machine de traction

CONT: Une machine de traction se compose: d'un organe de fixation de l'éprouvette comportant deux parties, l'une fixe, l'autre mobile; d'un organe producteur de l'effort agissant sur la partie mobile; d'un organe mesureur et enregistreur.

CONT: There are two principal parts in tensile testing machines. One of these is the loading system, the other is the weighing system. The function of the weighing system is to measure loads which have been applied to the test specimen. The function of the loading system is to apply loads to the specimen.