Students must follow the established work order during experiments (this is explained by the lecturer and written in the practicum guide).

During destructive experiments (tensile test, impact test) the test specimens may break unexpectedly and cause loud noise.

Testing machines should only be used in the presence, guidance and coordination of the lecturer.

Students must use protective equipment during the experiments (safety glasses etc).

Maximum amount of tensile stress that material can take before failure.

Mechanical property that measures the stiffness. It defines the relationship between stress and strain in a material in the linear elasticity regime of a uniaxial deformation.

Mechanical property that measures the stiffness. It

defines the relationship between stress and strain in a material in the plastic deformation region of a uniaxial deformation.

The ability of the material to withstand the load without breaking.

The ability of a material to deform significantly under static forces without breaking and to retain deformation after removal of forces.

Material's ability to withstand local plastic deformation.

The ability of a material to deform significantly under static forces without breaking and to return to its original shape after removal of the forces.

The ability of material to resist crack development

Measuring device - caliper

Calculator for analyzing test data and calculating strength, ductility

Tensile test device

Writing instruments and tables for recording experimental data

To get introduced with impact test method and toughness measures.

To compare characteristics of different constructional materials (steel, aluminium, polymers, composites).

Objective of the work is to get introduced to the main constructional materials mechanical properties and their determination method.

Getting introduced with the tensile test method and characteristics that are measured with the test.