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Equipment
Dog bone test sample
SSA 1000 Tensile Tester
Computer with SSA 1000 Software
Dial Caliper
Permanent Marker
Material Testing Formula Sheet
Procedure
1. Identify test sample material type
:______________________________
:_______A_______________________
:_________2.096_____________________
5. Position the test sample in the tensile tester as directed by your teacher.
6. Tensile test your test sample as directed by your teacher.
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POE Unit 2 Activity 2.3.2 Tensile Testing SSA Page 1
:___________2.057___________________
:___________.075___________________
10. Calculate the test samples total Strain/Deformation The total amount of
elongation of a sample to rupture normalized (divided) by the initial length.
total
total
= total/L0
= 1.01
11. Calculate the test samples ductility- The ability of a material to be deformed
plastically without rupture.
% of Elongation
= total (100)
% of Elongation = 101
12. Calculate the test samples reduction in area
Reduction in area = (A original A final)/A original*100
Reduction in area = 2.4
13. Create a print screen of your completed tensile test and insert the graph into the
test sample calculations tables.
200
150
Force (lbs)
100
50
0
0
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06
Displacement (in.)
Locate the proportional limit on the test graph.
Solve for the proportional limit stress: = P/A
Aluminum
250
yield
point
200
150
Force (lbs)
100
50
0
0
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06
Displacement (in.)
Locate the Yield Point on the test graph.
Ultimate/Tensile Stress
The point at which a maximum load for a sample is achieved. Beyond this point
elongation of the sample continues, but the force exerted decreases.
Tensile test results graph (Insert test graph)
Aluminum
250
Ultimate
stress
200
150
Force (lbs)
100
50
0
0
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06
Displacement (in.)
Locate the maximum load location on the test graph.
Solve for the Ultimate/Tensile stress: = P/A
Breaking/Rupture Point
The maximum amount of stress that can be applied before rupture occurs. The
specimen fractures in the necking region where the material reduces in diameter as
it elongates.
Tensile test results graph (Insert test graph)
Aluminum
250
Breaking
point
200
150
Force (lbs)
100
50
0
0
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06
Displacement (in.)
Locate the Breaking/Rupture Point on the test graph.
Solve for the Breaking/Rupture Point stress: = P/A
Modulus of Elasticity
A measure of a materials ability to regain its original dimensions after the removal of
a load or force. The modulus is the slope of the straight line portion of the stressstrain diagram up to the proportional limit.
Tensile test results graph (Insert test graph)
Aluminum
Modulus of
Elasticity (slope
of the line)
250
200
150
Force (lbs)
100
50
0
0
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06
Displacement (in.)
Solve for the Modulus of Elasticity: E = (P1-P2)L0/( 1- 2)A
Modulus of Resilience
A measure of a materials ability to absorb energy up to the elastic limit. This
modulus is represented by the area under the stress vs. strain curve from 0-force to
the elastic limit.
Tensile test results graph (Insert test graph)
Modulus of Toughness
A measure of a materials ability to plastically deform without fracturing. Work is
performed by the material absorbing energy from the blow or deformation. This
measurement is equal to the area under the stress vs. strain curve from its origin
through the rupture point
Tensile test results graph (Insert test graph)