Aluminum test data

Eight files are available in both text and Excel format for your use in the exercises. To download them:

on PCs, right click the link and "Save target as..." and then specify a location on your computer
on Macs, click and hold on the link, then choose "Download link to disk" and then specify a location on your computer

Another way is to just click a link which will display the data file onscreen. From the File menubar you can then do "Save as..."

NOTE: In the Excel files, the data is pre-plotted and a line is fit through the linear range. A Matlab program is available to help you plot and analyze the data. To use the "MatlabGrapher" program, download and save it on your computer. Download and save the data files you wish to analyze (.txt format, NOT .xls format). Be sure to put the program and the data in the same directory.

Description and nominal dimensions	Data file	Excel file	Photos of broken sample (click to enlarge)
Geometry 1: GL=88.9 mm OD=12.7 mm ID= 0.0 mm	AL_1_1.txt AL_1_2.txt	AL_1_1.xls AL_1_2.xls
Geometry 2: GL=88.9 mm OD=12.7 mm ID=10.2 mm	AL_2_1.txt AL_2_2.txt	AL_2_1.xls AL_2_2.xls
Geometry 3: GL=44.5 mm OD=12.7 mm ID= 10.2 mm	AL_3_1.txt AL_3_2.txt	AL_3_1.xls AL_3_2.xls
Geometry 4: GL=88.9 mm OD=15.2 mm ID= 10.2 mm	AL_4_1.txt AL_4_2.txt	AL_4_1.xls AL_4_2.xls

File Naming Convention: Material_Geometry_Repeat.txt

Note: GL=Gage length, OD=Outer diameter, ID=Inner Diameter.

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