Testing Elastomers – Can Correlation Be Achieved Between Machines, Load Cells, Fixtures and Operators?
Document Number: 2001-01-1443 Date Published: April 2001 Author(s): Scott Gruenberg – Michigan Technological Univ. Michael Audo – DaimlerChrysler John W. Reddaway – Tenneco Inc. Rod Hadi – Freudenberg-NOK Abstract: At present, testing elastomeric parts is performed at a level dictated by the users of the testing equipment. No society or testing group has defined a formal standard of testing or a way to calibrate a testing machine. This is in part due to the difficulty involved with testing a material whose properties are in a constant state of flux. To further complicate this issue, testing equipment, testing procedures, fixtures, and a host of other variables including the operators themselves, all can have an impact on the characterization of elastomers. The work presented in this paper looks at identifying some of the variables of testing between machines, load cells, fixtures and operators. It also shows that correlation can be achieved and should be performed between companies to
