{"id":3202,"date":"2026-03-05T11:58:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/wiki\/materials-testing\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:13:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:13:03","slug":"materials-testing","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/en\/glossary\/materials-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Materials testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"glossar-eintrag\">\n<p><strong>Definition:<\/strong> Materials testing comprises all test methods for determining the mechanical, physical and chemical properties of a material. It serves to establish standardised characteristic values and to verify conformity with specifications. Tests can be carried out destructively or non-destructively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Practical relevance:<\/strong> Typical mechanical tests are the tensile test (DIN EN ISO 6892-1), hardness testing (ISO 6506\/6507\/6508) and the notched-bar impact test (ISO 148-1). These are complemented by <a class=\"tc-inlink\" href=\"\/en\/corrosion-consulting-and-testing\/\">corrosion<\/a> tests, microstructure analyses and spectral analyses. The results form the basis for material releases, quality assurance and safety assessments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Decision-making perspectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Technical decision-makers:<\/strong> Assessment of strength, toughness and suitability for defined operating conditions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purchasing\/project management:<\/strong> Requirement for standard-compliant test certificates (e.g. EN 10204 3.1) and acceptance criteria.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Science:<\/strong> Analysis of relationships between microstructure and characteristic values.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Insurance\/law:<\/strong> Verification of specification-compliant properties in disputes or damage cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Typical testing or verification methods:<\/strong> Tensile test, hardness testing, notched-bar impact test, <a class=\"tc-inlink\" href=\"\/en\/materials-testing-analysis\/metallography-microstructure-analysis\/\">metallography<\/a>, spectral analysis, NDT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FAQ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is the difference between destructive and non-destructive <a class=\"tc-inlink\" href=\"\/en\/materials-testing-analysis\/\">materials testing<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>Destructive tests determine characteristic values up to failure, whereas non-destructive methods test components without causing damage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","encyclopedia-tag":[],"class_list":["post-3202","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/3202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-tag?post=3202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}