Among the first decisions to be made when initiating a composites testing program is the selection of test methods to follow. Unless performing highly customized testing, it’s usually not difficult to ...

My March column addressed flexural test methods for composite materials. I noted that the details presented in the various available national and international standards were not mutually consistent ...

Bridging the gap between theory and reality, material testing transforms dense technical specifications into the physical ...

A Standard Test Method is a conclusive procedure that yields a test result. So as to achieve accurate and relevant test results, a standard test method is definite, unambiguous, and experimentally ...

ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), has established and documented more than 12,000 standards used voluntarily around the world to improve ...