Tensile Testing Of Multipurpose Rubber Bands

Rubber bands are the one domestic product that is used in many industries and can deliver multiple uses for the consumer as well as the manufacturer. Rubber bands are primarily known for their elastic strength, the capacity at which they can stretch out without breaking or getting cracked. The product must deliver the best tensile strength to the end-user however, the strength is a point of discussion when the end-use industry or the environment changes. In this blog, we will know how one can ensure better production quality by testing the tensile strength of the rubber band using a highly efficient tensile testing machine.

Role of tensile strength in rubber bands

Rubber bands are used everywhere in the industry it may sound very strange to you that I am saying that a rubber band can be a commercial as well as a domestic product. Everybody knows that a rubber band is used in every household for packaging purposes or for making ponytails however very fewer people know that they are used in industries as well. when Industries commercial types of rubber bands are used they can be a part of machines. There are such kinds of rubber bands that can be used to adjoin two parts of a flexible and dynamic form of machine and in such a scenario, the rubber band must deliver the highest quality and amount of tensile strength which is the capacity of a band to be stretched without breaking. But when the same rubber band is used for domestic purposes, it may not require to provide such a level of tensile strength. Thus, it is very important to ensure the amount of tensile strength required for the rubber product as per the industry it is used for.

Testing machine and its use in quality inspection of rubber bands

To inspect the strength of the elasticity quality of a rubber band we must use an efficient testing solution for the same. The tensile testing machine can be used for evaluating the exact tensile strength required for a particular industry and specified end-use. It is an efficient plastic testing instrument. The machine is designed as per international test standards which means it shows the highest precision in delivering the most accurate test results. The machine is equipped with the vice type of clamp that is used to hold a wide range of samples that can be tested using the machine. The display of the machine is a microprocessor-based highly sensitive and precise monitor that records the tiniest changes in the tensile strength during the test and can deliver test values to the user. Strong and sturdy in its structure so that one can test small to higher weight products.

The machine is also equipped with safety features like overtravel safety switches that can limit the travel of the vice clamp during the test if any accident happens. The sample to be tested is that the rubber band can be clamped by both ends and set the speed at which the manufacturer wants a product to be stretched out. After setting the parameters for the test it can be initiated and the tensile strength is constantly getting recorded on the monitor when the product reaches the point where it is not capable enough to stretch out and break the tensile value or strength is recorded and is the level at which the product fails to perform. This way one can judge if their product is capable enough to perform as per the required industry also one can ensure if the product qualifies the parameter set by the industry.