What is a tensile test?
A destructive test that measure the effects of a tensile foce (pulling force) on a material
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Where can you find destructive test types, the location of speciments, and specimin preparation procedures?
The controlling fabrication code or standard
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What shape are tensile specimens usually?
Dog-bone shaped (so the central portion of the specimen is narrower in cross section than the two ends).
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What causes metal fatigue failure?
A cyclic or repeated mechanical action on a member
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Whar are soundness tests designed to do?
They’re designed to determine if a weld ia free of imperfections (like inclusions, porosity, incomplete fusion, and cracks)
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What’s the most commonly used soundness test for groove welds?
The guided bend test
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