ASTM Standards
ASTM (American Society for Testing Materials) standards play a central role in mechanical materials and component testing and are recognized worldwide to ensure quality and safety in different industries. They provide precise specifications for test methods, test conditions and test equipment that evaluate material properties such as strength, hardness, elasticity, etc.
In the plastics industry, tensile tests are governed by ASTM standards such as ASTM D638, while in metals testing, standards such as ASTM E8 are used to measure tensile strength. ASTM standards play a crucial role in the aerospace, wind energy and automotive sectors. They are essential for characterizing composite materials, aiding in material development, and determining characteristic values for designing and structuring composite components. In the medical industry, ASTM standards are applied to test implants, catheters and stents, as well as to evaluate the sealing seams in medical packaging.
ZwickRoell industry managers are actively involved in national and international standards committees, including the occupation of various leading positions. This allows us to be at the source of important information and understand discussions and background information in detail, which is then integrated in the development of standard-compliant and reliable testing equipment. Below you will find an overview of the most important ASTM standards in different industries—while our standards portfolio reaches far beyond those listed. Please feel free to contact us!
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Important ASTM Standards for Plastics
| Short description | Standards |
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| Composites & plastics | Compression test (end loading) |
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| Plastics | Pipes | Ring stiffness / ring flexibility |
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| Plastics | Elastomers | Tensile test |
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| Plastics | Tensile test |
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| Plastics | Films | Tensile test |
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| Plastics | Flexible foam | Collective standard for various tests |
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| Plastics | Impact strength Charpy |
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| Plastics | Impact strength Izod |
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| Plastics | Films | Puncture resistance |
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| Plastics | Impact test, tensile |
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| Plastics | Pipes | Tensile properties |
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| Plastics | Puncture test on test plates |
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| Plastics | 3-point flexure test |
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| Plastics | Melt flow test (MFR, MVR, FRR) |
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| Plastics | Films | Coefficient of friction (COF) |
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| Plastics | Adhesive tape | Peel adhesion / Peel test |
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| Plastics | Rigid foam | Compression test |
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| Plastics | heat deflection temperature |
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| Plastics| Vicat softening temperature VST |
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| Hardness tests plastics |
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| Plastics | Pipes | Impact tests |
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| Shore hardness test plastics and elastomers |
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| Plastics | IRHD hardness |
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| Plastics | Creep tests |
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Important ASTM Standards for Composites
| Short description | Standards |
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| Composites & plastics | Compression test (end loading) |
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| Compression test with shear loading |
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| Composites | Compression test (combined loading) |
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| Composites| Notched compression test (OHC, FHC) |
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| Composites | Tensile test |
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| Composites | Compression after impact (CAI) |
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| Composites | Flexure tests |
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| Composites | Interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) |
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| Composites | Strength of adhesive bonds (lap shear test) |
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| Composites | Shear test (in plane shear test) |
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| Composites | Shear test V-notch (Iosipescu & V-notch rail) |
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| Composites | Energy release rate G |
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Important ASTM Standards for Metals
| Short description | Standards |
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| Hydrogen & metals | KIH test |
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| Metals | Thermomechanical fatigue (TMF) |
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| Metals | Sheet metal | Cupping test to Erichsen & Olsen |
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| Hydrogen & metals | Material failure due to hydrogen embrittlement |
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| Hydrogen & metals | Hydrogen embrittlement of steel in coating process |
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| Metals | Tensile test (elevated temperature) |
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| Metals | Tensile test (ambient temperature) |
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| Metals | Low cycle fatigue test (LCF) |
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| Metals | Hardness Rockwell |
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| Metals | Hardness Jominy end quench test (Jominy test) |
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| Metals | Fatigue test (S-N curve test) |
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| Metals | Hardness Vickers |
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| Metals | Hardness Brinell |
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| Metals | Fracture mechanics crack growth da/dN |
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| Metals | Fracture mechanics critical stress intensity factor K1C |
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| Metals | Notched specimen impact test Charpy & Izod |
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| Metals | Concrete-reinforcing steel | Tensile, flexure and fatigue test |
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| Metals | Steel strands | Tensile and fatigue test |
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| Metals | Threaded fasteners | Tensile, test force, impact, hardness and torsion test |
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| Metals | Nuts | Test force, hardness and widening test |
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| Metals | Hardness Leeb |
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| Metals | Hardness Vickers & Knoop |
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ASTM Standard Compliant Hydrogen Applications
| Short description | Standards |
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| Hydrogen & metals | KIH test |
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| Hydrogen & metals | Material failure due to hydrogen embrittlement |
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| Hydrogen & metals | Hydrogen embrittlement of steel in coating process |
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Important ASTM Standards for the Medical and Pharmaceutical Industry
| Short description | Standards |
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| Medical | Testing of face masks |
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| Medical | Hip implants | Forces for disassembly of acetabular shell / liner |
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| Medical | Hip implants | Force for disassembly taper connection |
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| Medical | Hip implants | Fatigue strength of ceramic femoral heads |
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| Medical | Hip implants | Fatigue test metallic femoral stems |
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| Medical | Knee implants | Fatigue test tibial tray |
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| Medical | Spinal implants | Static & dynamic test / vertebrectomy model |
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| Medical | Spinal implants | Tests on intervertebral body fusion devices |
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| Medical | Stents | Radial compression test |
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| Medical | Bone plates | Flexural strength |
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| Medical | Bone screws | Mechanical properties |
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Important ASTM Standards for Construction Materials
| Short description | Standards |
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| Construction materials | Wood | Tensile and flexure test |
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| Metals | Concrete-reinforcing steel | Tensile, flexure and fatigue test |
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| Metals | Steel strands | Tensile and fatigue test |
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