Tag Archives: tensile testing

Will It Stick?

By Mike Barnard

Many times each day we get questions about sticking to various substrates.  Most questions are on something that we have already tested, so we check our large database and advise on how best adhere to the surface.  Other times the request is unique and we are unsure if WEST SYSTEM® Epoxy will stick to it or not.  In the event we do not have any experience bonding to a material, we recommend testing adhesion.  Many times this means gluing a wood block to the surface, then pulling the Continue reading →

What All Those Tests & Numbers Mean

by Captain James R. Watson

If you were to inquire about the physical properties of WEST SYSTEM® epoxy, you’d receive a physical properties data sheet. To some, the information is very meaningful, but I was having a hard time figuring out what all those tests and numbers meant and how they applied to my projects. After I found out for myself, I decided to write an article explaining how the tests are performed and what the resulting numbers mean. Continue reading →