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Lab Report Strength Tensile Test

The document discusses tensile testing, which involves placing a material sample in a universal testing machine and slowly extending it until failure. Properties like ultimate tensile strength and elongation are directly measured. The tensile testing laboratory conducted tests on mild steel specimens using a testing machine, extensometer, and Excel to record the load and extension data. The objectives were to determine mechanical properties like Young's modulus and yield strength under tensile loading and identify fracture surfaces. Apparatus included a tensile test machine, vernier caliper, extension gauge, load gauge, and rectangular steel specimens.

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Lab Report Strength Tensile Test

The document discusses tensile testing, which involves placing a material sample in a universal testing machine and slowly extending it until failure. Properties like ultimate tensile strength and elongation are directly measured. The tensile testing laboratory conducted tests on mild steel specimens using a testing machine, extensometer, and Excel to record the load and extension data. The objectives were to determine mechanical properties like Young's modulus and yield strength under tensile loading and identify fracture surfaces. Apparatus included a tensile test machine, vernier caliper, extension gauge, load gauge, and rectangular steel specimens.

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1.0 INTRODUCTION.

Measuring mechanical properties is one of the most common methods used to characterize
materials, especially metals. Of the different mechanical tests available (hardness, creep, charpy
impact, and others), the tensile test is a very useful method because of the different information
that can be extracted from the data. Tensile testing, is also known as tension testing, is a
fundamental materials science test in which a sample is subjected to a controlled tension until
failure. The results from the test are commonly used to select a material for an application, for
quality control, and to predict how a material will react under other types of forces. Properties
that are directly measured via a tensile test are ultimate tensile strength, maximum elongation
and reduction in area.

The most common testing machine used in tensile testing is the universal testing machine. This
type of machine has two crossheads; one is adjusted for the length of the specimen and the other
is driven to apply tension to the test specimen. There are two types which is hydraulic powered
and electromagnetically powered machines. The test process involves placing the test specimen
in the testing machine and slowly extending it until it fractures. During this process, the
elongation of the gauge section is recorded against the applied force. The data is manipulated so
that it is not specific to the geometry of the test sample. The elongation measurement is used to
calculate the engineering strain. The strain measurements are most commonly measured with an
extensometer, but strain gauges are also frequently used on small test specimen or when
Poisson's ratio is being measured. Newer test machines have digital time, force, and elongation
measurement systems consisting of electronic sensors connected to a data collection device
(often a computer) and software to manipulate and output the data.

The tensile testing laboratory was conducted using mild steel and the data gathered into an Excel
spread sheet. In a tensile test of mild steel specimen, usually a round or flat bar is gradually
pulled in a testing machine until it breaks. Two points, called gauge points, are marked on the
central portion. The distance between these points, before the application of the load, is called
gauge length of the specimen. The extensions of the gauge length and the values of the
corresponding loads are required at frequent intervals. The extensions are measured by an
instrument called an extensometer.
OBJECTIVES.

 To gather information about each material so that important mechanical properties


subjected to the tensile loading could be determined such as Young’s Modulus, ultimate
tensile strength, yield strength, and ductility.
 To identify the types of fracture surface under tensile loading.
 To compare and validate the data between experimental and theoretical values.
APPARATUS.

Tensile test machine

Vernier caliper Rectangular specimens

Extension gauge Load gauge

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