Contents -- Preface -- Introduction to Tensile Testing -- Mechanical Behavior of Materials under Tensile Loads -- Uniaxial Tensile Testing -- Tensile Testing Equipment and Strain Sensors -- Tensile Testing for Design -- Tensile Testing for Determining Sheet Formability -- Tensile Testing of Metals and Alloys -- Tensile Testing of Plastics -- Tensile Testing of Elastomers -- Tensile Testing of Ceramics and Ceramic-Matrix Composites -- Tensile Testing of Fiber-Reinforced Composites -- Tensile Testing of Components -- Hot Tensile Testing -- Tensile Testing at Low Temperatures -- High Strain Rate Tensile Testing -- Glossary of Terms -- Reference Tables -- Index.