ESL Labs can perform a variety of materials tests to ensure the materials in your product live up to their specifications.
Materials that we can test
- Adhesives
- Paints
- Plastics
- Reinforced Plastic
- Carbon Fiber
- Composite Pre-preg
- Fiber Glass
- Kevlar
- Tapes
- Aluminum

Why is Material Testing Required?
- Maintain product quality and consistency.
- Avoid mistakes in the manufacturing process.
- Comply with standards and regulations.
- Ensure that materials are suitable for production and use.
- Identify the cause of product failure during manufacture or use.
- Certify new materials and products.

Examples of material tests that we perform
- Tensile – ASTM D638, ASTM D3039, ASTM D882
- Slow Rate Penetration – ASTM F1306
- Flexural – ASTM D790
- Shear – ASTM D2344, ASTM D3518, ASTM D5379, ASTM D3846
- Compressive - ASTM D695, ASTM D6641
- Drum Peel - IGS 04.26.270, ASTM D1781
- Resin Flow – ASTM D3531
- Resin Content – ASTM D3529
- Volatile content – ASTM D3530
- Gel Time – ASTM D3532
- Lap Shear – ASTM D1002
- Flammability – BSS 7230
- Impact – ASTM D2794, ASTM D4812
- Saturation and Moisture Absorption – ASTM D570, EN 2823
- Void Content – ASTM D2584, ASTM D2734
- Hydrolytic Stability – ASTM D3137
- Hardness – ASTM D3363, ASTM D2240
- Adhesion – ASTM D3359
- Bending – ASTM D522