Compared to traditional structural materials, polymer matrix composites (PMC) offer greatly enhanced performance and flexibility. However, these benefits come at the cost of increased material ...

Dr. Wes Womack, Director of Engineering from Epsilon Technology talks to AZoM about non-contact strain measurements for materials testing and how to make measurements accurate and consistent to avoid ...

The Model 3442AVG is an all-purpose averaging axial extensometer which is used in compression or tension in order to measure Young’s modulus, offset yield, and strain to failure. It is both ...

NORWOOD, Mass.—Instron Corp., a manufacturer of testing equipment for an array of different materials, is addressing both the pain and the strain points of lab evaluations with the launch of its AVE3 ...

Adhesive bonding is a critical part of the structural designer’s toolkit, whether components are metallic or composite. The availability of high-quality, reliable and reproducible data is central to ...

When designing an experiment or test, simplicity is important. Each process added to a test or experiment to obtain data increases the potential for error. For ...