Tensile tests used to determine strength and ductility of material are available at our laboratories in North Carolina and California. Our machines and peripherals are certified over their full range to be accurate to within 1% by a certifying independent laboratory whose equipment is traceable to the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, CO.

Our testing machines are capable of attaining both strain and compression results on samples up to 60,000 psi. Digital interface and computerized analysis allow our technicians to plot real-time graphs on screen and in hard paper form.

Each laboratory is equipped and our staff is trained to perform tensile tests to determine yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, elongation of material and reduction of area. Specimens may be low or high carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, plastics or strand tests of various composite materials. A variety of extensometers allow for gauge lengths from 2 to 8 inches.