MECHANICAL TESTING

Pin Bearing - ASTM E 238

"Pin-Type Bearing Test of Metallic Materials"
The data obtained from the bearing test are the bearing ultimate and yield strength. The data provide a measure of the load-carrying capacity of a material edge loaded with a close-fitting cylindrical pin through a hole located a specific distance from the specimen edge.

Bearing properties are useful in the comparison of materials and design of structures under conditions where the pin is not restricted.

Touchstone has performed variations of this test at temperature up to 4,200 degrees Fahrenheit.

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