Mechanical Characterization Summary
Load Methods Rate Regimes Deformation Measurement tension
compression
bearing
shear
hardness
bend
torsion
pressure
multiaxial
combinedquasi-static
dynamic
cyclic
high strain rate
creep
stress rupture
stress relaxation
fatigue
point-per-point
strain gages
extensometers
LVDT
full-field
photoelasticity
moiré
interferometry
shadow optical
brittle coatingEnvironmental Nondestructive Miscellaneous elevated/low temperature
moisture
chemicals
corrosion
liquid penetrant
acoustic emission
acoustic transmission
magnetic particle
Eddy-current
radiographic
ultrasonic
thermography
microwave
optical methodsformability
wear
modal analysis
residual stresses
fracture mechanics
stress concentration