Test Formats and Functions

Some example test formats

• Thin sample lap-shear.
• Thick sample RF heated lap-shear
• Engineering component parts
• MEMS component parts
• Ceramics and mineral tab shear
• Interpenetrating fiber networks
• Strands and fibers
• Melt/penetration/solidification of “hot melts”
• Bone and tooth bonding dynamics

Some test parameters

• Isothermal strength development
• Strength maxima with forming history
• Thermal damage rates with temperature
• Open assembly time effects
• Adhesive spread rate effects
• Dynamic pressing pressure effects
• Reactant injection effects
• Anisotropic orientation effects
• Adherend surface chemical and topological effects
• Load rate effects, and creep behavior
• Elastomeric load-shear strain characterization with temperature
• Thermal property evaluation (including Tg) with cure