This report summarizes an experiment conducted to test the tensile strength of a welded steel specimen. A group of 5 students welded together two steel rods and tested the welded specimen on a universal testing machine. Their observations showed that the welded region withstood less tensile stress than a normal un-welded specimen, as hypothesized. The report documents the objective, instruments used, welding and testing procedures, observations recorded in a table, and conclusion that the welded material had lower tensile strength than the original non-welded material.