Plant: - NTPEP

Is the specimen placed approximately at the centerline of the head of the testing machine? Is a convenient rate of loading used up to ½ the specified yield strength or ¼ the specified tensile strength, whichever is smaller? Rate of loading between 10,000 psi/min. and 100,000 psi/min. to the yield point? Tensile strength reported to the ... ................
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