of rubber to textile fabrics.
Determination of tensile stress-strain properties of vulcanized and thermoplastic rubber. Equivalent to: IS 3400-1
Seat-belt webbing breaking strength and elongation (tested as narrow fabric tensile).
Polymer-based restorative materials (dental composites) — three-point flexural strength (2×2×25 mm bars).
Natural rubber latex condoms — tensile properties of test pieces.
Transverse tensile test of butt-welded joints in metallic materials.
Stranded wire ropes for lifts (elevators) — breaking force and diameter verification.
Tensile lap-shear strength of rigid-to-rigid bonded assemblies.
Tear resistance of rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics.
Conveyor belts — method for determination of tear propagation resistance of textile belts.
Bend tests on welds in metallic materials (root, face and side bend).
Moulded part and compound qualification — tensile.
Equivalent to: IS 13360 series
General principles and test conditions for tensile properties of moulding and extrusion plastics.
Tensile properties of plastic films and sheets.
Tensile properties of isotropic/orthotropic and unidirectional fibre-reinforced plastic composites.
Wind turbine blade laminate coupon qualification.
Narrow V-belts for automotive industry — fatigue and static tension verification.
Determination of compressive properties of plastics.
PE / PVC / PPR pressure pipe tensile and hoop strength.
Tensile properties of thermoplastics pipes (PE, PP, PVC pipe specimens).
Tear propagation of film packaging; easy-open feature validation.
Trouser tear and Elmendorf tear resistance for plastic films and sheeting.
Interior and exterior plastic trims, bumpers — tensile and flexural properties.
Dental ceramics — flexural strength (3-point, 4-point and biaxial piston-on-three-balls).
Tensile testing of metallic materials at ambient temperature (Methods A and B strain-rate control). Equivalent to: IS 1608-1
Tensile testing of metallic materials at elevated temperature.
Troughability of conveyor belts — flexibility companion test performed on a dedicated rig.
Cardiovascular implants — tubular vascular grafts (longitudinal tensile, suture retention, burst).
Bend test of metallic materials. Equivalent to: IS 1599
Steel cord belts — cord tensile, cord-to-rubber adhesion and splice strength.
Steel cord conveyor belts — longitudinal traction: elongation measurement and tensile strength of cords.
Steel cord conveyor belts — cord-to-coating adhesion test (initial and after thermal treatment).
Determination of compression stress-strain properties of rubber.
Sterile hypodermic syringes — piston operating force and liquid leakage.
Small-bore (Luer) connectors — separation force, unscrewing torque and stress cracking.
Tear strength of flexible cellular polymeric materials.
Steel cord conveyor belts — adhesion strength of splice joints.
Toy safety — tension test (small parts release), torque test, drop and compression checks with calibrated force application.
Adhesion of rubber to rigid substrate — 90° peel and tension methods.
Rubber-to-metal bond strength — mounts, bushings, rollers, linings.
Adhesion of rubber to rigid substrate — 90° peel and tension methods.
Determination of tensile-impact strength of plastics.
Building sealants — tensile properties at maintained extension.
Compression properties of rigid cellular plastics.
Flattening, drift-expanding and ring-expanding tests on metallic tubes.
90° and 180° peel test for flexible-bonded-to-rigid assemblies.
Elastomeric closures for parenterals — penetration force, fragmentation and self-sealing.
Threaded fastener proof-load and wedge-tensile verification. Equivalent to: IS 1367-3
Mechanical properties of carbon and alloy steel bolts, screws, studs and nuts (proof load and wedge tensile testing).
Tensile creep and flexural creep behaviour of plastics.
Nonwovens — breaking strength and elongation by grab method.
Nonwovens — strip tensile and trapezoid tear (hygiene, medical, filtration, wipes).
Conveyor belts — determination of elastic and permanent elongation and calculation of elastic modulus (cyclic loading).
Ring stiffness of thermoplastics pipes.
Japanese Standard for helical compression and extension springs.
Aerospace fasteners — tension, double shear, fatigue and stress-durability test methods.
Toe load measurement and load-deflection characteristic of elastic rail clips.
Hose tube/cover tensile, elongation and layer adhesion.
Tensile properties of paper and paperboard using CRE apparatus.
Corrugated fibreboard — edgewise crush resistance.
Paper and board — compressive strength by ring crush method.
Corrugated fibreboard — flat crush resistance.
Short-span compressive strength of containerboard.
Tablet hardness/breaking force — performed on dedicated hardness testers or low-capacity UTM compression.
Sutures — tensile strength and needle attachment force.
Vulcanization characteristics with a rotorless cure meter — ML, MH, ts2 and t90 read from the cure curve. Equivalent to: ISO 6502, DIN 53529
Measurement of vulcanization characteristics with rotorless curemeters. Equivalent to: ASTM D5289, DIN 53529
Vulcanization characteristics and cure behaviour of rubber compounds. Equivalent to: ASTM D5289, ISO 6502
Viscosity and stress relaxation of unvulcanized rubber using a rotorless sealed shear rheometer.
Processability of unvulcanized rubber with a rotorless shear rheometer — strain and frequency sweeps.
Cure and after-cure dynamic properties with a rotorless shear rheometer.
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