What is the Difference Between Tensile and Tension Testing?

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:37:25 +0000

If you are involved in material testing, production or quality control, you can probably hear both conditions both tensile and tension tests. But are they the same? Or is there any difference between tensile and tension tests? In Effective Lab India, we are in the process of understanding these basic properties, and two words often come up that can be a little confusing: "tensile testing" and "tension testing." Are they the same? Is there a subtle difference? Let's break it down in an easy-to-understand way!