Mechanical Characterization Summary

Load Methods		Rate Regimes		Deformation Measurement
tension compression bearing shear hardness bend torsion pressure multiaxial combined		quasi-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 coating
Environmental		Nondestructive		Miscellaneous
elevated/low temperature moisture chemicals corrosion		liquid penetrant acoustic emission acoustic transmission magnetic particle Eddy-current radiographic ultrasonic thermography microwave optical methods		formability wear modal analysis residual stresses fracture mechanics stress concentration