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STP 1208 Automation of Mechanical Testing David T.Heberling,Editor ASTM Publication Code Number(PCN)04-012080-23 AsTM 1916 Race Street Philadelphia,PA 19103 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sat Dec 19 20:04:10 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Automation of mechanical testing/David T,Heberling,editor.(STP 1208)Contains papers presented at the symposium held in Pittsburgh on 21 May 1992.ASTM publication code number(PCN)04-012080-23.Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN 0-8031-1868-6 i,Testing-machines-Automation-Congresses.I.Heberling,David T.II.Series:ASTM special technical publication;1208.TA413.A88 1993 620.0044-dc20 93-16119 CIP Copyright?9 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS,Philadelphia,PA.All rights reserved.This material may not be reproduced or copied,in whole or in part,in any printed,mechanical,electronic,film,or other distribution and storage media,without the written consent of the publisher.Photocopy Rights Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use,or the internal or personal use of specific clients,is granted by the AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS for users registered with the Cepyright Clearance Center(CCC)Transactional Reporting Service,provided that the base fee of$2.50 per copy,plus$0.50 per page is paid directly to CCC,27 Congress St.,Salem,MA 01970;(508)744-3350.For those organizations that have been granted a photocopy license by CCC,a separate system of payment has been arranged.The fee code for users of the Transactional Reporting Service is 0-8031-1868-6/93$2.50+.50.Peer Review Policy Each paper published in this volume was evaluated by three peer reviewers.The authors addressed all of the reviewers comments to the satisfaction of both the technical editor(s)and the ASTM Committee on Publications.The quality of the papers in this publication reflects not only the obvious efforts of the authors and the technical editor(s),but also the work of these peer reviewers.The ASTM Committee on Publications acknowledges with appreciation their dedication and contribution to time and effort on behalf of ASTM.Printed in Philadelphia,PA March 1993 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sat Dec 19 20:04:10 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Foreword This publication,Automation of Mechanical Testing,contains papers presented at the symposium of the same name,held in Pittsburgh,PA on 21 May 1992.The symposium was sponsored by ASTM Committee E-28 on Mechanical Testing.David T.Heberling,Armco Steel Co.,L.P.,Middletown Works Metallurgical Laboratory,Middletown,OH,presided as symposium chairman and is editor of the resulting publication.Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sat Dec 19 20:04:10 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Contents Overview Elements of Automated Mechanical Testing-E.a.RUTH Experiences in the Automation of Mechanical Testing-e.GEBHARDT Measurement,Control,and Data Processing Techniques in the Automation of Mechanical TestingpP.M.MUMFORD Automated Data Acquisition and Analysis in a Mechanical Test Lab-D.H.CARTER AND W.SCOTT GIBBS A Case Study:Linking an Automated Tension Testing Machine to a Laboratory Information Management System-D.T.HEBERLIN6 Data Interpretation Issues in Automated Mechanical Testing-R.y.KUAY A Comparison of Automated Versus Manual Measurement of Total Elongation-Tension Testing-D.K.SCHERRER A Technique for Determining Yield Point Elongation-J.J.YOUNG Event Criteria to Determine Bandwidth and Data Rate in Tensile Testing-A.M.N1COLSON 5 10 19 28 40 51 65 75 91 Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Sat Dec 19 20:04:10 EST 2015Downloaded/printed byUniversity of Washington(University of Washington)pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.STP1208-EB/Mar.1993 Overview Because automated mechanical testing is here to stay,ASTM must come to terms with the use of automation and should waste no time addressing standardization issues associated with this technology.This was the thinking of ASTM Committee E-28 when we first decided to hold a symposium on the subject of automated testing.Two years later,the attendance,presentations,and discussions at the resulting symposium confirmed that automation is definitely a topic of interest.Background The 1990s can,for our purposes,be considered the second decade of automated me-chanical testing.During the 1980s,test machine manufacturers first began to supply signif-icant numbers of tensile test machines equipped with PCs and specialized hardware and software for control of the testing and handling of specimens.By now,it is widely accepted that automated test