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Important ISO standards for mechanical materials and component testing

ISO standards (International Organization for Standardization) are internationally recognized standards that play an important role in materials and component testing. They define the methodology and framework parameters and thus ensure that test procedures are carried out uniformly and reliably worldwide in order to guarantee the quality and safety of materials and products.

In plastics testing, the primary focus is on the inter-laboratory comparability, repeatability, and traceability of test results. The underlying test methods are regulated by standards such as ISO 527 (tensile test), ISO 178 (flexure test), or ISO 1133 (melt flow index). To evaluate the mechanical properties of metals, tensile tests according to ISO 6892-1 and ISO 6892-2 or impact tests according to ISO 148-1 are important. In component testing, standards such as ISO 898 are used when testing threaded fasteners including screws, bolts and nuts.

ISO standards are agreed upon by experts at the international level. Our ZwickRoell industry managers not only work in close partnership with the industry but also actively participate in standardization processes by holding leading positions in expert committees. This allows us to perfectly align and further develop our testing machines and accessories to meet the requirements of the standards and your testing needs.

Below you will find an overview of the most important ISO standards in different industries—while our standards portfolio reaches far beyond those listed. Please feel free to contact our industry experts!

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Important ISO Standards for Plastics

Short description Standards
Composites & plastics | Compression test (end loading) EN 2850 method B, BSS type III & IV
Plastics | Films | Tensile test ISO 527-3
Plastics | Pipes | Ring stiffness / ring flexibility ISO 9969, ISO 13967, ISO 13968, EN 1288, EN 538, EN 491
Plastics | Tensile test ISO 527-1, ISO 527-2
Plastics | Tensile test at high strain rates (high-speed tensile test) ISO 18872, ISO 18989 (draft), VDA 287, SAE J2749
Plastics | Flexible foam | Compression stress value ISO 3386, ISO 3386-1, ISO 3386-2
Plastics | Flexible foam | Indentation hardness ISO 2439, DIN 53579
Plastics | Pipes | Creep test ISO 9967
Plastics | Impact strength Charpy ISO 179-1, ISO 179-2
Medical | Medical examination gloves | Tensile test ISO 11193-1, ISO 11193-2
Plastics | Films | Puncture resistance EN 14477
Plastics | Impact strength Izod ISO 180
Plastics | Components | Dynstat test DIN 53435
Plastics | Flexible foam | Tensile properties ISO 1798
Plastics | Flexible foam | Tear strength ISO 8067
Plastics | Impact test, tensile ISO 8256
Plastics | Pipes | Tensile properties ISO 6259-1, ISO 6259-2, ISO 6259-3, ISO 8521, ISO 8513, EN 1393, EN 1394
Plastics | Puncture test on test plates ISO 6603-2
Plastics | 3-point flexure test ISO 178
Plastics | Films | Coefficient of friction (COF) ISO 8295
Plastics | Flexible foam | Constant-load pounding test ISO 3385
Plastics | Pipes | Crack growth ISO 18488, ISO 18489
Plastics | Melt flow test (MFR, MVR) ISO 1133, ISO 1133-1, ISO 1133-2
Plastics | Rigid foam | Compression test ISO 844, EN 826
Plastics | heat deflection temperature ISO 75
Plastics | Pipes | Vicat softening temperature IISO 2507-1, EN ISO 2507-2, EN ISO 2507-3
Plastics| Vicat softening temperature VST ISO 306
Hardness tests plastics ISO 2039-1, ISO 2039-2
Plastics | Pipes | Impact tests ISO 9854-1, ISO 9854-2, ISO 3127, ISO 7628-2
Shore hardness test plastics and elastomers ISO 48-4
Plastics | IRHD hardness ISO 48-2
Plastics | Creep tests ISO 899-1, ISO 899-2, ISO 16770

Important ISO Standards for Composites

Short description Standards
Composites & plastics | Compression test (end loading) EN 2850 method B, BSS type III & IV
Compression test with shear loading ISO 14126 method 1, EN 2850 method A, AITM1-0008 type A
Composites | Compression test (combined loading) ISO 14126 method 2, AITM1-0008
Composites| Notched compression test (OHC, FHC) BSS 7260 type I, AITM1-0008
Composites | Tensile test ISO 527-4, ISO 527-5
Composites | Compression after impact (CAI) ISO 18352, AITM1-0010, BSS 7260 type II
Composites | Flexure tests ISO 14125, EN 2562, EN 2746
Composites | Interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) ISO 14130, EN 2377, EN 2563
Composites | Strength of adhesive bonds (lap shear test) EN 6060, AITM1-0019
Composites | Shear test (in plane shear test) ISO 14129, AITM1-0002
Composites | Energy release rate G ISO 15024, ISO 15144, EN 6033, EN 6034,AITM1-0005, AITM1-0006, BSS 7273

Important ISO Standards for Metals

Short description Standards
Metals | Thermomechanical fatigue (TMF) ISO 12111
Metals | Sheet metal | Cupping test to Erichsen & Olsen ISO 20482
Metals | Sheet metal | Earing test ISO 11531
Metals | Sheet metal | Hole expansion test, edge crack sensitivity ISO 16630
Metals | Tensile test (ambient temperature) ISO 6892-1
Metals | Tubes | Ring tensile test ISO 8496
Metals | Tubes | Tube-flattening test ISO 8492
Metals | Tubes | Drift-expanding test ISO 8493
Metals | Tubes | Flanging test ISO 8494
Metals | Tubes | Ring-expanding test ISO 8495
Metals | Tensile test (elevated temperature) ISO 6892-2
Metals | Low cycle fatigue test (LCF) ISO 12106
Metals | Sheet metal | Cupping test, forming limit curve (FLC) ISO 12004
Metals | Hardness Rockwell ISO 6508
Metals | Hardness Jominy end quench test (Jominy test) ISO 642
Metals | Fatigue test (S-N curve test) ISO 1099
Metals | Sheet metal | Cupping test, bulge ISO 16808
Metals | Hardness Vickers ISO 6507
Metals | Hardness Brinell ISO 6506
Metals | Flexure test ISO 7438, ISO 8491
Metals | Sheet metal | r-value ISO 10113
Metals | Sheet metal | n-value ISO 10275
Metals | Notched specimen impact test Charpy ISO 148-1
Metals | Concrete-reinforcing steel | Tensile, flexure and fatigue test ISO 15630-1
Metals | Concrete-reinforcing steel | Shear test ISO 15630-2
Metals | Steel strands | Tensile and fatigue test ISO 15630-3
Metals | Threaded fasteners | Tensile, test force, impact, hardness and torsion test ISO 898-1, ISO 3506-1
Metals | Nuts | Test force, hardness and widening test ISO 898-2, ISO 3506-2
Metals | Threaded fasteners | Fatigue test ISO 3800
Metals | Hardness Leeb ISO 16859
Metals | Hardness case hardness depth (CHD) ISO 2639

Important ISO Standards for the Medical & Pharmaceutical Industry

Short description Standards
Medical | Cleanrooms ISO 14644-1, ISO 14644-14, VDI 2083 Page 9.1
Autoinjectors ISO 11608-5
Medical | Testing of face masks ISO 16900
Medical | Luer/Luer lock connection - replaced by ISO 80369 ISO 594-1, ISO 594-2
Medical | Hip implants | Fatigue testing femoral shaft / finite life fatigue ISO 7206-4, ISO 7206-6
Medical | Hip implants | Compression/tensile test modular femoral heads ISO 7206-10
Medical | Hip implants | Deformation test method acetabular shell ISO 7206-12
Medical | Hip implants | Resistance to torque on femoral head - femoral shaft ISO 7206-13
Medical | Knee implants | Fatigue test tibial tray ISO 14879-1
Medical | Spinal implants | Static & dynamic test / vertebrectomy model ISO 12189
Medical | Dental implants | Fatigue test ISO 14801
Medical | Packaging | Residual seal force (RSF) vial USP 1207
Medical | Insulin pens and pen injectors | Quality assurance test ISO 11608-1, ISO 11608-2, ISO 11608-3, USP 1383, USP 382
Medical | Dental industry | Flexural strength ceramics ISO 6872, EN 843-1
Medical | Catheter | Tensile test ISO 10555
Medical | Medical examination gloves | Tensile test ISO 11193-1, ISO 11193-2
Medical | Syringes, prefilled | Test method for assessing integrity and functionality ISO 11040, ISO 11040-4, ISO 11040-6, ISO 11040-8, USP 1383, USP 382
Medical | Syringes | Plunger glide force ISO 7886-1, USP 1383, USP 382
Medical | Luer/Luer lock connection ISO 80369-7, ISO 80369-20
Medical | Bone plates | Flexural strength ISO 9585
Medical | Bone screws | Mechanical properties ISO 6475
Medical | Cannulas & needles | Break resistance ISO 9626

Important ISO Standards for the Paper Industry

Short description Standards
Paper & cardboard | Flexure test / quality of creasings ISO 2493-1, ISO 5628, DIN 53121, DIN 55437-3, DIN 19304
Paper | Tissue | Burst strength / puncture test ISO 12625-9
Paper & cardboard | Short-span compressive strength test (S-test) DIN 5014
Cardboard | Corrugated board | Kink resistance DIN 54608
Paper | Tissue | Tensile test dry ISO 12625-4
Paper & cardboard | Flexure test (2-point) ISO 2493-1, ISO 5628, DIN 53121, DIN 55437-3, DIN 19304
Paper & cardboard | Flexure test (4-point) ISO 5628, DIN 53121
Paper | Tissue | Tensile test wet ISO 12625-5
Paper & cardboard | Internal bond test / Z-direction tensile test ISO 15754, TAPPI T 541
Cardboard | Corrugated board | Box crush and stacking crush test ISO 12048, TAPPI T 804
Paper | Coefficient of friction TAPPI T 549
Cardboard | Corrugated board | Edge crush test (ECT) ISO 3037, TAPPI T 811
Cardboard | Corrugated board | Flat crush test (FCT) ISO 3035, TAPPI T 825
Paper | Zero-span tensile test TAPPI T 231
Cardboard | Corrugated board | Puncture test DIN 53142-2
Paper & cardboard | Compressive strength / short clamping test (SCT) ISO 9895, TAPPI T 826, DIN 54518
Cardboard | Heavy corrugated board burst test ISO 2758, ISO 2759
Paper & cardboard | Ring crush test (RCT) ISO 12192, TAPPI T 822
Cardboard | Folding carton board | Test creasings DIN 55437-1
Paper | Flat crush resistance / corrugated medium test (CMT) ISO 7263, TAPPI T 809
Paper & cardboard | Burst test ISO 2758, ISO 2759
Paper & cardboard | Tensile test dry ISO 1924-2, TAPPI T 494
Paper & cardboard | Wet tensile test ISO 3781, TAPPI T 456

Important ISO Standards for Textiles

Short description Standards
Medical | Testing of face masks ISO 16900
Textiles | Thread, yarn, twine | Tensile tests ISO 2062, ISO 11566, DIN EN 12562, DIN 53835-2, DIN 53835-3
Textiles | Straps, belts, ropes, cordage | Tensile tests / adhesion tests ISO 2307, ISO 252, ISO 283, DIN EN 1492
Textiles | Tests on textile fabrics, coated fabrics, geotextiles ISO 13934-1, ISO 13937-2, ISO 9073-4, ISO 3303, ISO 12236, ISO 10319, ISO 4606
Textiles | Finished products | Tensile tests EN 71, BS 4162, DIN EN 1492, BS 3084
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