Material testing is important in big industry, where manufacturers must be able to trust the properties of the raw materials they’re using. The rest of us generally take a supplier’s word for it that ...
This video demonstrates a tensile test performed on plastics using a clip-on extensometer from Instron. ASTM D638 is a standard test method for determining the tensile properties of unreinforced and ...
What is a Tensile Test? A tensile test pulls (or stretches) a sample and, as a result, the extensibility/elongation and tensile strength properties are measured in ...