Compressive Shear Testing
Compressive shear is very similar to lap shear and is widely used for wood bonding. It is suitable where the substrates are unlikely to deform under pressure and all the shear force is transmitted along the place of adhesion. If this is not the case, then breakdown of the bonded layers becomes complex. Single and double compressive shear is along the same principles as for lap shear (tensile), where force applied to break a bond is proportional to the surface area of the bond.
Related test types
Compressive shear test standards
A very wide range of compressive shear standards have been developed by international and trade organisation. Commonly used test standards include:
- ASTM C1292 : shear strength of continuous fiber reinforced advanced ceramics at ambient temperature
- ASTM C1469 : shear strength of joints of advanced ceramics at ambient temperature
- ASTM C961 : lap shear strength of sealants
- ASTM D905-98 : strength properties of adhesive bonds in shear by compression loading
- ASTM D1995 : multi modal strength testing of autohesives (contact adhesives)
- ASTM D2718 : structural panels in planar shear (rolling shear)
- ASTM D3166 : fatigue properties of adhesives in shear by tension loading (metal/metal)
- ASTM D3359 : measuring adhesion by tape test
- ASTM D3518 : in plane shear response of polymer matrix composite materials by tensile test of a ±45° laminate
- ASTM D3931 : determining strength of gap filling adhesive bonds in shear by compression loading
- ASTM D3983 : measuring strength and shear modulus of non-rigid adhesives by the thick adherend tensile lap specimen
- ASTM D4027 : measuring shear properties of structural adhesives by the modified rail test
- ASTM D4255 : plane shear properties of polymer matrix composite materials by the rail shear method
- ASTM D4475 : apparent horizontal shear strength of pultruded reinforced plastic rods by short beam method
- ASTM D4501 : shear strength of adhesive bonds between rigid substrates by the block shear method
- ASTM D4562 : shear strength of adhesives using pin and collar specimen
- ASTM D5379 : shear properties of composite materials by the v notched beam method
- ASTM D5448 : inplane shear properties of hoop wound polymer matrix composite cylinders
- ASTM D5656 : thick adherend metal lap shear joints determination of stress strain behaviour of adhesives in shear by tension loading
- ASTM D6004 : determining adhesive shear strength of carpet adhesive
- ASTM D6243 : determining the internal and interface shear resistance of geosynthetic clay liners by direct shear method
- ASTM D6958 : evaluating side bonding potential of wood coatings
- ASTM D7078 : shear properties of composite materials by the v notched beam method
- ASTM D7617 : transverse shear strength of fiber reinforced polymer matrix composite bars
- ASTM D816 : rubber cements: summary of methods
- ASTM D905 : strength properties of adhesive bonds in shear by compression loading
- ASTM D952 : bond or cohesive strength of sheet plastics and electrical insulating materials
- ASTM F1044 : shear testing of calcium phosphate coatings and metallic coatings
- ASTM F1269 : destructive shear testing of ball bonds
- ASTM F1839-08 : standard specification for rigid polyurethane foam for use as a standard material for testing orthopaedic devices and instruments
- ASTM F1995 : determine the shear force of a surface mount device (SMD) in membrane switch
- BS EN 1465 : Adhesives. Determination of tensile lap-shear strength of bonded assemblies
- BS EN 2243-1 : non-metallic materials: structural adhesives, single lap shear
- BS EN 5350-C5 : determination of bond strength in longitudinal shear for rigid adherends
- IEC 62137-1-2 : surface mounting technology, shear strength test methods for surface mount solder joint
- ISO 13445 : adhesives - determination of shear strength of adhesive bonds between rigid substrates by the block-shear method
- ISO 4587 : adhesives - determination of tensile lap shear strength of rigid-to-rigid bonded assemblies
- ISO 6237 : adhesives - wood-to-wood adhesive bonds - determination of shear strength by tensile loading
- ISO 6238 : adhesives - wood-to-wood adhesive bonds - determination of shear strength by compressive loading
- ISO 9311-2 : adhesives for thermoplastic piping systems - Part 2: determination of shear strength
- TAPPI T813 : tensile test for the manufacturer's joint of fiberboard shipping containers
- TAPPI T840 : testing adhesives used in glued lap joints of corrugated fiberboard containers
