New testing company for composites.Bcomtesting, Inc., Wake Forest, N.C., is a new testing company that will evaluate mechanical and physical properties of composites for fabricators and their suppliers. Bcomtesting tests tensile tensile, adj having a degree of elasticity; having the ability to be extended or stretched. , flexural flexural pertaining to the flexure of a joint. flexural deformity fixation of joints in flexion. In the newborn called contracted calves or foals. , compression, and shear shear: see strength of materials. Shear A straining action wherein applied forces produce a sliding or skewing type of deformation. properties as well as hardness, glass/resin ratios, and more. Each of the company's engineers has at least 10 years' experience in testing composites and polymers. The company says it evaluates twice as many specimens as required by ASTM ASTM abbr. American Society for Testing and Materials standards in order to obtain better statistical distribution of results. However, Bcomtesting claims its cost per specimen is 18% to 50% less than those of other testing labs. Tel: (919) 569-9922 * www.bcomtesting.com |
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