Ultimate tensile strength (UTS), often shortened to tensile strength (TS), ultimate strength, is the capacity of a material or structure to withstand loads tending to elongate, as opposed to compressive strength, which withstands loads tending to reduce size. In other words, tensile strength resists tension (being pulled apart), whereas compressive strength resists compression (being pushed together). Ultimate tensile strength is measured by the maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or pulled before breaking. In the study of strength of materials, tensile strength, compressive strength, and shear strength can be analysed independently.
Some materials break very sharply, without plastic deformation, in what is called a brittle failure. Others, which are more ductile, including most metals, experience some plastic deformation and possibly necking before fracture. The UTS is usually found by performing a tensile test and recording the stress versus strain. The highest point of the stress–strain curve is the UTS. It is an intensive property; therefore its value does not depend on the size of the test specimen. However, it is dependent on other factors, such as the preparation of the specimen, the presence or otherwise of surface defects, and the temperature of the test environment and material.
At GMETL can provide Tensile & Compression Tests on 1000 kN machine.
Our Tensile & Compression testing reports include:-
- Tensile Strength
- Yield Strength
- 0.1%, 0.2% ,0.5% & 1% - Proof Stress
- Elongation (%)
- Reduction in Area (%)
- Tensile Test for Bar (TMT Bar), Plate, Pipe, Wire, Cast, Forged Specimen & Products.
- Compression Test on Concrete Cubes, Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) Block, Bricks & Cement (OPC, PPC, SRC, PSC) Cubes.
Few features of our Universal Testing Machine:
- Automatic Data capture, storage & graphic display.
- Recording, storage & retrieval of results & details.
- Line display of load & extension.
- Output to digital printer of test data, test results & graphs.
- Auto detection of over load, over travel & specimen break, on detection of the above conditions, the machine is automatically switched off.
- Load resolution - 0.01% of machine capacity for entire range.