Adhesive Testing

Testing Solutions for the Adhesive Industry

ADMET’s reliable and easy to use materials testing systems are employed by the adhesive industry to test the peel strength, bonding, and shear properties of adhesives. Types of adhesive materials that are commonly tested include pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tapes, epoxies, sealants, and thermosetting structural adhesives.  Our pull testing machines have many features specifically designed to simplify testing. For example, our systems can automatically average the data for peel strength loads over a specified distance and will report adhesive strength per unit width of adhesive.

Our adhesive testing systems feature constant-rate-of-extension (CRE) and/or constant-rate-of-load (CRL) control which allows engineers to perform a wide variety of adhesive testing procedures with only one Universal Testing Machine. ADMET’s adhesive testing machines achieve accuracies well in excess of  ASTM or ISO standards. ADMET also offers a large selection of grips and fixtures specifically designed for peel and shear strength tests including the 90 Degree Peel Fixture and the Climbing Drum Peel Fixture.

Common testing standards for adhesives include:

• ASTM C273 – Standard Test Method for Shear Properties of Sandwich Core Materials
• ASTM C633 – Standard Test Method for Adhesion or Cohesion Strength of Thermal Spray Coatings
• ASTM D897 – Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Adhesive Bonds
• ASTM D903 – Peel or Stripping Strength of Adhesive Bonds
• ASTM D1002 – Shear Strength of Single-Lap-Joint Adhesively Bonded Metal Specimens
• ASTM D1781 – Standard Test Method for Climbing Drum Peel for Adhesives
• ASTM D1876 – Peel Resistance of Adhesives (T-Peel Test)
• ASTM D6195 – Standard Test Methods for Loop Tack
• ASTM D3167 – Floating Roller Peel Resistance of Adhesives
• ASTM D3330 – Peel Adhesion of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives
• ASTM D3759 – Tensile Strength and Elongation of Pressure-Sensitive Tapes