ASTM & SACMA Standard Tests
CTD routinely performs the tests listed below, in addition to designing custom test procedures. Please contact us regarding your test requirements.
Tensile Tests
| C273 | Shear Properties of Sandwich Core |
| C297 | FWT of Sandwich Construction |
| D638 | Tension, Plastics |
| D1002 | Single Lap Shear Metal to Metal |
| D2256 | Hoop Tensile Strength |
| D3039 | Hoop Tensile Strength |
| D3479 | Tension Fatigue for Composites |
| D3165 | Notched Lap Shear Tension |
| D3518 | In-Plane Shear by 45° Tension |
| D3528 | Double Lap Shear |
| D5766 | Open Hole Tensile |
| D5961 | Bearing Response |
| D6742 | Filled Hole Tension-Comp |
| D7248 | Bearing Bypass Interaction Response |
| D7291 | Composite Flatwise Tension |
| E8 | Metals Tension |
| E1450 | Metal Tension at Cryo |
| E1290 | CTOD Fracture Toughness |
Compression Tests
| D7249 | Sandwich Flexure |
| D790 | Flexural Properties of Polymers |
| D695 | Compression Testing of Rigid Plastics-SRM-1 |
| D3410 | Compression of PMCs by Shear Loading |
| D6272 | Four Point Bend of PMC Laminates |
| D6484 | Open Hole Compression |
| D6641 | Combined Loading Compression |
| D7137 | Compression After Impact |
Shear Tests
| D2344 | Short Beam Shear |
| D5379 | Shear Properties by V-Notched Beam Method |
Electrical Tests
| D149 | AC Dielectric Breakdown |
| D150 | AC Loss Characteristics and Dielectric Constant |
| D257 | DC Resistance |
| D2520 | Complex Permittivity |
Thermal Tests
| D2566 | Linear Shrinkage of Thermosetting |
| D3081 | Rate of Burning – Vertical |
| D635 | Rate of Burning – Horizontal |
| D3713 | Plastics Burn Test |
| D2584 | Resin Ignition Fiber Volume Fraction |
| D3531 | Gel Time of Carbon-Epoxy Prepreg |
| D3850 | Thermal Degradation of Insulating Materials by TGA |
| D5470 | Thermal Transmission Properties of Electrical Materials |
| D7028 | Glass Transition of PMCs by DMA |
| E1131 | Compositional Analysis by Thermo Gravimetric Analysis |
| E2550 | Thermal Stability by Thermo Gravimetric Analysis |
| D7426 | Glass Transition Temperature by use of DSC |
Custom Tests
| Cryoflex | Tensile Fatigue Strain on a Cryogenically Cooled Substrate |
| CTE | Strain Gage Comparison Technique from 4k – 500k |
| Permeability | Cryogenic Helium Permeability including Applied Pressure |
| Thermal Cycling | Cryogenic and Heated Thermal Cycling by use of Liquid Helium |
| Pressure Cycling | Pressure Cycling of Composite based Pressure Vessels |
Miscellaneous Tests
| D695 | Compression Testing of Rigid Plastics |
| D3410 | Compression of PMCs by Shear Loading |
| D6272 | Four Point Bend |
| D790 | Flexural Properties of Polymers |
| D6484 | Open Hole Compression |
| D6641 | Combined Loading Compression |
| D7137 | Compression After Impact |
| D7249 | Sandwich Flexure |