Abstract: “Performance of a structure is usually determined by the amount of permitted deformation. Some measured properties that must be considered when designing a cold formed steel structure include tensile strength, yield strength and modulus of elasticity. The other important property is ductility that is the ability for plastic deformation in tension or shear. Ductility controls the amount a material can be cold formed that is the process used when producing cold formed steel members. Steel properties that have direct or indirect influence on formability and structural element performance are tensile strength, yield strength and modulus of elasticity, ductility, hardness, stress hardening exponent, plastic strain ratio. All of these parameters can be determined by tensile test, except hardness. The stress strain curve is generated by pulling a metal specimen under axial tension to failure. ASTM E8/E8M Standard Test Methods For Tension Testing Metallic Material used for determination of tens”

Keywords: Tensile testing, Sheet metals, Experiments, Cutting methods