A wide range of different types of test specimens can be subjected to tensile or compressive loading in the 400-kN universal testing machine.

The first video shows the tensile test on a flat steel specimen. During the test, various properties of the steel are determined, e.g. the yield strength fy and the tensile strength fu, which are also shown schematically in the stress-strain diagram. When the tensile strength is reached, there is a clear necking of the material, which can be clearly seen in the video, before the flat specimen fails completely after a clear drop in load.

The second video shows the tensile test on an additively manufactured pipe cross-section – also made of steel.