I need to conduct tensile test on steel specimens. I have steel strips having thicknesses of 5mm, 7mm, 10mm , 12mm and 15 mm. But I cannot find a standard dimension( for example : gauge length, radius) for making a flat plate tensile test specimen . can anyone help me to find a standard dimension criteria to prepare tensile test specimen ?

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According to ASTM E 8, you should use 12.5 mm wide by 50.0 mm long strips of material for standard uniaxial tensile testing of metal strips. If you need to test a smaller piece of material, you can perform the subsize test with a specimen 6.0 mm x 25.0 mm.

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