The preparation of test samples depends on the purpose of the test and the applicable test method or specification. Tensile test specimens are usually standardized sample cross-sections. It has two shoulders and a gauge (section) in between. The shoulders are large so they can be easily gripped, while the gauge section has a small cross-section so deformation and failure can occur in this area. The following are commonly used pull test standards:
ASTM A370 Tensile Flexural Strength Steel Test Equipment
ASTM A931 Wire Rope Tensile Test Equipment
ASTM A1044 Steel Stud Assembly Testing Machine
ASTM C1135 Tensile Adhesion Test Equipment
ASTM D143 Wood Transparent Specimen Test Equipment
ASTM D1623 Tensile Adhesion of Rigid Cellular Plastics
ASTM D1708 Tensile Testing of Plastics and Microtensile Specimens
ASTM D2343 Tensile Fiberglass Precursor Yarn Roving Test Equipment
ASTM D3039 Specialty Tensile Testing of Composite Materials
ASTM D3217 Breaking Strength of Man-made Textile Fibers in Loop or Knot Structures
ASTM D3759 Tensile and Elongation of Pressure Sensitive Tapes
ASTM D4073 Tensile Tear Test of Bituminous Roofing Membranes
ASTM D412 – Tensile Testing of Rubber and Elastomers
ASTM D4595 Geotextile Wide-Width Tensile Test Equipment
ASTM D4964 Tension and Elongation of Elastic Fabrics
ASTM D638 Tensile Testing of Plastics
ASTM D7205 Tensile Testing of GFRP Matrix Composite Rods
ASTM D828 Tensile Deformation of Paper and Paperboard
ASTM D882 Plastic Film Tensile Test
ASTM E21 High Temperature Tensile Testing of Metals
ASTM E8 Tensile Testing of Metallic Materials
ISO 4587 Tensile Lap Shear Strength of Rigid-to-Rigid Bonded Assemblies
