Hounsfield tensometer tensile test pdf

This European Standard, a part of the BS EN 10002 series, specifies the method for tensile testing of metallic materials and defines the mechanical properties which can be determined at ambient temperature. The test involves straining a test piece in tension, generally to fracture, for the purpose of determining one or more mechanical properties. species. For each species, single root specimens were sampled and tested for tensile tests in the laboratory using the Hounsfield Tensometer apparatus. Maximum RAR values were located within 0.1 m for all the species, with maximum rooting depth of 0.7 m for fern tree. Shrubs species showed high RAR values between 0.1 - 0.3 m depth. appropriate one for the application on hand can be chosen accordingly. The testing machine can be used for Tensile/compressive test, torsion test, bend /flexural test, and also for high temperature tensile tests. Test Material Data The polymeric material given is „Polytetrafluoethylene" abbreviated PTFE and the An extensometer is a device that is used to measure changes in the length of an object. It is useful for stress-strain measurements and tensile tests. Its name comes from "extension-meter". It was invented by Charles Huston who described it in an article in the Journal of the Franklin Institute in 1879. Tensile Test Uniaxial A straight line axial force is applied to a test sample (typically in the y axis) Destructive Force is applied until sample fails. Image courtesy of NSW Department of Education and Training Hounsfield Tensometer •During the tensile test in the Hounsfield tensometer the polymer chains aligned themselves along the tensile axis. • If we reheat the polymer the heat energy allows the polymer chains to coil up and recrystallise • The sample shrinks in length and assumes almost the same sample dimensions as before the test. Tensile test: with and without notch. For hydrogels, there are two primary methods of tensile failure testing. The first, with notch, is base