Uniaxial Tension (UAT) Testing
As the most fundamental of all material tests, we naturally perform a wide range of uniaxial tension tests that cover many applications and needs
- Standard tests (per ISO 6892 or equivalent), other automotive-specific standard tests, and many more custom tests
- Various test sample sizes ranging from miniature to oversized
- Various thicknesses ranging from thin foils to sheets to plates
- A wide spectrum of materials (metals, polymers, composites, fabrics, etc.)
- The full range of testing speeds and strain rates (ranging from quasi-static to intermediate to high rates)
- Different temperatures (from sub-zero to elevated temperatures)
Read about the Fundamentals of Uniaxial Tension Testing
Samples of Our Work
Uniaxial Tension Tests by Sample Size:
- Super-sized samples (for full evaluation of material homogeneity across steel and aluminium coils)
- Over-sized samples (for fracture testing and supporting FEA with large mesh sizes)
- Standard sized samples (for material qualification and extraction of mechanical properties)
- Sub-sized samples (for evaluation of lab-development heats and materials extracted from components)
- Miniature-sized samples (for evaluation of materials precisely extracted from components)
Uniaxial Tension Tests by Material:
- Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSSs)
- Steels
- Aluminium Alloys
- Copper Alloys
- Magnesium Alloys
- Titanium Alloys
- Fiber Reinforced Composites
- Polymers
- Other
Uniaxial Tension Tests by Thickness:
- Plates (over 6mm thick)
- Thick Sheets (3-6mm thick)
- Sheets (1-3mm thick)
- Thin Sheets (0.25-1mm thick)
- Foils (50-250microns thick)
- Thin Foils (10-50microns thick)
- Extremely Thin Foils (below 10microns thick)
Uniaxial Tension Tests by Speed (Strain Rate):
- ~0.001 s-1
- ~0.01 s-1
- ~0.1 s-1
- ~1 s-1
- ~10 s-1
- ~100 s-1
- ~1000 s-1
Uniaxial Tension Tests by Type:
- Sheets
- Plates
- Rods
- Cables
- Weld Joints
- Fastened Joints
- Weld Seams
- Adhesive Bonded Joints