Glossary of Materials Testing Terms

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A


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

B


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

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

G


Gauge Length	Gauge Width

H


Hardess	Hardness Test	Harmonic Frequency Impact	Hookes Law
Hysteresis Loop

I


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

J

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K


Kink Test	Knot Strength

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

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

N


n-Value	Necking	Nominal Modulus	Nominal Stress

O


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

Q

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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

U


Ultimate Elongation	Ultimate Strength	Upper Yield Strength

V


Velocity Slowdown Impact	Verification	Verification Definition	Versachannel
Virtual Measurement	Viscoelasticity	Viscosity

W


Wet Strength

X

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Y


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

Z


Zero Suppression	Zone


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


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 Strength	Flexure Test	Flow Stress	Fracture Initiation
Fracture Stress	Fracture Test	Fracture Toughness	Frequency Impact Data Acquisition
Frequency Natural	Frequency Response	Full Scale


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


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

Glossary of Materials Testing Terms

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