Designation:D8054/D8054M−16StandardTestMethodsforTensileTestingofPara-AramidFlatYarns1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD8054/D8054M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscoverthetensiletestingofpara-aramidflatyarns.1.1.1Thisstandardincludesproceduresusedtomeasureforceatspecifiedelongation(FASE)ofpara-aramidflatyarns.1.1.2Thisstandardincludesproceduresusedtomeasurelineardensityofpara-aramidflatyarns.1.1.3Thisstandardincludesprocedurestodeterminemodu-lusofpara-aramidflatyarns.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D76SpecificationforTensileTestingMachinesforTextilesD123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1776/D1776MPracticeforConditioningandTestingTex-tilesD1907/D1907MTestMethodforLinearDensityofYarn(YarnNumber)bytheSkeinMethodD2258PracticeforSamplingYarnforTestingD3800TestMethodforDensityofHigh-ModulusFibersD4848TerminologyRelatedtoForce,DeformationandRelatedPropertiesofTextilesD6477TerminologyRelatingtoTireCord,BeadWire,HoseReinforcingWire,andFabricsD6587TestMethodforYarnNumberUsingAutomaticTesterD7269TestMethodsforTensileTestingofAramidYarnsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethodE177PracticeforUseoftheTermsPrecisionandBiasinASTMTestMethods3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1fl...
