Tensile test report

Peel tests are accompHshed using many different geometries. In the simplest peel test, the T-peel test, the adherends are identical in size, shape, and thickness. Adherends are attached at thek ends to a tensile testing machine and then separated in a "T" fashion. The temperature of the test, as well as the rate of adherend separation, is specified. The force requked to open the adhesive bond is measured and the results are reported in terms of newtons per meter (pounds per inch, ppi). There are many other peel test configurations, each dependent upon the adhesive appHcation. Such tests are well described in the ASTM hterature. 

Test rate and property The test rate or cross-head rate is the speed at which the movable cross-member of a testing machine moves in relation to the fixed cross-member. The speed of such tests is typically reported in cm/min. (in./min.). An increase in strain rate typically results in an increase yield point and ultimate strength. Figure 2-14 provides examples of the different test rates and temperatures on basic tensile stress-strain behaviors of plastics where (a) is at different testing rates per ASTM D 638 for a polycarbonate, (b) is the effects of tensile test-... 

Data analysis routines may change with time, and it is desirable to be able to reanalyze old data with new analysis software. Our tensile test analysis software creates plots of engineering stress as a function of engineering strain, as illustrated in Figure 3. Our flexure test software plots maximum fiber stress as a function of maximum fiber strain, with the option of including Poisson s ratio in the calculations. Both routines generate printed reports which present the test results in tabular form, as illustrated in Figure 4. 

The maximum in the curve denotes the stress at yield av and the elongation at yield v. The end of the curve denotes the failure of the material, which is characterized by the tensile strength a and the ultimate strain or elon gation to break. These values are determined from a stress-strain curve while the actual experimental values are generally reported as load-deformation curves. Thus (he experimental curves require a transformation of scales to obtain the desired stress-strain curves. This is accomplished by the following definitions. For tensile tests ... 

The raw data from a tensile test are the load versus elongation measurements made by the load cell and the extensometer, respectively. To eliminate sample geometry effects, the extension is divided by the initial length to obtain the dimensionless strain (which is occasionally multiplied by 100 and reported as % elongation for samples... 

The TS of the compacted samples was determined by transverse compression with a custom-built tensile tester. Tensile failure was observed for all the rectangular compacts when compressed between flat-faced platens at a speed ranging between 0.006 and 0.016 mm/sec. Platen speed was adjusted between materials to maintain a time constant of 15 2 seconds to account for viscoelastic differences the constant is the time between the sample break point and when the measured force equals Fbreak/e in the force versus time profile, where the denominator is the mathematical e. Specially modified punch and die sets permitted the formation of square compacts with a centrally located hole (0.11 cm diameter) that acted as a stress concentrator during tensile testing. This capability permitted the determination of a compromised compact TS and thus facilitated an assessment of the defect sensitivity of each compacted material. At least two replicate determinations were performed for each mechanical testing procedure and mean values are reported. 

A standard test report usually documents the resulting measurements, such as tensile shear strength and peel strength. It should also indicate all the pertinent conditions that are required to ensure reproducibility in subsequent testing. It is often very useful to describe the failure mode of the tested specimens. An analysis of the type (or mode) of failure is an extremely valuable tool to determine the cause of adhesive failure. The failed joint should be visually examined to determine where and to what extent failure occurred. The percent of the failure that is in the adhesion mode and that in the cohesion mode should be provided. A description of the failure mode itself (location, percent coverage, uniformity, etc.) is often quite useful. The purpose of this exercise is to establish the weak link in the joint to better understand the mechanism of failure. 

Tensile Tests. The tensile strength of an adhesive joint is seldom reported in the adhesive supplier s literature because pure tensile stress is not often encountered in actual production. An exception to this is the tensile test of the bonds between the skins and core of a... 

To determine the quantitative effects of this consolidation procedure, fabric disks cut from the extracted degraded fabric were used as substrates. These fabrics were torn on an Instron tensile testing machine as described earlier and patched with six applications of either the 0.1% dyed wood pulp or the 0.05% dyed Cellunier P slurry. The samples were then torn again on the Instron tester. The average breaking strengths and add-ons of the samples after six passes with slurry are reported in Table IV. A typical tom fabric and a patched fabric are shown in Figures 6 and 7. 

Impact and Tensile Testing. A number of mechanical tests were carried out on test bars cut from the molded sheets. For the impact tests six sample bars were cut for each mixing and composition condition while for the tensile tests four test specimens were prepared. The reported results are average values as determined from that number of test bars. The tensile tests were run at a crosshead speed of 0.2 inch/min. Table I lists the results for the impact and tensile tests of the dry blended mate-... 

This paper reports on radical polymerization of MMA in phenolic resol and confirmation of the structure by measurement of d3mamic mechanical properties, scanning electron microscopy, and tensile tests, then the damping ability of these vinyl compound/phenolic IPNs is evaluated. 

Tensile tests and a mixed principle lead to each component property, those are, g =391.1 MPa, E, =29.3 GPa for fiber and (7 =85.1 MPa, E =1.5 GPa for matrix, respectively, which are very close to values[l 1] reported previously. 

It follows, therefore, that the tensile strength tests reported in section 4.5 should also be included in this section, as a direct way of measuring cohesion. All of the other ways are, therefore, indirect in that they measure other properties related to or as a consequence of the internal cohesion forces. 

The aim of this work is to provide both experimental information and a corresponding formalization in order to elucidate structural propellant grain safety during ignition. The experimental data were obtained from uniaxial tensile tests and simple shear tests performed with an imposed hydrostatic pressure varying from atmospheric pressure to 15 MPa. It is well established that the materials studied exhibit time-temperature and pressure-sensitive properties. The ultimate properties reported here are formalized in a proposed stress-failure criterion capable of including the pressure effect. 

Mechanical testing is used to qualify products for conformance with specified properties by means of standard procedures, using standardized, representative product samples. The results are reported on a mill test report (MTR) and indicate whether the product meets mechanical test requirements of the specification test requirements. Mechanical property test reporting is part of the purchase order. Tensile, hardness, and impact are the most common mechanical property tests. 

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