Materials Science Testing Methods

Basics

• Any methods of testing various materials' properties

Liquids/Slurrys

• Mainly flow and viscosity tests
• For low viscosity liquids, inline flow meters can be used
• For viscous liquids and slurrys, an inclined plane and a timer, or a funnel and a timer can be used (A camera and frame by frame and/or computer analysis can increase accuracy)
• Adhesion and Cohesion can be tested with two plates with the viscous fluid in between, they are drawn apart by a UTM in a similar manner to a Tensile Strength Test

Solids

• Compressivs Strength Test
• Tensile Strength Test
• Shear Strength Test