Materials testing is used to assess product
quality
Quality may refer to:
Concepts
*Quality (business), the ''non-inferiority'' or ''superiority'' of something
*Quality (philosophy), an attribute or a property
*Quality (physics), in response theory
*Energy quality, used in various science discipli ...
, functionality,
safety
Safety is the state of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk.
Meanings
The word 'safety' entered the English language in the 1 ...
,
reliability and
toxicity
Toxicity is the degree to which a chemical substance or a particular mixture of substances can damage an organism. Toxicity can refer to the effect on a whole organism, such as an animal, bacteria, bacterium, or plant, as well as the effect o ...
of both
materials
A material is a substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an object. Materials can be pure or impure, living or non-living matter. Materials can be classified on the basis of their physical and chemical properties, or on their ge ...
and
electronic devices. Some applications of materials testing include defect detection,
failure analysis, material development, basic
materials science
Materials science is an interdisciplinary field of researching and discovering materials. Materials engineering is an engineering field of finding uses for materials in other fields and industries.
The intellectual origins of materials sci ...
research, and the verification of material properties for application trials. This is a list of organizations and companies that publish materials testing standards or offer materials testing laboratory services.
International organizations
These organizations create materials testing standards or conduct active research in the fields of materials analysis and reliability testing.
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American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC)
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American National Standards Institute
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI ) is a private nonprofit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States. The organiz ...
(ANSI)
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American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is an American professional association that, in its own words, "promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe" via "continuing edu ...
(ASME)
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ASTM International
ASTM International, formerly known as American Society for Testing and Materials, is a standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical international standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems and s ...
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Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing ''(German: Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM))''
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Instron
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International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO ; ; ) is an independent, non-governmental, international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries.
M ...
(ISO)
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MTS Systems Corporation
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Nadcap
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National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom)
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Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
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Zwick Roell Group
Global research laboratories
These organizations provide materials testing laboratory services.
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FEI Company
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Lucideon
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SEMATECH
See also
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Characterization (materials science)
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List of materials analysis methods
References
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