ASTM D4896-95 - 10.3.2001
 
1. Scope

1.1 This guide is directed toward the safe and appropriate use of strength values obtained from test methods using single-lap adhesive joint specimens.

1.2 The discussion focuses on shear strength as measured with small thin-adherend, single-lap specimens. Many factors, however, apply to shear modulus, tensile strength, and tensile modulus measured by small laboratory specimens in general. This discussion is limited to single-lap specimens and shear strength only for simplification.

 
2. Referenced Documents

E6-25

Standard Terminology Relating to Methods of Mechanical Testing

D1002-10(2019)

Standard Test Method for Apparent Shear Strength of Single-Lap-Joint Adhesively Bonded Metal Specimens by Tension Loading (Metal-to-Metal)

D5868-01(2023)

Standard Test Method for Lap Shear Adhesion for Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Bonding

D1183-03(2019)

Standard Practices for Resistance of Adhesives to Cyclic Laboratory Aging Conditions

D1780-05(2020)

Standard Practice for Conducting Creep Tests of Metal-to-Metal Adhesives

D2294-96(2024)

Standard Test Method for Creep Properties of Adhesives in Shear by Tension Loading (Metal-to-Metal)

D2295-96(2024)

Standard Test Method for Strength Properties of Adhesives in Shear by Tension Loading at Elevated Temperatures (Metal-to-Metal)

D2339-20

Standard Test Method for Strength Properties of Adhesives in Two-Ply Wood Construction in Shear by Tension Loading

D2919-01(2023)

Standard Test Method for Determining Durability of Adhesive Joints Stressed in Shear by Tension Loading

D3163-01(2023)

Standard Test Method for Determining Strength of Adhesively Bonded Rigid Plastic Lap-Shear Joints in Shear by Tension Loading

D3166-99(2020)

Standard Test Method for Fatigue Properties of Adhesives in Shear by Tension Loading (Metal/Metal)

D3434-00(2018)

Standard Test Method for Multiple-Cycle Accelerated Aging Test (Automatic Boil Test) for Exterior Wet Use Wood Adhesives

D3528-96(2024)

Standard Test Method for Strength Properties of Double Lap Shear Adhesive Joints by Tension Loading

D1144-99(2021)

Standard Practice for Determining Strength Development of Adhesive Bonds

D1151-00(2022)

Standard Practice for Effect of Moisture and Temperature on Adhesive Bonds

D3632-98(2019)

Standard Test Method for Accelerated Aging of Adhesive Joints by the Oxygen-Pressure Method

E229-97

Standard Test Method for Shear Strength and Shear Modulus of Structural Adhesives (Withdrawn 2003)

D907-15(2023)

Standard Terminology of Adhesives

D906-20

Standard Test Method for Strength Properties of Adhesives in Plywood Type Construction in Shear by Tension Loading

D896-04(2025)

Standard Practice for Resistance of Adhesive Bonds to Chemical Reagents

D4562-01(2019)

Standard Test Method for Shear Strength of Adhesives Using Pin-and-Collar Specimen

D4027-98(2019)

Standard Test Method for Measuring Shear Properties of Structural Adhesives by the Modified-Rail Test

D3983-98(2019)

Standard Test Method for Measuring Strength and Shear Modulus of Nonrigid Adhesives by the Thick-Adherend Tensile-Lap Specimen

D3165-07(2023)

Standard Test Method for Strength Properties of Adhesives in Shear by Tension Loading of Single-Lap-Joint Laminated Assemblies

D3164-03(2025)

Standard Test Method for Strength Properties of Adhesively Bonded Plastic Lap-Shear Sandwich Joints in Shear by Tension Loading