Lüders Bands Phenomenon in ASTM E8 Tensile Testing
Some metals, particularly annealed low-carbon steel, or mild steel, show a discontinuity when transitioning from elastic to plastic deformation that produces the yield point [...]
Tensile Grip Buying Guide
What are Tensile Grips? Performing tensile tests requires a firm grip on your samples. These grips come in a variety of styles, including manual, [...]
What kind of tensile grips should I buy?
ADMET tensile grips and fixtures can be used to grip various samples when running tensile tests. These tensile grips work with ADMET universal testing [...]
5 Things to Know Before Buying Tensile Testing Grips
Introduction Our years in the material testing industry have shown the importance of equipping test machines with the right grips and fixtures because a machine [...]
Tensile Testing FAQs
Tensile tests are used to determine how materials will behave under tension load. In a simple tensile test, a sample is typically pulled to its [...]
Suture Tensile Strength Testing
Suture tensile testing provides researchers some of the key parameters when determining where the suture can be used and for how long it is [...]
Materials and Testing Equipment
Universal testing systems may be used to run more than one type of testing. With the appropriate fixturing and controls, you can run tension, compression, [...]
Compact Tensile Grips
Tensile grips are used to clamp specimens in test applications where the test equipment and controller are set up to apply force in the tensile [...]
Automotive Interior Mechanical Testing Guide
Overview Aesthetics and material durability are closely related in consumer-facing industries such as the automotive industry. In addition to designing an aesthetically pleasing interior environment, [...]
Metals Tensile Testing Concepts, Equations, And Theory
Tension tests provide information on the strength and ductility of metals under uniaxial tensile stresses. Taking ASTM E8 Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing [...]