• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
MAT-CS - Materials Characterization Services

Materials Characterization Services

  • Home
  • About
    • Meet the Team
    • Consulting
  • Analytical Techniques
    • Bulk Analysis
    • Microscopy and Microanalytical
    • Surface and Thin Film
    • Polymer Characterization
    • Optical Measurements
    • Liquids and Gases
    • Electrical / Electronics
    • Reliability Testing
    • Miscellaneous
  • Test Methods
    • ASTM Methods List
    • ISO Methods List
    • AATCC
    • AOAC
    • AOCS
    • EPA, SM
    • FDA BAM
    • IP
    • JEDEC
    • MIL-STD
    • OCSPP
    • OPPTS
    • REACH
    • RoHS
    • SEMI
    • TAPPI
    • USP/EP/JP
  • Resources
    • Experiment Design
    • Consulting
    • The Laboratory Landscape
    • Quality Programs
    • Regulatory-Based Analyses
  • Contact Us
  • Get a Quote!
MAT-CS Home Cover

Blog

Search for Analytical Techniques and Test Methods

When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to go to the desired page. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures.

We are currently working on updating our list of supported methods. If you don’t see the test method you need below, please submit a special request with details about the method you need and we will check to see if we can provide it.

MAT-CS Home Cover

ASTM D1737

ASTM D1737 – Standard Test Method for Elongation of Attached Organic Coatings with Cylindrical Mandrel Apparatus (Withdrawn 1987)

Read moreASTM D1737
MAT-CS Home Cover

ASTM D1735

ASTM D1735 – Standard Practice for Testing Water Resistance of Coatings Using Water Fog Apparatus Description: Significance and Use 4.1 Water can cause the degradation of coatings, so knowledge of how a coating resists water is helpful in predicting its service life. Failure in water fog tests may be caused by a number of factors, including …

Read moreASTM D1735
MAT-CS Home Cover

ASTM D1730

ASTM D1730 – Standard Practices for Preparation of Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Surfaces for Painting Description: Abstract These practices cover the different procedures employed in performing four types of treatments for the preparation of aluminum and aluminum alloy surfaces for painting. These processes are broadly classified into the following treatment types: solvent cleaning (Type A); chemical …

Read moreASTM D1730
MAT-CS Home Cover

ASTM D1729

ASTM D1729 – Standard Practice for Visual Appraisal of Colors and Color Differences of Diffusely-Illuminated Opaque Materials Description: Significance and Use 4.1 Although color measuring instruments are widely used, color matches are usually checked visually. The standardization of visual examination has greatly improved the uniformity of products and the accuracy of color matches. 4.2 The use of …

Read moreASTM D1729
MAT-CS Home Cover

ASTM D1726

ASTM D1726 – Standard Test Methods for Hydrolyzable Chloride Content of Liquid Epoxy Resins Description: Significance and Use 5.1 The hydrolyzable chloride content of liquid epoxy resins is an important variable in determining their reactivity and the properties of coatings made from them. These test methods may be used to determine the hydrolyzable chloride content of …

Read moreASTM D1726
MAT-CS Home Cover

ASTM D1722

ASTM D1722 – Standard Test Method for Water Miscibility of Water-Soluble Solvents Description: Significance and Use 4.1 Water-insoluble materials present in a solvent expected to be completely water miscible may interfere with many uses of the solvent. This test method provides a measure of the miscibility of water-soluble solvents with a polar medium-water. It also provides …

Read moreASTM D1722
MAT-CS Home Cover

ASTM D1709

ASTM D1709 – Standard Test Methods for Impact Resistance of Plastic Film by the Free-Falling Dart Method Description: Significance and Use 4.1 Test Methods A and B are used to establish the weight of the dart when 50 % of the specimens fail under the conditions specified. Data obtained by one test method cannot be compared directly …

Read moreASTM D1709
MAT-CS Home Cover

ASTM D1708

ASTM D1708 – Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics by Use of Microtensile Specimens Description: Significance and Use 4.1 This test method provides data for quality control and acceptance or rejection under specifications. 4.2 Before proceeding with this test method, reference the ASTM specification of the material being tested. Any test specimen preparation, conditioning, dimensions, …

Read moreASTM D1708
MAT-CS Home Cover

ASTM D1698

ASTM D1698 – Standard Test Method for Sediments and Soluble Sludge in Service-Aged Insulating Oils (Withdrawn 2014) Description: Significance and Use Sediment in insulating oil may deposit on transformer parts and interfere with heat transfer and may choke oil ducts; thus hindering oil circulation and heat dissipation. Inorganic sediment usually indicates contamination of some type …

Read moreASTM D1698
MAT-CS Home Cover

ASTM D1693

ASTM D1693 – Standard Test Method for Environmental Stress-Cracking of Ethylene Plastics Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test method may be used for routine inspection purposes by subjecting a required number of specimens to the test conditions for a specified time and noting the number that fail. The cracking obtained with the test reagent is …

Read moreASTM D1693
  • Previous
  • Page 1
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 95
  • Page 96
  • Page 97
  • Page 98
  • Page 99
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 214
  • Next

Didn’t Find What You Were Looking For?

Click here to make a special request!

Ready to start your analysis?

Get a Quote!
MAT-CS

Your One Source for Materials Analysis

1-800-685-2088

support@mat-cs.com

  • Home
  • Analytical Techniques
  • Test Methods
  • Resources
  • Contact Us
  • Get a Quote!
  • Special Analysis Request

  • LinkedIn

Copyright © 2026 Materials Characterization Services · A member of the Covalent Group. · All Rights Reserved