Tensile Testing

Test Center | Accreditation | Hardness Testing | Metallurgical Testing

What it's all about...
Tensile testing determines material properties such as yield strength, ultimate strength, % elongation and reduction of area. A section is removed from the heat treated product and machined on CNC controlled lathes to precise dimensions. The machined specimen is gripped at both ends in a tensile machine, which stretches the sample at a controlled rate until fracture occurs. The materials response to this force is precisely measured during testing.

Capabilities

• A 400,000 pound capacity tensile machine built by SATEC is used for tensile testing in accordance with ASTM A370, E8, and F606 (Sec. 3.6). It has been upgraded with a digital indicator and computer interface.
• 3 Sheldon CNC-controlled lathes are used for machining tensile specimens to ASTM standards.
• A bandsaw, large wet abrasive saw and small wet abrasive saws are used for sectioning and preparing samples.
• We can machine and test specimens from bar product over 5/8" in diameter or thickness. Tensile testing from smaller bar sections is subcontracted to other A2LA accredited laboratories.