tensile-testing machine provided with one clamp which is stationary and another clamp which moves with a constant speed throughout the test, the entire testing system being virtually free from deflection
[SOURCE: ISO 13934‑1:2013, 3.1]
ISO 13934-2:2014(en), 3.1
maximum force
maximum force recorded when a test specimen is taken to rupture during a test under the specified conditions
[SOURCE: ISO 13934‑1:2013, 3.11]
ISO 13934-2:2014(en), 3.3
gauge length
distance between the two effective clamping points of a testing device
Note 1 to entry: The effective clamping points (or lines) of jaws can be checked by clamping a test specimen with carbon copy paper to produce a gripping pattern on the test specimen and/or the jaw faces.
[SOURCE: ISO 13934‑1:2013, 3.3, modified — "under defined pretension" has been removed from the Note.]
ISO 13934-2:2014(en), 3.4
grab test
tensile test in which only the centre part of the test specimen is gripped in the jaws of the testing machine