Impact and Puncture Testing at Vartest
Vartest now has the following:
Which gives us a brand new instrument to run:
- ASTM D2794 Standard Test Method for Resistance of Organic Coatings to the Effects of Rapid Deformation (Impact)
- ASTM D4226 Standard Test Methods for Impact Resistance of Rigid Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Building Products
- ASTM D5420 Standard Test Method for Impact Resistance of Flat, Rigid Plastic Specimen by Means of a Striker Impacted by a Falling Weight (Gardner Impact)
Vartest also runs the related ASTM D5171 Standard Test Method for Impact Resistance of Plastic Sew-Through Buttons as well as various puncture tests.