Patent ID: 6983658

Claim:
A testing system for testing a property of a test sample of a material, the testing system comprising: a frame; at least one gripping support coupled with the frame and having a serrated grip face adapted to secure the test sample, wherein the test sample has a thickness of approximately between 0.002 inch and 0.030 inch; a drive mechanism adapted to apply a load to the gripping support and the test sample; at least one laser micrometer adapted to measure as first test data a change in the test sample during testing; a load cell having a value and adapted to record as second test data the load applied to the test sample during testing, wherein the load cell is removable and replaceable with a different load cell having a different value; and a computing device operatively coupled with the drive mechanism, the laser micrometer, and the load cell, and operable to store and execute a computer program operable to substantially control operation of the drive mechanism and to receive and record the first test data and the second test data.