A tensile test was performed on a specimen of 1018 fully annealed steel. Prior to testing, measurements were taken including initial diameter, length, and hardness. In this test, an extensometer was attached to the specimen to measure the elongation during loaded conditions, up to 30% elongation. During this period from 0% to 30% elongation, the diameter was measured during loading at 1% elongation increments to gather true stress data. The specimen was drawn to breaking, at which point the final diameter and length were measured. The data gathered was used to plot several curves, including engineering stress-engineering strain and true stress-true strain curves. Using the data and these curves, it was determined that the specimen had an elastic modulus of 38.2 Mpsi, an ultimate tensile strength of 57.8 ksi, experienced 39.2% elongation and a 62.61% reduction in area. These results seem consistent with empirical data gathered for 1018 steel considering the specimen was fully annealed.
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