Purustav katse on kõige sobivam ja ökonoomsem kasutada hulgitoodanguna toodetavate objektide korral, kuna väikese arvu objektide hävitamise kulud on tühised.
Destructive test is most suitable, and economic, for objects which will be mass-produced, as the cost of destroying a small number of specimens is negligible. It is usually not economical to do destructive testing where only one or very few items are to be produced (for example, in the case of a building).