... strains for a low-carbon steel at room temperature. Between strain rates of 10 -6 s -1 and 10 -3 s -1 (a thousandfold increase), yield stress increases only by 10%. Above 1 s -1 , however, ... distinct parts: • Test-piece preparation, geometry, and material condition • Test setup and equipment • Test 1. D. Lewis, Tensile Testing of Ceramics and Ceramic-Matrix Composites, Tensile Testing, ... 6. “Standard Test Method for Young's Modulus, Tangent Modulus, and Chord Modulus,” E 111 , ASTM 7. Making, Shaping, and Treating of Steel, 10th ed., U.S. Steel, 1985, Fig. 5 0-1 2 and 5 0-1 3...