ISO 2960

Introducing  ISO 2960 Industrial Physics

ISO 2960 is an ISO international testing method that will help you to determine the bursting strength and bursting distension of fabrics using what’s known as the diaphragm method. 

But why is working out the bursting strength of packaging materials using burst testing important? 

Understanding the strength and resistance of packaging and its component parts is a key role of quality control. These incisive tests typically use a bursting tester to simulate the pressures your products will encounter in the real world, to help you predict how they’ll perform. 

Burst testing uses hydraulic pressurization on a focused area of your chosen sample,  producing a ‘bubble’ which is pressurized to the point of burst failure. This bursting strength testing process produces a unique stress situation in the flat plane of the material. 

The ISO 2960 bursting strength test is suitable for some woven fabrics that will be subjected to bursting pressures when in normal use. These include the likes of pump diaphragms or filter fabrics. This ISO bursting strength test may not be suitable for knitted materials or lace. 

The ISO 2960 burst testing method

To carry out a successful ISO 2960 burst test you’ll need to clamp your sample over an elastic diaphragm using a flat annular clamping ring. Next up an increasing fluid – or gas – pressure is applied to the underside of the diaphragm until your sample bursts. You’ll find that your sample breaks across the direction having the bursting pressure. 

ISO 2960 key definitions

You’ll need to understand a few key definitions in order to carry out a successful ISO 2960 burst test and these include:  

Bursting strength: the maximum fluid pressure a woven fabric can be subjected to before your sample is distended to rupture.  

Bursting distension: a measurement of the distension of a specimen at the point of rupture. 

ISO 2960 burst testing apparatus  

To carry out a successful ISO 2960 burst test you’ll need a precise bursting tester with a size specified flat base plate covered by a flat diaphragm of rubber or distension. 

ISO 2960 burst testing equipment  

So, how can Industrial Physics improve your ISO 2960 burst testing? 

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When you need to measure the surface roughness of anything from fine paper to films and foils, you’ll find all you need wrapped up in the Parker Print surface roughness tester.  

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We’ve learnt a thing or two about burst testing over the decades. Now Industrial Physics is recognized as a brand that likes to bring new, innovative bursting testers and burst test equipment to market. 

We like to share our knowledge and we’re here to help you to answer your questions about burst testing. Across the knowledgebase section of our website we publish lots of blogs on related subjects. For example, here’s an FAQ Guide to medical burst testing and this blog which tells you how burst tests save lives! 

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