Open Hole Tension (OHT)


Test ID

M-050

Description

Straight sided composite specimens are prepared with a hole in the center. Specimens are gripped and pulled in a tensile mode until failure.

Options

Can be tested at non ambient temperature. Can be measured using DIC. Can also be used as a filled hole tension test.

Standards

  • ASTM D5766

Data

Failure Type, Open-Hole Tensile Strength. This data appears in Matereality as Tensile Properties.

Replicates

Number of times this test is repeated: 6

Samples

10 call [details]

Application

Used to evaluate strength of composite materials when compromised by a through hole typically used for fasteners.

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