Mechanical Testing Under Tensile-load


Year : 2025 | Volume : 03 | Issue : 01 | Page : 1-10
    By

    Rohit R. Raval,

  • Rishabh D. Makwana,

  • Darshan H. Bhalodia,

  • Jeel H. Joshi,

  1. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Atmiya University, Gujarat, India
  2. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Atmiya University, Guajrat, India
  3. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Atmiya University, Gujarat, India
  4. Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Atmiya University, Gujarat, India

Abstract

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Mechanical testing is a technique used to establish a material’s mechanical qualities by examining its strength, toughness, hardness, and other characteristics. Specimens produced of various materials whose qualities need to be examined are used to verify this property. In which a static load is applied and a dynamic load is applied, and the test is completed. Understating loads in mechanical testing is the topic of this research article. Any manufacturing business, including the casting industry, depends greatly on this process. Testing is essential prior to pouring and is crucial not just in mechanical engineering but also in civil, vehicle, and aerospace engineering. In order to determine important parameters involving ultimate tensile strength (UTS), yield strength, Young’s modulus, elongation, and fracture characteristics, a standardized specimen is subjected to a uniaxial force until it fails. In structural and technical applications, these qualities are crucial for assessing a material’s appropriateness. Temperature, strain rate, and specimen shape are some of the variables that affect the test and can affect the failure modes and material reaction. Extensometry and digital image correlation are examples of advanced techniques that improve measurement accuracy as offer in-depth study of strain distributed. The importance of testing for tensile strength in materials science, its real-world uses in sectors like construction, automotive, and airplanes, and new developments in method development are all covered in this paper. In order to conduct a thorough analysis of this testing material, I based some assumptions for this research article.

Keywords: Mechanical properties, ASTM standard, static load, universal testing machine

[This article belongs to International Journal of Fracture Mechanics and Damage Science ]

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Rohit R. Raval, Rishabh D. Makwana, Darshan H. Bhalodia, Jeel H. Joshi. Mechanical Testing Under Tensile-load. International Journal of Fracture Mechanics and Damage Science. 2025; 03(01):1-10.
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Volume 03
Issue 01
Received 30/01/2025
Accepted 24/03/2025
Published 27/03/2025
Publication Time 56 Days
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