Determining how to pull test cable wire is a three step process. The first step is to gather information on the test sample including dimensions, and also the mechanical behavior that you anticipate. What type of cable or wire do you plan to pull test? Fine wires, galvanized cable, gold wire, Nitinol, Nylon wire, stainless steel rope, steel cable, thin wires? What are the different forms that your cable and wire come in? Some examples include aircraft control cable, automotive wire, axial cable, baling wire, battery cable crimp, bead wire rubber adhesion, bending cable astm, braided bridge cable, cable assembly, cable crimp connector, cable pull test, coaxial cable, crimped wires, fiber optic cable, guide wires, harness, lug, medical cable, solder joint, solid wire, strand, terminal, welded, wire cloth, wire gage, and wire mesh. What information or test data do you need to report? This is important to the selection of test software. Information such as adhesion rubber wire, archwire, bend stiffness, bend test copper wire, bond wire pull, bonding , break load strength, cable fatigue, cable flexural strength, cable lug fatigue, cable lug pull test, cable mechanical test, cable peel bond, cable tensile strength test, cable tension, fracture toughness, orthodontics, pull out , pull tension, pull test, relaxation, shear strength, strain hardening, tensile strength, tension tester, and even torsion tests. The second step involves standard test methods. Do you have an established test method? ASTM and ISO test standards help define test equipment details and confirm equipment selection. Industry standard test methods provide structure if you are new to testing. They also guide equipment requirements. They are available from organizations such as ASTM, ISO and CEN.
Applicable Testing Standards
- ASTM A82 Tensile Bending Steel Wire Test Equipment
- ASTM A185 Tensile and Bend Testing for Wire Reinforcements
- ASTM A370 Tensile Bend Strength Steel Test Equipment
- ASTM A391 Tensile Steel Chain Test Equipment
- ASTM A497 Tensile Welded Steel Wire Test Equipment
- ASTM A931 Steel Wire Rope Tension Test Equipment
- ASTM A938 Torsional Test of Wire
- ASTM A1064 Testing of Steel and Welded Wire Reinforcements
- ASTM B33 Tension Copper Wire Test Machines
- ASTM B557 Tension Cast Aluminum Magnesium Test Equipment
Recommended Test Machine
Forces up to 10 kN (2,250 lbf)
Low force tabletop systems
Modular series of five frame options with adjustable test space
Affordable testing option for tension, compression, bend, peel and much more
Forces up to 5 kN (1,125 lbf)
Low force tabletop systems
Tests at speeds up to 2,500 mm/min (100 in/min)
Best for high travel or high elongation test requirements
Force range of 5 kN to 600 kN (1,125 lbf to 135,000 lbf)
Adjustable test space
The most popular choice for static tension and compression tests
These dual column testers are available in both tabletop and floor standing models
Recommended Testing Accessories
Load ratings from 50 kN to 250 kN (11,250 lbf to 56,000 lbf)
Circular support reduces stress concentration and tearing in the loading regions of the specimen
Works well with wire, rope, cabling, or thin ribbon specimens
Maximum specimen thicknesses up to 20 mm ( 0.79 in)
Rated to 50 kN (11,250 lbf)
Circular support reduces stress concentration and tearing in the loading regions of the specimen
Works well with wire, rope, cabling, or thin ribbon specimens