Mini Equipment for Tensile Testing of Samples Manufactured by 3D Printing from Polymer Materials

Vlada Țisari; Maxim Țisari; Laurenţiu Slătineanu

doi:10.2478/bipcm-2025-0034

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Mini Equipment for Tensile Testing of Samples Manufactured by 3D Printing from Polymer Materials

Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Iași. Machine constructions Section

Volume 71 (2025): Issue 4 (December 2025)

By: Vlada Țisari, Maxim Țisari and Laurenţiu Slătineanu

Open Access

|Dec 2025

Abstract

For small-sized specimens and materials with lower mechanical properties, it may be necessary to use mini-machines for tensile testing of such materials. This situation may occur, for example, with specimens manufactured by 3D printing from polymeric materials. To solve this problem, a manually-operated mini-equipment was designed and built for tensile testing of small-sized specimens. Preliminary tests performed on this mini-equipment have proven its usability.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bipcm-2025-0034 | Journal eISSN: 2537-4869 | Journal ISSN: 1011-2855

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Language: English

Page range: 37 - 47

Submitted on: Jul 3, 2025

Accepted on: Aug 30, 2025

Published on: Dec 6, 2025

Published by: Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

tensile testing,

small-sized specimens,

Related subjects:

Mechanical engineering,

Fundamentals of mechanical engineering,

Thermodynamics,

Production technology,

Mechatronics and automotive

© 2025 Vlada Țisari, Maxim Țisari, Laurenţiu Slătineanu, published by Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi
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Volume 71 (2025): Issue 4 (December 2025)