These grips and fixtures can help you satisfy common ASTM method requirements for tensile, compression, and flexural testing by providing the appropriate clamping, platen support, and loading geometry for the standard you are running.

Depending on the fixture style and specimen type, they are commonly applied to standards such as:

• Tensile: ASTM E8 (metals), ASTM A370 (steel products and rebar), ASTM F606 (fasteners and proof testing)
• Compression: ASTM D695 (rigid plastics and similar materials)
• Flexure: ASTM D790 (plastics), ASTM D6272 (4-point flexure), ASTM C78 (concrete flexure), ASTM C393 (sandwich constructions), plus wood methods such as ASTM D143 and ASTM D4761 where applicable

Final standard conformance depends on the complete method setup, including specimen geometry, alignment, span settings, load cell and strain measurement, and your test control and reporting workflow.

If you want to confirm the right grips or flexure/compression fixture for your specific ASTM method and specimen dimensions, learn more or request a quote.