Tensile Properties

Strip specimens are normally used for tests to ISO 527-3 and ASTM D 882. This shape is easy to produce using a cutting press or a film cutting device.

Dumbbell specimens are often used for quality control and require a direct measuring extensometer for strain acquisition directly on the specimen.

Typical test results are characteristics such as yield stress, yield strain, maximum stress and nominal strain at break.

When using strip specimens the results for strain at break depend on both the specimen shape and the type of specimen clamping. We recommend the use of parallel gripping specimen grips. The jaw inserts should be designed to ensure line contact between jaws and specimen.

Typical Products for this Application:

Testing Machines to 5 kN

Three models are available - 500 N, (112lbf), 1 kN (224 lbf), 2.5 kN (562 lbf) and 5 kN (1125 lbf).

ProLine Testing Machine

The two-column ProLine testing machine is specially designed for function-testing components and for routine materials testing.

Allround-Line Testing Machine

Finding the optimum solution to your test requirements is easy thanks to the Allround Line's wide range of load frames. Options include table-top and floor-mounted testing machines with nominal forces ranging up to 250 kN, various heights and widths and a second test area.

testXpert® II - Testing Software for Static Testing Systems

testXpert® II brings you the benefits of more than 80 years’ of materials testing experience and over 10,000 successful testXpert® installations worldwide. Learn more about the intuitive, easy-to-use software which anticipates your needs.

Xforce load cells

The patented Xforce load cells are only available from Zwick Roell. These high-precision load cells are used for all our load frame ranges. Their design is based on the principle of axial/rotational symmetry, making them highly insensitive to transverse forces.