Tutorial Contents

• Introduction to the Tensile Test
• Setup and Loading Implications
• True Stress and True Strain
• The stress-strain curve
• Elastic Region
• Yielding
• Strain Hardening
• Necking and Failure
• Determination of Yield Strength in Ductile Materials
• Brittle and Ductile Behavior
• Work Hardening
• Failure Analysis
• The Load Cell
• Plotting and Calculations
• Tutorial Evaluation
• About this document ...