Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Principle
4 Definitions
5 Symbols and designations
6 Test piece
6.1 Shape and dimensions
6.2 Types
6.3 Preparation of test pieces
7 Determination of original cross-sectional area (S[O])
8 Marking the original gauge length (L[O])
9 Accuracy of testing apparatus
10 Conditions of testing
10.1 Method of gripping
10.2 Test rate
11 Determination of percentage elongation after fracture (A)
12 Determination of the percentage total elongation at maximum
force (A[gt])
13 Determination of proof strength, non proportional
extension (R[p])
14 Determination of proof strength, total extension (R[t])
15 Method of verification of permanent set strength (R[r])
16 Determination of percentage reduction of area (Z)
17 Test report
Annex A (informative) Recommendations concerning the use of
computer controlled tensile testing machine
Annex B (normative) Types of test pieces to be used for thin
products: sheets, strips and flats between 0,1 mm and 3
mm thick
Annex C (normative) Types of test pieces to be used for wire, bars
and sections with a diameter or thickness of less than 4 mm
Annex D (normative) Types of test pieces to be used for sheets
and flats of thickness equal to or greater than 3 mm, and
wire, bars and sections of diameter or thickness equal to
or greater than 4 mm
Annex E (normative) Types of test pieces to be used for tubes
Annex F (informative) Measuring the percentage elongation after
fracture if the specified value is less than 5%
Annex G (informative) Measurement of percentage elongation after
fracture based on subdivision of the original gauge length
Annex H (informative) Manual method of determination
of the percentage total elongation at maximum force
for long products such as bars, wire, rods
Annex J (informative) Precision of tensile testing and estimation
of the uncertainty of measurement
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