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TENSILE TESTING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Strength of Materials
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Destructive and Non-destructive Tests (Mat.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tensile test
1, record 1, English, tensile%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tension test 2, record 1, English, tension%20test
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A test in which a specimen is subjected to increasing longitudinal pulling stress until fracture occurs. 3, record 1, English, - tensile%20test
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The tensile test is frequently used to obtain a great amount of information about the static mechanical properties of a material, including ductility, tensile strength, proportional limit, modulus of elasticity, elastic limit, resilience, yield point, yield strength, and breaking strength. 4, record 1, English, - tensile%20test
Record 1, Key term(s)
- tensile testing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Résistance des matériaux
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Contrôle destructif et non destructif (Matér.)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- essai de traction
1, record 1, French, essai%20de%20traction
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'essai de traction a pour objet d'étudier la déformation et la rupture d'une éprouvette soumise à des sollicitations (...) de sens opposés (...) 2, record 1, French, - essai%20de%20traction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Essai de traction. Cet essai consiste à (...) déterminer une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques mécaniques suivantes: limite d'élasticité (...), résistance à la traction (...), allongement pour cent après rupture (...) et le coefficient de striction pour cent (...) 3, record 1, French, - essai%20de%20traction
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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