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# Tensile testing standards, explained

Practical guides to the standards polymer and rubber labs test to every day, with what each one measures, the equipment it needs, and how automation makes the test faster and more repeatable.

-    [![LabsCubed CubeTen automated plastic tensile testing machine](https://labscubed.com/assets/img/resources/cubeten-machine.webp) Plastics · ASTM D638 / ISO 527-2 **ASTM D638 / ISO 527-2 tensile testing: guide & automation** What the standard measures, specimen types, equipment and extensometers, and how to automate plastic tensile testing with the CubeTen.](https://labscubed.com/resources/astm-d638-iso-527-2-plastic-tensile-testing)
-    [![Video extensometer measuring strain on a rubber tensile specimen](https://labscubed.com/assets/img/resources/feature-video-extensometer.webp) Rubber · ASTM D412 / ISO 37 **ASTM D412 / ISO 37 rubber tensile testing: guide & automation** Dumbbell vs. ring specimens, equipment and extensometers, and how to automate rubber tensile testing with the CubeOne.](https://labscubed.com/resources/astm-d412-iso-37-rubber-tensile-testing)
-    [![LabsCubed test results dashboard](https://labscubed.com/assets/img/resources/step-results-dashboard.webp) White paper **Automation vs. manual testing: the data-backed case** Cost reduction and error elimination, quantified: the business case for switching to automated tensile testing.](https://labscubed.com/white-paper-automation-vs-manual-testing)

More articles on tensile testing and lab automation are on the [LabsCubed blog](https://labscubed.com/blog).