At Henderson Manufacturing Company, physical testing is performed to verify conformance to the customers required mechanical properties. Physical tests performed include tensile testing and Charpy V-Notch impact testing.

A tensile test, also known as tension test, is probably the most fundamental type of mechanical test you can perform on material. Tensile tests are simple, relatively inexpensive, and fully standardized. By pulling on something, you will very quickly determine how the material will react to forces being applied in tension. As the material is being pulled, you will find its strength along with how much it will elongate.