General Force Measurement
Break Strength Testing

One of the most common of all testing requirements is the determination of break strength.  Break strength is generally the tensile or compressive load required to fracture a sample.  To determine the break strength you will need to define what a break is (break detector).  Generally, there are two common types of breaks: the sharp break is referred to the measurement when a  load drops by 5% from its peak measurement.  A percentage break is another form of break and is generally determined by the sample material and its relationship to load degradation from a peak load measurement.  A plastic material will likely have a load drop of 5%, but not represent a break.  In this case, a percentage break would need to be applied.  In a tensile test, the breaking load is the break strength.  Virtually any product or material will have a break strength characteristic.  Chatillon^® products may be used to determine a break strength or to make a comparison of a break strength to a specification (pass/fail).

Other common results available using a Chatillon^® system  for break strength are:

• Maximum Load at Break
• Deflection at Maximum Load
• Work at Maximum Load
• Stiffness
• Load at Break
• Deflection at Break
• Work at Break
• Chord Slope

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