Test Type
Test Type
- Round
Specimen: 10 Yield Yield Yield
Yield Strength,
mm or 12.5 Strength ≥ Strength ≥ Strength ≥
Ultimate Tensile
mm diameter 240 MPa, 205 MPa, 205 MPa,
Strength, Mechanical
Tensile - Flat Tensile Tensile Tensile
ASTM A370 Elongation, Testing,
Test Specimen: Strength ≥ Strength ≥ Strength ≥
Reduction of Area, Deformation
Width: 12.5 415 MPa, 415 MPa, 515 MPa,
and Modulus of
mm, Thickness: Elongation ≥ Elongation ≥ Elongation ≥
Elasticity
1.6 mm to 25 20% 21% 40%
mm
Energy
absorbed
- Charpy: 10x10
(Joules); Not typically
mm or 10x5 mm Not
Specified required for Minimum
specimen Fracture typically
Impact ASTM E23 / minimum Gr.B (but impact
- Izod: 75 mm Toughness, required
Test ISO 148-1 energy varies by energy at -
length, 10 mm Impact Energy for Grade
depending on service 196°C: 27 J
width, 3.2 mm 6
material grade conditions)
thickness
and
temperature
- Rockwell:
Diameter of the Rockwell: HR
ASTM E18 indenter and scale (e.g., HRC,
Typically Typically Typically
(Rockwell), depth HRB)
HRB 80 or HRB 80 or HRB 90 or
ASTM E10 measurements Brinell: HB Surface
Hardness less less less
(Brinell), - Brinell: 10 mm (Hardness Hardness
Test (depends (depends (depends
Vickers diameter ball, Brinell) Measurement
on specific on specific on specific
(ASTM load 500-3000 kg Vickers: HV
grade) grade) grade)
E384) - Vickers: (Vickers
Diamond pyramid Hardness)
indenter