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How can the tensile strength of a specific metal be determined?

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Usually, a bar of specified shape and dimension is tested in a tensile testing machine, such as an Instron. The machine has a calibrated load cell. The bar is loaded in tension and the load cell force is read out; when the bar breaks the break load is recorded. The tensile strength is the load divided by the cross sectional area of the bar
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