Puncture testing is often used to determine the strength of materials such as film, rubber or membrane. It is also often used in the food processing
industry to determine the texture of the product's maturity. Puncture testing can be used in medical applications to determine the sharpness of a syringe,
scalpel or blade, or to measure the resistance and flexibility of synthetic skin.
Puncture strength testing is used to determine the puncture or rupture characteristics of a material.
This is usually a test in which the material is compressed by a probe or other type of device until the material breaks or reaches its tensile limit.
Puncture Strength Test Related Standards:
ASTM D5635 / D5635M - 11 Standard Test Method for Dynamic Puncture Resistance of Roof Membrane Specimens
ASTM D5748 - 95(2012) Standard Test Method for Protrusive Puncture Resistance of Stretch Wrap Membranes
ASTM D5602 / D5602M - 11 Standard Test Method for Static Puncture Resistance of Roof Membrane Specimens
ASTM D4833 - 07 Standard Test Method for Exponential Puncture Resistance of Geomembranes and Related Products
ASTM D6241 – Static Puncture Strength of Geotextiles and Geotextile-Related Products Using a 50-mm Probe
ASTM F1306 – Slow Penetration Resistance of Flexible Barrier Membranes and Laminates is a specification for the slow penetration resistance properties of flexible barrier membranes and laminates. Thin, flexible specimens must have a uniform thickness of 0.0025 mm or 0.0001 inches. Measures maximum force, breaking force, penetration distance and failure energy.
TSO-C69c – Test methods for emergency evacuation slides, ramps, ramps/slides and slides/rafts
BS 4816-1972 Determination of puncture resistance of paperboard
FZ/T 01117-2012 Determination of puncture resistance of textilesJC/T 1075-2008 Root penetration resistant waterproofing membrane for green roofs
