Month: December 2020

Rubber and Plastic Materials Testing Laboratory

Kartik Srinivas Materials Engineering and FEA , , ,

The sole purpose of an engineering laboratory is to provide engineering product development and problem solving services to industries by carrying out controlled condition experiments and engineering analysis. These controlled condition experiments are done using testing machines, computational mechanics tools and advanced engineering softwares. At AdvanSES we use state of the art testing equipments to conduct material testing on any kind of metals, polymers and composite materials. Our computational mechanics tools like Abaqus Finite element analysis software, our in-house machine shop aid us in this process.

Material Testing:


Testing methodologies are primarily divided into two (2) categories depending upon the test rate; static and dynamic. AdvanSES has both static and dynamic testing capabilities. We are able to provide a full 360 degree view of any material or product’s mechanical characteristics. We can also strength, strain, fatigue, hardness, and lots more.

Our testing methods include the following:

1. ASTM D638 – Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastic

2. ASTM D882 – Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting

3. ASTM D412 – Standard Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers in Tension

4. ASTM 5992 – Standard for Dynamic Testing of Vulcanized Rubber and Rubber-Like Materials Using Vibratory Methods. Tan delta, storage modulus, loss modulus testing.

5. ASTM D430 – Standard Test Methods for Rubber Deterioration—Dynamic Fatigue

6. ASTM D573 – Standard Test Method for Rubber—Deterioration in an Air Oven

7. ASTM D624 – Standard Test Method for Tear Strength of Conventional Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers

8. ISO 6943 – Determination of Tension Fatigue of Rubber and Polymer materials

9. ASTM D395 – Standard Test Methods for Rubber Property—Compression Set

10. ASTM D6147, ISO 3384 – Standard Test Methods for polymer and Rubber Property—Compression Stress Relaxation

11. ASTM D575 – Standard Test Methods for Rubber Properties in Compression

12. ASTM D2990 – Standard Test Methods for Tensile, Compressive, and Flexural Creep and Creep-rupture of Plastics

13. ASTM D1709 – Standard Test Method for Drop Impact Test

14. ASTM D7264 – Flexural Properties of Composites

15. ASTM D3410 – Compression of Composites

16. Hyperelastic Material Characterization for CAE. Mooney-Rivlin, Ogden, Yeoh etc. Constants.

17. Plastic Material Characterization for CAE

18. ASTM E399 and ASTM E1820 – Fracture Toughness Testing

19. High Cycle Fatigue HCF Testing

20. Low Cycle Fatigue LCF Testing

21. ASTM E647 –  Measurement of Fatigue Crack Growth Rates (da/dN)

22. IS 4664 – Standard for Dynamic Testing of Vulcanized Rubber and Rubber-Like Materials Using Vibratory Methods. Tan delta, storage modulus, loss modulus testing.

23. IS 3400 – Standard Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers in Tension

24. ASTM D790 and D6272 – 3-Point and 4-point Bend Flexure tests for unreinforced and reinforced thermoplastic and composite materials.

AdvanSES Rubber, Plastic, Composite Materials Testing Laboratory

What is the importance of materials testing?

Kartik Srinivas Materials Engineering and FEA

Materials testing helps us to quantify, and understand whether a material or product is suitable to a certain application. Materials testing points us to limits of a material to handle a load or an operating condition. Materials that have not been tested and directly used in a product can be extremely dangerous. The data collected during testing and the final test results can be very useful to engineers, designers, manufacturing engineers and even the marketing department.

Mechanical properties could be determined for all types of materials that are found in aerospace, automotive and biomedical applications. The following mechanical tests could provide more information on the mechanical properties and characteristics of materials,
• Ductility and Hardness
• Stress and Strain
• Elongation at break
• Impact Resistance
• Fracture Toughness
• Fatigue under controlled stress or strain
• Creep

Following are some of the reasons material testing is important:

  • Meeting requirements of regulatory agencies
  • Evaluating product designs, analyzing a field failure or optimizing a product
  • Selecting appropriate materials for end use applications
  • Verifying a production method or conditions

Apart from following a process or procedure to test a mateiral or a product, manufacturers can also make sure that their products conforms to some international test standards like IS, BIS, ISO, ASTM, DIN etc. This is one of the best ways to make sure that the material and product is worth in terms of quality. Regulatory agencies also require that products be tested as per standards before providing the go-ahead to market launch.

Material and product testing setup at AdvanSES

AdvanSES Mechanical Testing, Analysis & FEA Engineering Services

Kartik Srinivas Materials Engineering and FEA , , , ,

1) An Independent, design analysis and mechanical testing laboratory.
2) More than 2 decades of product testing and application expertise in mechanical, and materials engineering.
3) State of the art materials and mechanical testing laboratory with qualified engineers.
4) Innovative design, analysis and testing solutions for a wide range of industries

Our Services

1) Mechanical Testing of Polymers, Metals and Composite Materials
2) Fatigue and Durability Testing
3) Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) of Materials and Components
4) Hyperelastic, Viscoelastic Material Characterization Testing
5) Data Cards for Input into FEA, CAE softwares
6) FEA Services
7) Custom Test Setups with NI Labview DAQ

Material Testing, Product Engineering and Failure Analysis Services