At a fixed tensile speed and a constant temperature, a tensile specimen is strained up to break by uniaxial static tensile force.
Tensile test provides yield, ultimate tensile and break stresses, deformation ratios, E-modulus, tensile toughness, resilience etc. These results have been used for quality control, material selection for any application and to predict how the material will behave under other forces.
Standards:
TS EN ISO 6892-X: Tensile testing of metallic materials and defines the mechanical properties.
TS EN ISO 4136: Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials – Transverse tensile test
TS EN 12814-2: Testing of welded joints of thermoplastics semi- finished products- Part 2: Tensile test
ASTM E8, ASME IX, AWS, API1104