ASTM_D_6873_-_D_6873M_-_08_2014.pdf

Designation:D6873/D6873M08(Reapproved 2014)Standard Practice forBearing Fatigue Response of Polymer Matrix CompositeLaminates1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6873/D6873M;the number immediately following the designation indicates theyear of original adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of lastreapproval.A superscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This practice provides instructions for modifying staticbearing test methods to determine the fatigue behavior ofcomposite materials subjected to cyclic bearing forces.Thecomposite material forms are limited to continuous-fiber rein-forced polymer matrix composites in which the laminate isboth symmetric and balanced with respect to the test direction.The range of acceptable test laminates and thicknesses aredescribed in 8.2.1.2 This practice supplements Test Method D5961/D5961Mwith provisions for testing specimens under cyclic loading.Several important test specimen parameters(for example,fastener selection,fastener installation method,and fatigueforce/stress ratio)are not mandated by this practice;however,repeatable results require that these parameters be specified andreported.1.3 This practice is limited to test specimens subjected toconstant amplitude uniaxial loading,where the machine iscontrolled so that the test specimen is subjected to repetitiveconstant amplitude force(stress)cycles.Either engineeringstress or applied force may be used as a constant amplitudefatigue variable.The repetitive loadings may be tensile,compressive,or reversed,depending upon the test specimenand procedure utilized.1.4 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.Within the text theinch-pound units are shown in brackets.The values stated ineach system are not exact equivalents;therefore,each systemmust be used independently of the other.Combining valuesfrom the two systems may result in nonconformance with thestandard.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D883 Terminology Relating to PlasticsD3878 Terminology for Composite MaterialsD5229/D5229M Test Method for MoistureAbsorption Prop-erties and Equilibrium Conditioning of Polymer MatrixComposite MaterialsD5961/D5961M Test Method for Bearing Response of Poly-mer Matrix Composite LaminatesE4 Practices for Force Verification of Testing MachinesE6 Terminology Relating to Methods of Mechanical TestingE122 Practice for Calculating Sample Size to Estimate,WithSpecified Precision,the Average for a Characteristic of aLot or ProcessE177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias inASTM Test MethodsE456 Terminology Relating to Quality and StatisticsE467 Practice for Verification of Constant Amplitude Dy-namic Forces in an Axial Fatigue Testing SystemE739 Practice for StatisticalAnalysis of Linear or LinearizedStress-Life(S-N)and Strain-Life(-N)Fatigue DataE1309 GuideforIdentificationofFiber-ReinforcedPolymer-Matrix Composite Materials in DatabasesE1434 Guide for Recording Mechanical Test Data of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials in DatabasesE1823 Terminology Relating to Fatigue and Fracture Testing3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsTerminology D3878 defines terms relatingto high-modulus fibers and their composites.TerminologyD883 defines terms relating to plastics.Terminology E6 definesterms relating to mechanical testing.Terminology E1823defines terms relating to fatigue.Terminology E456 andPractice E177 define terms relating to statistics.In the event of1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D30 on CompositeMaterials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D30.05 on Structural TestMethods.Current edition approved Aug.1,2014.Published September 2014.Originallyapproved in 2003.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as D6873/D6873M 08.DOI:10.1520/D6873_D6873M-08R14.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 a conflict between terms,Terminology D3878 shall haveprecedence over the other standards.NOTE1If the term represents a physical quantity,its analyticaldimensions are stated immediately following the term(or letter symbol)infundamental dimension form,using the following ASTM standard sym-bology for fundamental dimensions,shown within square brackets:Mfor mass,L for length,T for time,for thermodynamic temperature,and nd for non-dimensional