A universal testing machine (utm) is used to test the mechanical properties (tension, compression etc.) of a given test specimen by exerting tensile, compressive or transverse stresses. the machine has been named so because of the wide range of tests it can perform over different kind of materials. different tests like peel test, flexural test, tension test, bend test, friction test, spring test etc. can be performed with the help of utm.
a universal testing machine consists of two main parts :
loading unit
control unit
the arrangement of the test specimen and the exertion of the load is held in the loading unit. the variations in the application of the load and the corresponding test result are obtained from the control unit.
comes in both digital and computerised. with various load ranges.