Before undertaking tests on a specimen of unknown properties, it is essential to check that reliable and accurate readings are obtained on a sample of known properties using the indenter and the load ...

President, Wyoming Test Fixtures Inc. Unlike metals and plastics, for which tensile and compressive properties are the same or very similar, unidirectional composites exhibit significantly different ...

The compact Model 3442 extensometer measures strain in this tensile test through failure of AISI 1080 high strength steel. The music wire rod in this test has a 4.7 mm diameter. The extensometer may ...

Micropillar compression testing [1] is fast emerging as a viable alternative to nanoindentation, for the measurement of mechanical properties and deformation behavior of small volumes and thin films.