Glossary of Materials Testing Terms

Terms That Begin With "A"


Accuracy	Actuator	Adherence	Adherence Index
Adjustment	Alpha Rockwell	Anisotropic or Anisotropy	Anvils
Average Value	Axial Strain

Terms That Begin With "B"


Bagley	Balance	Bend Test	Bending Strength
Bond Strength	Break Detector	Break Elongation	Breaking Load
Breaking Strength	Brittle Failure Impact	Bulk Modulus of Elasticity

Terms That Begin With "D"


Damping	Deflection to Maximum Load Impact	Deformation Energy	Deformation Under Load
Delamination Strength	Denier	Derived Channel	Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
Double Shear Round	Drift	Drop Height Impact	Drop Weight Assembly
Dry Strength	Ductile Failure Impact	Ductility	Dynamic Creep

Terms That Begin With "G"


Gauge Length	Gauge Width

Terms That Begin With "H"


Hardess	Hardness Test	Harmonic Frequency Impact	Hookes Law
Hysteresis Loop

Terms That Begin With "I"


Impact Energy	Impact Strength	Impact Test	Impact Velocity
In Vitro	Incipient Damage Point	Inertial Peak	Initial Tension
Isotropic	Izod Impact

Terms That Begin With "J"

There are no terms that begin with "J"

Terms That Begin With "K"


Kink Test	Knot Strength

Terms That Begin With "L"


LASE	Limits Operational	Linear Density	Linear Interpolation
Live Displays	Load	Load at Failure Impact	Load at Yield Impact
Load Cell	Load Deflection Diagram	Load Frame	Load Protect
Load String	Loop Shaping

Terms That Begin With "M"


Maximum Fiber Stress	Maximum Load Impact	Maximum Yield Load Impact	Mean Stress
Measurement	Measurement Consistency	Melt Flow	Melt Flow Index
Minimum Bend Radius	Modulus	Modulus in Bending	Modulus of Elasticity
Modulus of Rigidity	Modulus of Rupture	Modulus of Strain Hardening	Modulus of Toughness

Terms That Begin With "N"


n-Value	Necking	Nominal Modulus	Nominal Stress

Terms That Begin With "O"


Offset Yield Strength	Operating Stress	Out of Tolerance	Outer Fiber Strain Factor
Outer Fiber Stress Factor	Overstressing

Terms That Begin With "Q"

There are no terms that begin with "Q"

Terms That Begin With "R"


r-Value	Ramp	Rate of Strain Hardening	Rationalization
Rationalized Transducer	Real Channel	Rebound Test	Recovery
Recovery Test	Reduction of Area	Relative Modulus	Relaxation
Repeatibility	Residual Elongation	Result	Rheology Test
Ringing	Rupture Resistance	Rupture Strength

Terms That Begin With "U"


Ultimate Elongation	Ultimate Strength	Upper Yield Strength

Terms That Begin With "V"


Velocity Slowdown Impact	Verification	Verification Definition	Versachannel
Virtual Measurement	Viscoelasticity	Viscosity

Terms That Begin With "W"


Wet Strength

Terms That Begin With "X"

There are no terms that begin with "X"

Terms That Begin With "Y"


Yield Point	Yield Point Elongation	Yield Strength	Yield Strength Elongation
Yield Value	Youngs Modulus

Terms That Begin With "Z"


Zero Suppression	Zone