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Glossary of Materials Testing Terms

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Index
A
Adherence
Adherence Index
Alpha Rockwell Hardness
Anisotropic or Anisotropy
Anvils
Axial Strain
B
Bend Test
Bending Strength
Bond Strength
Break Detector
Break Elongation
Breaking Load
Breaking Strength
Brittle Failure (Impact)
Bulk Modulus of Elasticity
C
Charpy
Cleavage Strength
Climbing Drum Peel Test
Coefficient of Elasticity
Cohesive Strength
Complex Modulus
Compressibility
Compressibility and Recovery Test
Compression Fatigue
Compression Set
Compression Test
Compression-Deflection Test
Compressive Deformation
Compressive Strength
Compressive Yield Strength
Constant Amplitude
Control Pendant
Creep
Creep Limit
Creep Rate
Creep Recovery
Creep Rupture Strength
Creep Strength
Creep Test
Crosshead (Impact)
Crush Resistance
Crushing Load
Crushing Strength
D
Deflection to Maximum Load (Impact)
Deformation Energy
Deformation Under Load
Delamination Strength
Denier
Drop Height (Impact)
Drop Weight Assembly
Dry Strength
Ductile Failure (Impact)
Ductility
 
 Dynamic Creep
E
EASL
Eccentricity of Loading
Edge Tearing Strength
Elastic Hysteresis
Elastic Limit
Elastic Limit, Apparent
Elasticity
Elongation
Embrittlement
Endurance
Energy to Maximum Load (Impact)
Engineering Stress
Event Detector
Extensometer
Extrusion
F
Fatigue
Fatigue Life
Fatigue Limit
Fatigue Notch Factor
Fatigue Ratio
Fatigue Strength
Fatigue Strength Reduction Factor
Fatigue Test
Fiber Stress
Filler
Flag (Impact)
Flex Resistance
Flexural Modulus of Elasticity
Flexural Strength
Flexure Test
Flow Stress
Fracture Stress
Fracture Test
Fracture Toughness
Frequency (Impact Data Acquisition)
Frequency Response
Frequency, Natural
H
Hardness
Harmonic Frequency (Impact)
Hooke's Law
I
Impact Energy
Impact Strength
Impact Test
Isotropic
Izod (Impact)
K
Kink Test
Knot Strength
L
LASE
Limits (Operational)
Linear Density
Load Protect
Load-Deflection Diagram
M
Maximum (yield) Load (Impact)
Maximum Fiber Stress
Maximum Load (Impact)
Mean Stress
Minimum Bend Radius
Modulus
Modulus in Bending
Modulus of Elasticity
Modulus of Rigidity
Modulus of Rupture
Modulus of Strain Hardening
Modulus of Toughness
N
Necking
Nominal Stress
O
Offset Yield Strength
Operating Stress
Overstressing
P
Peel Resistance
Peel Strength
Piezoelectric
Plastic Deformation
Plastic Strain Ratio
Plasticity
Plasticity Number
Poisson's Ratio
Proof Stress
Proportional Limit
R
Rate of Strain Hardening
Rationalization
Rebound Test
Recovery
Recovery Test
Reduction of Area
Relative Modulus
Relaxation
Residual Elongation
Ringing
Rupture Resistance
Rupture Strength
S
Safety Shield
Secant Modulus of Elasticity
Set Point
Shear Modulus of Elasticity
Shear Strength
Shock Absorbers
S-N Diagram
Specimen Protect
Splitting Resistance
Springback
Stiffness
Stop Blocks
Strain
Strain Energy
 
 Strain Hardening Exponent
Strain Point
Strain Rate
Strain Relaxation
Strength Reduction Ratio
Stress
Stress Amplitude
Stress Concentration Factor
Stress Ratio
Stress Relaxation
Stress Rupture Strength
Stress-Strain Diagram
Stress-Strain Ratio
Striker (Impact)
Stripping Strength
T
Table (Impact)
Tangent Modulus of Elasticity
Tear Length
Tear Resistance
Tearing Strength
Tenacity
Tensile Impact Test
Tensile Modulus of Elasticity
Tensile Strength
Tension Set
Tension Test
Tex
T-Grooved Baseplate (Impact)
Thermoplastic
Time for Rupture
Torsion Test
Torsional Deformation
Torsional Modulus of Elasticity
Torsional Strain
Torsional Strength
Torsional Stress
Total Absorbed Energy (Impact)
Total Energy (Impact)
Toughness
True Strain
True Stress
Tup
Tup Insert
U
Ultimate Elongation
Ultimate Strength
Upper Yield Strength
W
Wet Strength
Y
Yield Point
Yield Point Elongation
Yield Strength
Yield Strength Elongation
Yield Value
Young's Modulus
Z
Zero Suppression