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BRIQUET TENSILE TESTING GRIPS (ASTM C 307)

Model No. WTF-BC (17-4PH stainless steel)

Fig. 1 Views of Tensile Grips: Front (top) and Rear (bottom)

with Typical Briquet Specimen shown at Right
This test method first became an ASTM standard in 1953. The fixture consists of identical upper
and lower grips, termed clips in ASTM Standard C 307 (Reference 1), and is designed to
determine the tensile strength of specially-shaped briquets of mortar, grout, and similar other
monolithic surfacing materials.
The photograph of Fig. 1 shows a pair of grips, the top grip being viewed from the front side and
the bottom grip from the back side. A typical briquet specimen is also shown at the right. The stop
plates on the grips center the specimen fore and aft.
The specimen is loaded on its four shoulders via the rollers at the ends of the grips. The outer end
of each grip containes a threaded hole, to accommodate whatever type of testing machine
attachment is required. Shown in Fig. 1 are standard Instron Type Dm (1.25" diameter stud with
1/2" diameter crosspin hole) male adapters for attachment to the crosshead and base of the
testing machine.
The molded briquet specimen is 3" long, approximately 1 3/4" wide at its ends, 1" wide in the
central gage section, and of 1" uniform thickness. Specific dimensions are given in ASTM
Standard C 307.

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One or more briquet gang molds, typically each containing one to three cavities, can be provided
upon request. The ASTM standard specifies that six specimens be prepared for each test period.
Full details of molding test specimens, conditioning them, performing the mechanical testing, and
then reporting the data are given in ASTM Standard C 307. The fixtures as supplied by Wyoming
Test Fixtures, Inc. conform directly to the fixture geometry suggested in the ASTM standard.
One example is shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Either a single mold consisting of a containment block
and a base plate, or several of these single molds can be used, as indicated in Fig. 2. Or these
molds can be stacked, as shown in Fig. 3. Other mold designs are also available.

Fig. 2 Examples of Single- and Multiple-Cavity Molds

Fig. 3 Stacked Single-Cavity Molds

Source of Additional Information:

1) ASTM Standard C 307-03 (2012), "Tensile Strength of Chemical-Resistant Morter, Grouts, and
Monolithic Surfacings," American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA (first
issued in 1953).

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