The preparation of test specimens depends on the purposes of testing and on the governing test method or specification. A tensile specimens is usually a standardized sample cross-section. It has two shoulders and a gage (section) in between. The shoulders are large so they can be readily gripped, whereas the gauge section has a smaller cross-section so that the deformation and failure can occur in this area. Below is the common tensile testing standards:
- ASTM A370 Tensile Bend Strength Steel Test Equipment
- ASTM A931 Steel Wire Rope Tension Test Equipment
- ASTM A1044 Steel Stud Assemblies Test Machine
- ASTM C1135 Tensile Adhesion Test Equipment
- ASTM D143 Timber Clear Specimen Test Equipment
- ASTM D1623 Tensile Adhesion of Rigid Cellular Plastic
- ASTM D1708 Tensile Testing for Plastics and Microtensile Specimens
- ASTM D2343 Tensile Glass Fiber Strands Yarns Rovings Testing Equipment
- ASTM D3039 Tensile Testing for Advanced Composite Materials
- ASTM D3217 Breaking Tenacity of Manufactured Textile Fibers in Loop or Knot Configurations
- ASTM D3759 Tensile and Elongation of Pressure-Sensitive Tapes
- ASTM D4073 Tensile-Tear Tests of Bituminous Roofing Membranes
- ASTM D412 – Tension Testing for Rubber and Elastomers
- ASTM D4595 Wide-Width Tensile Test Equipment for Geotextiles
- ASTM D4964 Tension and Elongation of Elastic Fabrics
- ASTM D638 Tension Testing for Plastics
- ASTM D7205 Tensile Tests of GFRP Matrix Composite Bars
- ASTM D828 Tensile Force Deflection of Paper and Paperboard
- ASTM D882 Tensile Testing for Thin Plastic Sheeting
- ASTM E21 Elevated Temperature Tension Tests of Metals
- ASTM E8 Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
- ISO 4587 Tensile Lap-Shear Strength of Rigid-to-Rigid Bonded Assemblies
