Glossary of Materials Testing Terms

       
Accuracy Actuator
 Adherence
 Adherence Index
Adjustment Alpha Rockwell
 Anisotropic or Anisotropy
 Anvils
Average Value
  Axial Strain
    
       
Bagley  Balance 
  Bend Test
  Bending Strength
Bond Strength
  Break Detector
  Break Elongation
 Breaking Load
Breaking Strength
  Brittle Failure Impact
  Bulk Modulus of Elasticity
  


 
Calibration
 Capillary Rheometer CEAST Channel
Charpy
 Cleavage Strength
 Climbing Drum Peel Test
 Coefficient of Elasticity
Cohesive Strength
 Complex Modulus
 Compliance
 Composite Channel
Compressibility
 Compressibility & Recovery Test
 Compression Deflection Test
 Compression Fatigue
Compression Set
 Compression Test
 Compressive Deformation
 Compressive Strength
Compressive Yield Strength
 Constant Amplitude
 Control Loop
 Control Mode
Control Pendant
 Controller
 Crack Propagation Creep
Creep and Stress Relaxation Test Creep Limit
 Creep Rate
 Creep Recovery
Creep Rupture Strength
 Creep Strength
 Creep Test
 Crosshead
Crosshead Impact
 Crush Resistance
 Crushing Load
 Crushing Strength

       
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

       
EASL  Eccentricity of Loading Edge Tearing Strength Elastic Hysteresis
Elastic Limit Elastic Limit Apparent Elasticity Elongation
Embrittlement Endurance Energy Energy to Failure Impact
Energy to Maximum Load Impact
 Energy to Yield Impact Engineering Strain
 Engineering Stress
Error
 Event Detector
 Extension
 Extensometer
Extrusion

 
       
Fatigue  Fatigue Life Fatigue Limit Fatigue Notch Factor
Fatigue Ratio Fatigue Strength Fatigue Strength Reduction Factor Fatigue Test
Fiber Stress Filler Flag Impact Flex Resistance
Flexural Modulus of Elasticity Flexural Strength Flexure Test Flow Stress
Fracture Initiation Fracture Stress Fracture Test
 Fracture Toughness
Frequency Impact Data Acquisition
 Frequency Natural
 Frequency Response
 Full Scale
       
Gauge Length  Gauge Width    
       
Hardess  Hardness Test Harmonic Frequency Impact
 Hookes Law
Hysteresis Loop

 

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

There are no terms that begin with "J"

       
Kink Test  Knot Strength    
       
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

       
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
       
n-Value Necking  Nominal Modulus Nominal Stress  
       
Offset Yield Strength  Operating Stress Out of Tolerance Outer Fiber Strain Factor
Outer Fiber Stress Factor
 Overstressing
    

       
Parallel Length  Peak Max/Min Peel Extension Peel Factor
Peel Length Peel Resistance Peel Strength Physical Measurement
Piezoelectric Plastic Plastic Deformation
 Plastic Strain Ratio
Plasticity
 Plasticity Number
 Poissons Ratio
 Precycling
Preload
 Pressure Transducer
 Prompt Workspace
 Prompted Test
Proof Stress
 Proportional Limit

There are no terms that begin with "Q"

       
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

       
S N Diagram  Safety Shield Sample Secant Modulus of Elasticity
Self Identification Set Point Shear Modulus of Elasticity Shear Strength
Shock Absorbers Slack Soft Keys Specimen
Specimen Protect Splitting Resistance Springback Standalone Mode
Stiffness Stop Blocks Strain Strain Energy
Strain Hardening Exponent Strain Pacing Strain Point Strain Rate
Strain Rate Adaptive Strain Relaxation  Strain Rate Strength Coefficient
Strength Reduction Ratio Stress Stress Amplitude Stress Concentration Factor
Stress Ratio Stress Relaxation Stress Rupture Strength Stress Strain Diagram
Stress Strain Ratio Stressing Rate Striker Impact Stripping Strength
       
Table Impact  Tangent Modulus of Elasticity Tear Length Tear Resistance
Tearing Strength Tenacity Tensile Impact Test Tensile Modulus of Elasticity
Tensile Strength Tension Set Tension Test Tex
TGrooved Baseplate Impact Thermoplastic Time for Rupture Torsion Test
Torsional Deformation Torsional Modulus of Elasticity Torsional Strain Torsional Strength
Torsional Stress Total Absorbed Energy Impact Total Energy Impact Toughness
Transducer Transverse Stain True Strain True Stress
Tup Tup Insert    
       
Ultimate Elongation  Ultimate Strength Upper Yield Strength  
       
Velocity Slowdown Impact  Verification Verification Definition Versachannel
Virtual Measurement Viscoelasticity Viscosity  

       
Wet Strength       

There are no terms that begin with "X"

       
Yield Point  Yield Point Elongation Yield Strength Yield Strength Elongation
Yield Value Youngs Modulus    
       
Zero Suppression  Zone