Standard Test Methods
M+P Labs is a full-service materials testing laboratory and consultancy. We specialize in metallurgical evaluation, material or component identification, qualification testing and failure analysis.
Our analyses encompass these properties:
- Chemical
- Thermal
- Metallurgical
- Mechanical
- Electrical
- Microstructural
We solve materials problems involving metals and alloys, polymers and composites, chemicals and liquids, fuels and lubricants, coatings, organic materials, ceramics and concrete.
Test Methods, Standards, and Specifications Include:
- ASTM
- IPC
- IPC Thermal Tests
- ISO
- MIL-SPEC
- NEMA LI-1
- OEM-Specific
- SAE Aerospace Material Specifications
- Test method development
All testing is performed in compliance with the rigorous quality requirements mandated by ISO 17025, Nadcap (aerospace & defense industries) and 10 CFR 50 Appendix B (nuclear industry).
Examples of ASTM Test Methods Performed
| ASTM | Description |
|---|---|
| A262 | Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels |
| A955 | Specification for Deformed and Plain Stainless-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement |
| B571 | Qualitative Adhesion Testing of Metallic Coatings (for metals) |
| B578 | Microhardness of Electroplated Coatings |
| C1218 | Water-Soluble Chloride in Mortar and Concrete |
| C1324 | Examination and Analysis of Hardened Masonry Mortar |
| C1341 | Flexural Properties of Advanced Ceramic Composites |
| C138 | Density (Unit Weight), Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete |
| C270 | Specification for Mortar for Unit Masonry |
| C295 | Petrographic Examination of Aggregates for Concrete |
| C373 | Water Absorption, bulk density, apparent porosity and apparent specific gravity of fired white ware products |
| C457 | Microscopical Determination of Parameters of the Air-Void System in… |
| C642 | Density, Absorption and Voids in Hardened Concrete |
| C657 | D-C Volume Resistivity of Glass |
| C674 | Flexural Properties of Ceramic Whiteware Materials |
| C791 | Chemical, Mass Spectrometric, and Spectrochemical Analysis of Nuclear-Grade Boron Carbide |
| C856 | Petrographic Examination of Hardened Concrete |
| C876 | Corrosion Potentials of Uncoated Reinforcing Steel Concrete |
| D1000 | Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive-Coated Tapes Used for Electrical and Electronic Applications |
| D1002 | Apparent Shear Strength of Single-Lap-Joint Adhesively Bonded Metal Specimens by Tension Loading (Metal-to-Metal) (Lap-shear test) |
| D127 | Drop Melting Point of Petroleum Wax |
| D129 | Sulfur in Petroleum Products |
| D1298 | Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity for Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method |
| D1401 | Water Separability of Petroleum Oils and Synthetic Fluids |
| D1403 | Cone Penetration of Lubricating Grease Using One-Quarter and One-Half Scale Cone Equipment |
| D1475 | Density of Liquid Coatings, Inks, and Related Products |
| D149 | Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and Dielectric Strength of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials at Commercial Power Frequencies |
| D150 | AC Loss Characteristics and Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Solid Electrical Insulation |
| D1531 | Relative Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) and Dissipation Factor by Fluid Displacement Procedures (Method B) |
| D1621 | Compressive Properties Of Rigid Cellular Plastics |
| D1622 | Apparent Density of Rigid Cellular Plastics |
| D1796 | Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge Method |
| D1824 | Apparent Viscosity of Plastisols and Organosols at Low Shear Rates |
| D217 | Cone Penetration of Lubricating Grease (1/2 scale) |
| D2240 | Rubber Property - Durometer Hardness |
| D2265 | Dropping Point of Lubricating Grease Over Wide Temperature Range |
| D229 | Rigid Sheet and Plate Materials Used for Electrical Insulation |
| D2344 | Short-Beam Strength of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials and Their Laminates |
| D2500 | Cloud Point of Petroleum Products |
| D257 | DC Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials |
| D2834 | Nonvolatile Matter (Total Solids) in Water-Emulsion Floor Polishes, Solvent-Based Floor Polishes, and Polymer-Emulsion Floor Polishes |
| D287 | API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products |
| D3039 | Tensile Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials |
| D3163 | Determining Strength of Adhesively Bonded Rigid Plastic Lap-Shear Joints in Shear by Tension Loading |
| D3171 | Constituent Content of Composite Materials |
| D3223 | Total Mercury in Water |
| D3386 | Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion of Electrical Insulating Materials |
| D3417 | Enthalpies of Fusion and Crystallization of Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) |
| D3418 | Transition Temperatures and Enthalpies of Fusion and Crystallization of Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) |
| D3518 | In-Plane Shear Response of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials by Tensile Test of a +/- 45° Laminate |
| D3529 | Matrix Solids Content and Matrix Content of Composite Prepreg |
| D3530 | Volatiles Content of Composite Material Prepreg |
| D3677 | Rubber Identification by Infrared Spectrophotometry |
| D3850 | Rapid Thermal Degradation of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials by Thermogravimetric Method (TGA) |
| D412 | Tension Testing of Rubber & Thermoplastic Elastomers |
| D4325 | Nonmetallic Semi-Conducting and Electrically Insulating Rubber Tapes |
| D4327 | Anions in Water by Chemically Suppressed Ion Chromatography |
| D445 | Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids |
| D471 | Rubber Property - Effect of Liquids |
| D482 | Ash from Petroleum Products |
| D4878 | Polyurethane Raw Materials: Determination of Viscosity of Polyols |
| D4878 | Polyurethane Raw Materials: Determination of Viscosity of Polyols |
| D4940 | Conductimetric Analysis of Water Soluble Ionic Contamination of Blasting Abrasives |
| D495 | High-Voltage, Low-Current, Dry Arc Resistance of Solid Electrical Insulation |
| D5028 | Curing Properties of Pultrusion Resins by Thermal Analysis |
| D5379 | Shear Properties of Composite Materials by the V-Notched Beam Method |
| D5420 | Impact resistance of flat, rigid plastic specimen by means of a striker impacted by a falling weight (Gardner Impact) |
| D56 | Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup Tester |
| D573 | Rubber Deterioration in Air Oven |
| D5766 | Open-Hole Tensile Strength of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates |
| D624 | Tear Strength - Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers |
| D6272 | Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials by Four-Point Bending |
| D6304 | Determination of Water in Petroleum Products, Lubricating Oils, and Additives by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration |
| D638 | Tensile Properties of Plastics |
| D648 | Deflection Temperature of Plastics Under Flexural Load in the Edgewise Position |
| D664 | Acid Number of Petroleum Products by Potentiometric Titration |
| D669 | Dissipation Factor and Permittivity Parallel with Laminations of Laminated Sheet and Plate Materials |
| D695 | Compressive Properties of Rigid Plastics (compressive strength, yield strength and modulus) |
| D751 | Standard Test Method for Coated Fabrics |
| D785 | Rockwell Hardness of Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials |
| D790 | Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials |
| D792 | Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by Displacement |
| D808 | Chloride in Petroleum Products (Bomb) |
| D86 | Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure |
| D877 | Standard Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage of Insulating Liquids Using Disk Electrodes |
| D92 | Flash Point - Cleveland Open Cup |
| D95 | Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation |
| D97 | Pour Point of Petroleum Products |
| D974 | Acid and Base Number by Color-Indicator Titration |
| E10 | Brinell hardness of Metallic Materials |
| E1019 | Determination of Carbon, Sulfur, Nitrogen, and Oxygen in Steel, Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt Alloys by Various Combustion and Fusion Techniques |
| E110 | Indentation Hardness of Metallic Materials by Portable Hardness Testers |
| E112 | Determining Average Grain Size |
| E1131 | Compositional Analysis by Thermogravimetry |
| E1181 | Characterizing Duplex Grain Sizes |
| E1269 | Determining Specific Heat Capacity by Differential Scanning Calorimetry |
| E132 | Poisson’s Ratio at Room Temperature |
| E1356 | Assignment of the Glass Transition Temperatures by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) |
| E1382 | Determining Average Grain Size Using Semiautomatic and Automatic Image Analysis |
| E139 | Conducting Creep, Creep-Rupture, and Stress-Rupture Tests of Metallic Materials |
| E18 | Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials |
| E1828 | Assignment of the Glass Transition Temperature by Thermomechanical Analysis |
| E1858 | Determining Oxidation Induction Time of Hydrocarbons by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) |
| E1868 | Loss-on-Drying by Thermogravimetry |
| E1877 | Calculating Thermal Endurance of Materials from Thermogravimetric Decomposition Data |
| E190 | Guided Bend Test for Ductility of Welds |
| E2070 | Kinetic Parameters by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) Using Isothermal Methods |
| E21 | Elevated Temperature Tension Tests of Metallic Materials |
| E23 | Notched Bar Impact Testing of Metallic Materials |
| E292 | Conducting Time-for-Rupture Notch Tension Tests of Materials |
| E384 | Knoop and Vickers Hardness of Materials (microindentation hardness) |
| E45 | Determining the Inclusion Content of Steel |
| E466 | Conducting Force Controlled Constant Amplitude Axial Fatigue Tests of Metallic Materials |
| E562 | Determining Volume Fraction by Systematic Manual Point Count |
| E70 | pH of Aqueous Solutions With the Glass Electrode |
| E794 | Melt & Crystallization Temperatures by Thermal Analysis |
| E8 | Tension Testing of Metallic Materials |
| E831 | Linear Thermal Expansion of Solid Materials by Thermomechanical Analysis |
| E930 | Estimating the Largest Grain Observed in a Metallographic Section (ALA Grain Size) |
| F606 | Determining the Mechanical Properties of Externally and Internally Threaded Fasteners, Washers, Direct Tension Indicators, and Rivets |
MIL-SPEC Test Methods and Quality Compliance Testing
- MIL-DTL-83420M Wire Rope, Flexible, for Aircraft Control, General Specification for
- MIL-I-24768/4 Insulation, Plastic, Laminated, Thermosetting, Glass-mat, Polyester-Resin (GPO N-1)
- MIL-M-24041C Molding and Potting Compound, Chemically Cured, Polyurethane
- MIL-S-46047E(MR) Steel, Bars and Blanks (1-3/4" and over in diameter) for Barrels of Small Arms Weapons
- MIL-STD-2041D Control of Detrimental Materials.
List of Non-Thermal IPC Tests We Perform
- 2.1.1E Microsectioning
- 2.1.6.1 Weight of fabric reinforcements
- 2.1.7.1 Thread count, organic fibers
- 2.1.8B Workmanship
- 2.1.9 Surface scratch exam metal clad foil
- 2.1.10A Visual inspection for undissolved dicyandiamide
- 2.4.1E Adhesion, tape testing
- 2.4.1.1B Adhesion, marking paints & inks
- 2.4.1.3 Adhesion, resistors (hybrid circuits)
- 2.4.1.4 Adhesion, overglaze (hybrid circuits)
- 2.4.4B Flexural strength of laminates at ambient temp
- 2.4.4.1A Flexural strength of laminates at elevated temp
- 2.4.5 Folding endurance, flexible printed wiring materials
- 2.4.5.1 Flexibility - Conformal coating
- 2.4.8.4 Carrier release, thin copper
- 2.4.16A Initiation tear strength, flexible insulating materials
- 2.4.17.1A Propogation, tear strength, flexible insulating materials
- 2.4.27.2A Solder mask abrasion (pencil method)
- 2.4.29C Adhesion, solder mask, flexible circuit
- 2.4.43 Solder paste - solder ball test
List of Thermal IPC Tests We Perform
- 2.4.24C Glass Transition Temperature and Z-Axis Thermal Expansion by TMA
- 21.4.24.1 Time to Delamination
- 2.4.24.3 Glass Transition Temperature of Organic Films - TMA Method
- 2.4.24.5 Glass Transition Temperature and Thermal Expansion of Materials used in High Density Interconnection (HDI) and Microvias - TMA Method
- 2.4.24.6 Decomposition Temperature (Td) of Laminate Material using TGA
- 2.4.25C Glass Transition Temperature and Cure Factor by DSC
- 2.4.39A Dimensional Stability, Glass Reinforced Thin Laminates - 2/86
- 2.4.41 Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion of Electrical Insulating Materials
- 2.4.41.3 In-Plane Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, Organic Films
ISO Test Methods
- ISO 148 Metallic materials - Charpy pendulum impact test