Flexure Test
Along with the tensile test and the compression test, the flexure test is one of the most frequently used types of loading. The flexure test (also referred to as bending test) therefore has great significance in testing a wide range of materials, and is used for the determination of mechanical material characteristics of metals, plastics, wood, paper, cardboard, ceramics and more. Flexure tests are also used in the areas of quality control and research and development of medical products, including the break resistance of injection needles, flexural strength of medical tubing and catheters, the strength of bone plates, and much more.

Flexure test characteristic values are generally obtained via the 2-point flexure test, 3-point flexure test or 4-point flexure test.