Materials Testing
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Materials Testing
Materials testing – which encompasses an array of applications to examine composition, physical structure and chemical properties – involves many tests, including specific gravity, unit weight test, density determination, compression strength, flexural strength, elasticity, permeability and drying shrinkage.
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Material quality can often mean the difference between a project’s success and failure and even determine if something is safe. In the construction industry, trust Adam Equipment scales and balances to help ensure you’re using safe, durable materials.
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Construction materials like asphalt and concrete are often tested for strength or durability using below balance weighing can allow larger or heavier samples to be weighed for density.
Chemists often measure dry reagents or solid samples on a precision balance before measuring the result of a chemical reaction with an analytical balance. Adam offers a variety of each type of balance, along with semi-micro balances for high precision weighing tasks.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Materials testing encompasses a wide range of analytics, which vary by industry. Common tests include:
- specific gravity (also known as relative density)
- unit weight tests
- density determination
- compression strength
- flexural strength
- tensile strength
- elasticity
- permeability
- thermal expansion
- drying shrinkage
- heat capacity
The “best” type of scale for materials testing really depends on your industry. If you’re working in construction and need to calculate density determination for concrete, a large pan precision balance with a weigh-below hook would be best for you. In a lab environment, when working with samples and measuring chemical reactions, analytical balances are a better option.
Whether you need a scale with a weigh-below hook for materials testing depends on the type of tests you’ll be performing. To determine specific gravity or density determination in a construction setting, a weigh-below hook for suspended weighing would be needed. For other uses of a weigh-below hook, see our blog.