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The Definitive Guide to Metals Tensile Testing to ASTM E8 and ASTM A370

ASTM E8/E8M and ASTM A370 are the most common test methods for determining the tensile properties of metallic materials. ASTM E8/E8M measures the tensile properties of metallic materials in any form at an ambient temperature between 10° and 38° C (50° to 100° F). Though ASTM E8/E8M measures many different tensile properties, the following are the most common:

  • Yield strength: the stress at which a material becomes permanently deformed
  • Yield point elongation: the phase during which a material is transitioning from elastic behavior to plastic behavior
  • Tensile strength: the maximum force or stress that a material is capable of sustaining
  • Reduction of area: a measurement of the ductility of a material

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