# ADMET: Material Testing Systems Manufacturer > ADMET is a leading global manufacturer of universal testing systems, fixtures and accessories for material, mechanical and product testing\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.7, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Download Library](https://www.admet.com/download-library/) - [Testing Solutions for Plastics \& Elastomers](https://www.admet.com/applications/testing-solutions-by-material/testing-solutions-for-plastics-elastomers/) - [Testing Solutions for the Aerospace Industry](https://www.admet.com/applications/testing-solutions-for-industry/testing-solutions-for-the-aerospace-industry/) - [Testing Solutions for Metals](https://www.admet.com/applications/testing-solutions-by-material/testing-solutions-for-metals/) - [Testing Solutions for Composite Materials](https://www.admet.com/applications/testing-solutions-by-material/testing-solutions-for-composite-materials/) ## Products - [3742 Automatic Gauge Length Extensometer](https://www.admet.com/product/3742-automatic-gauge-length-extensometer/): —Designed for labs that need fast, repeatable specimen and gauge length changes, with gauge length set automatically on mounting —Metric Gauge Lengths \(millimeters\): 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 100 —English Gauge Lengths \(inches\): 1\.000, 1\.400, 1\.500, 2\.000, 2\.500, 3\.000, 4\.000 —Measuring ranges up to \+50mm or \+2\.000 inches available, with a standard \-5mm or \-0\.200 inch minimum —Excitation: 5 to 10 VDC recommended, 12 VDC or VAC max —Output: 2 to 4 mV/V, nominal, depending on model —Linearity: less than 0\.15% of full scale measuring range —Meets existing ASTM class B\-1 and applicable ISO 6892\-1 and 527 series requirements for accuracy - [EX\-3442 Miniature Axial Extensometer](https://www.admet.com/product/ex-3442-miniature-axial-extensometer/): — Designed for test applications with small samples, or where a low\-profile extensometer is required — Metric Gauge Lengths \(millimeters\): 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 12\.5, 20, 25, 50 — English Gauge Lengths \(inches\): 0\.250, 0\.300, 0\.500, 0\.640, 1\.000, 2\.000 — Extensions up to 12\.5mm or 0\.500 inches available — Excitation: 5 to 10 VDC recommended, 12 VDC or VAC max — Output: 2 to 4 mV/V, nominal, depending on model — Linearity: less than 0\.15% of full scale measuring range — Meets existing ASTM class B\-1 and ISO 9513, class 0,5 requirements for accuracy - [eP2 Digital Controller](https://www.admet.com/product/ep2-digital-controller/): The eP2 Digital Controller, a closed loop servo controller for tension and compression machines, is an inexpensive and easier to use alternative to PC/Windows based materials testing systems\. - [MTESTQuattro](https://www.admet.com/product/mtestquattro/): MTESTQuattro® is an advanced materials testing system for servo\-hydraulic and electromechanical testing machines\. - [Pi Peak Load Indicator](https://www.admet.com/product/pi-peak-load-indicator/): The Pi Peak Load Indicator is ADMET’s lowest cost readout\. Features include live load and peak load with load rate, stress, and stress rate display available as options\. ## Testing Standards - [ASTM F519 Hydrogen Embrittlement Testing](https://www.admet.com/testing-standards/astm-f519-hydrogen-embrittlement-testing/) - [ASTM A370 Mechanical Testing of Steel Products](https://www.admet.com/testing-standards/astm-a370-mechanical-testing-of-steel-products/) - [ASTM E8 Metal Tensile Testing](https://www.admet.com/testing-standards/astm-e8-metal-tensile-testing/) - [ASTM D638 Plastic Tensile Properties Testing](https://www.admet.com/testing-standards/astm-d638-plastic-tensile-properties-testing/) - [ASTM D412 Elastomer Tensile Strength Testing](https://www.admet.com/testing-standards/astm-d412-elastomer-tensile-strength-testing/) ## Buying Guides - [Fatigue Testing Buying Guide](https://www.admet.com/buying-guides/fatigue-testing-buying-guide/): Not all fatigue testing systems are created equal\. ADMET's buying guide breaks down the critical specifications and features engineers need to evaluate before investing in a fatigue testing setup\. - [Universal Testing Machines Buying Guide](https://www.admet.com/buying-guides/universal-testing-machines-buying-guide/): Learn about the important factors to consider when selecting a universal testing machine for your mechanical testing needs\. - [Material Testing Labs](https://www.admet.com/buying-guides/material-testing-labs/): ADMET offers testing machines and retrofits to help material testing labs expand their mechanical testing capabilities and meet client requirements\. - [Specimen Cutting Die Catalog](https://www.admet.com/buying-guides/specimen-cutting-die-catalog/): ADMET offers specimen cutting dies for ASTM and ISO standards as well as custom dies per customer\-specified dimensions\. - [Should Material Testing Be Done On\-Site or at a Testing Facility?](https://www.admet.com/buying-guides/should-material-testing-be-done-on-site-or-at-a-testing-facility/): Material testing can be performed onsite, where the material is used in the assembly/making of the end\-product or at a testing facility\. ## Case Studies - [Niacc\-Avitech Technologies Uses ADMET ExPress for Aircraft Shock Absorber Servicing](https://www.admet.com/case-studies/niacc-avitech-technologies-uses-admet-express-for-aircraft-shock-absorber-servicing/): Niacc recently received a customer request to add overhaul capabilities for landing gear shock absorbers to its portfolio of services\. The technical specifications required load vs\. position and cyclic properties certification of shock absorbers according to OEM specifications that would require new test equipment\. - [Medical Device Testing: Internal Fixation vs\. External Fixation](https://www.admet.com/case-studies/medical-device-testing-internal-fixation-vs-external-fixation/): The eXpert 8600 series \& eXpert 3000 series test bone, catheters, elastomers, fasteners, joints, metals, plastics, small components and more\. - [UNCC receives ADMET Torsion Tester for Bioactive Bone Screws](https://www.admet.com/case-studies/uncc-receives-admet-torsion-tester-for-bioactive-bone-screws/): The Orthopedic Tissue Engineering and Materials Lab at UNCC was the winner of ADMET, Inc’s 20 year anniversary biomedical testing system giveaway\. - [UMASS Medical School Validates Device for Hip Fracture Healing with ADMET Testing System](https://www.admet.com/case-studies/umass-medical-school-validates-device-for-hip-fracture-healing-with-admet-testing-system/): The University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester is highly respected for its research\. - [Alphacasting Meets Industry Standards with ADMET Retrofit](https://www.admet.com/case-studies/alphacasting-meets-industry-standards-with-admet-retrofit/): The MTESTQuattro retrofit has been in place for four years and has met all of Alphacasting’s needs for collecting and reporting tensile test data\. ## Testing Guides - [Fatigue Testing Basics: Principles, Methods, and Applications](https://www.admet.com/testing-guides/fatigue-testing-basics-principles-methods-and-applications/): Read about fatigue testing, cyclic loading, stress\-life, strain\-life, and more\. - [Deflection \& How To Use A Deflectometer](https://www.admet.com/testing-guides/deflection-how-to-use-a-deflectometer/): Deflection, in materials science, is the amount a material deflects under compressive load\. It is a displacement measurement with units expressed in millimeters or inches\. This post goes over frequently asked questions around deflection measurements and equipment used to measure them\. - [An Introduction to Viscoelasticity Dynamic Mechanical Analysis](https://www.admet.com/testing-guides/an-introduction-to-viscoelasticity-dynamic-mechanical-analysis/): Dynamic mechanical analysis is carried out by applying a sinusoidally varying force to a test specimen and measuring the resulting strain response\. By analyzing the material response over one cycle, its elastic\-spring\-like storage modulus and its viscous or flow\-like loss \(imaginary\) modulus can be determined\. - [Testing Automotive Interior Materials with a Universal Testing System](https://www.admet.com/testing-guides/testing-automotive-interior-materials-with-a-universal-testing-system/): ADMET's universal testing systems are used to test a wide array of interior automotive parts\. - [Tennis Ball Deformation/Compression Testing](https://www.admet.com/testing-guides/tennis-ball-deformation-compression-testing/): Tennis ball deformation testing was conducted utilizing an ADMET eXpert 7601 UTM per the International Tennis Federation guidelines\. ## Videos - [Plastic Bucket Compression Test](https://www.admet.com/videos/plastic-bucket-compression-test/): We recently performed a compression test on a 3\.5 gallon HDPE plastic bucket\. - [3 and 4 Point Bend Testing of Semiconductor Devices](https://www.admet.com/videos/3-and-4-point-bend-testing-of-semiconductor-devices/): ADMET offers a full line of testing machines to help you perform bend tests on semiconductor devices and integrated circuits with certainty\. - [Egg Compression Strength Test](https://www.admet.com/videos/egg-compression-strength-test/): Like an arch under a bridge, the shape of an egg helps distribute the applied force across the entire surface\. - [Catheter Tubing Tensile Strength Test](https://www.admet.com/videos/catheter-tubing-tensile-strength-test/): We used our high elongation/low force eXpert 7601 single column testing machine equipped with a pair of bollard grips to test this tubing\. - [Egg Compression Test – Homestead vs\. Store\-Bought](https://www.admet.com/videos/egg-compression-test-homestead-vs-store-bought/): Which is stronger in a compression test: free range eggs or store\-bought eggs? Watch our video to find out\! ## News \& Events - [ADMET awards Medical Adhesive Testing System to MIT/Harvard Lab](https://www.admet.com/news-events/admet-awards-medical-adhesive-testing-system-to-mit-harvard-lab/): ADMET is pleased to announce a material testing system has been awarded to an MIT lab\. - [UMASS Lowell\- Plastics in Medical Device Conference\- ADMET a sponsor](https://www.admet.com/news-events/umass-lowell-plastics-in-medical-device-conference-admet-a-sponsor/): ADMET was one of the sponsors of Plastics in Medical Devices held at UMASS Lowell Inn and Conference Center in Lowell, MA on Tuesday, April 20, 2010\. - [ADMET CEO interviewed by AzoM\.com](https://www.admet.com/news-events/admet-ceo-interviewed-by-azom-com/): ADMET is very pleased to be featured in AzoM’s “Insights from Industry\.” - [ADMET Interviews Paul Bates of UL regarding the future of Additive Manufacturing](https://www.admet.com/news-events/admet-interviews-paul-bates-of-ul-regarding-the-future-of-additive-manufacturing/): Today, we are taking the time to speak with Paul Bates regarding the Additive Manufacturing \(AM\) Industry and how material strength testing fits in\. - [Additive Manufacturing News \& Testing](https://www.admet.com/news-events/additive-manufacturing-news-testing/): As a manufacturer in the material testing industry, ADMET is linked with other sectors that rely on materials including the additive manufacturing industry\. ## Product Features - [What is a Universal Testing Machine?](https://www.admet.com/product-features/what-is-a-universal-testing-machine/): A universal testing machine is used to test the tensile stress and compressive strength of materials\. - [MTESTQuattro and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance](https://www.admet.com/product-features/mtestquattro-and-fda-21-cfr-part-11-compliance/): FDA CFR 21 Part 11 establishes the Food \& Drug Administration’s guidelines regarding electronic records and electronic signatures\. - [Environmental Chambers for Material Testing in High \& Low Temperatures](https://www.admet.com/product-features/environmental-chambers-for-material-testing-in-high-low-temperatures/): Material testing aims to simulate the real\-world application for the results to be valid, so high or low\-temperature environmental chambers may be needed\. - [Understanding a Universal Testing Machine Motor Control System](https://www.admet.com/product-features/understanding-a-universal-testing-machine-motor-control-system/): ADMET testing systems equipped with controllers such as MTESTQuattro ensure that the specified test rate is accurately maintained throughout the test\. - [eXpert 5900 Series for Fatigue Testing](https://www.admet.com/product-features/expert-5900-series-for-fatigue-testing/): ADMET’s eXpert 5900 Series Electrodynamic Fatigue Testing Machines perform fatigue testing up to 10Hz in frequency and provide up to 14kN in load capacity\. ## Testing Glossary - [Yield Strength](https://www.admet.com/testing-glossary/yield-strength/): The Yield Strength is defined as the stress that will induce a specified permanent set, usually 0\.2%, which is equivalent to a strain of 0\.002\. - [Yield Point](https://www.admet.com/testing-glossary/yield-point/): The Yield Point is the stress at which there is an appreciable increase in strain with no increase in stress, with the limitation that if straining continues the stress will again increase\. - [Tensile Strength](https://www.admet.com/testing-glossary/tensile-strength/): The maximum stress applied in tension to a material before rupture is defined as the Ultimate Tensile Strength \(UTS\)\. - [Stress Strain Curve](https://www.admet.com/testing-glossary/stress-strain-curve/): A stress strain curve relates the forces on a member to the deflections imposed by the forces\. - [Proportional Limit / Elastic Limit](https://www.admet.com/testing-glossary/proportional-limit-elastic-limit/): The portion of the stress strain diagram prior to the proportional limit is also defined as the elastic region and beyond the proportional limit the plastic region\. ## Collections - [Materials Pages](https://www.admet.com/cloud-collections/materials-pages/) ## Product categories - [Fixtures by Testing Standard](https://www.admet.com/product-category/test-fixtures-accessories/test-grips-fixtures/fixtures-by-testing-standard/) - [Extensometers \& Transducers](https://www.admet.com/product-category/test-fixtures-accessories/testing-accessories/extensometers-transducers/) - [Rope \& Thread Grips](https://www.admet.com/product-category/test-fixtures-accessories/test-grips-fixtures/tensile-grips/rope-thread-grips/) - [Compression Platens](https://www.admet.com/product-category/test-fixtures-accessories/test-grips-fixtures/compression-platens/) - [Wedge Grips](https://www.admet.com/product-category/test-fixtures-accessories/test-grips-fixtures/tensile-grips/wedge-grips/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://www.admet.com/sitemap_index.xml)