MTS 709 Alignment System - Manual (Page 18)

709 Alignment System
Additional Information
Introduction 18
Additional Information
The following documents provide additional and background information as it
pertains to the importance of proper specimen and machine alignment in
materials testing.
• S-400-E: Certified Materials Test Laboratories (CMTL): Metallic Materials
• SAE AS7101 Revision B - NADCAP Alignment Requirements
• ASTM E 1012 - 99: Standard Practice for Verification of Specimen
Alignment Under Tensile Load
• Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards (VAMAS)
Technical Working Area 13, Low Cycle Fatigue
Recent Intercomparisons on Low Cycle Fatigue and Alignment
Measurements
Report No. 41
ISSN 1016-2186
February 2003
• Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards (VAMAS)
Technical Working Area 13, Low Cycle Fatigue
A Procedure for the Measurement of Machine Alignment in Axial Testing
Report No. 42
ISSN 1016-2186
February 2003