A ring tensile test using a split disc fixture was developed and used to evaluate the tensile properties of a low-pressure plasma-deposited nickel-base superalloy from 25 to 1010° C. These properties were compared to those obtained with conventional uniaxial tensile specimens. It was concluded that the ring tensile test is an adequate test to rapidly and inexpensively evaluate the strength of thin (≈ 1.0 mm) as-deposited plasma-deposited structures. A finite-element analysis of the test indicated that for sufficiently large deformation (≈ 2%) the stress and strain fields approximated those of a uniaxial distribution.