The minimum tensile strength is a critical selection criteria for cable ties. It expresses how much loading a cable tie can bear. This minimum tensile strength of a cable tie is determined in accordance with the Military Specification and Standards of the USA. Test conditions being laid down precisely in MIL-S-23190E:
Conditioning of the cable tie test pieces
Construction of the test apparatus
Application of the cable tie on a split test probe
Test speed
The test procedure to determine minimum tensile strength of a cable tie: