ASTM_D_7745_-_11.pdf

Designation:D774511Standard Practice forTesting Pultruded Composites1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7745;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This protocol summarizes the applicable ASTM andother standard test methods commonly used for pultrudedcomposites.The individual performance requirements to thesetest methods are defined by specific customer specifications.1.2 This protocol also defines appropriate specimen loca-tions for sampling from the pultruded composites.1.3 This protocol does not discuss all possible standard testmethods that may be utilized for pultruded composites.1.4 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.NOTE1There is no known ISO equivalent to this guide.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D149 Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage andDielectric Strength of Solid Electrical Insulating Materialsat Commercial Power FrequenciesD256 Test Methods for Determining the Izod PendulumImpact Resistance of PlasticsD495 Test Method for High-Voltage,Low-Current,Dry ArcResistance of Solid Electrical Insulation(Withdrawn2013)3D570 Test Method for Water Absorption of PlasticsD635 Test Method for Rate of Burning and/or Extent andTime of Burning of Plastics in a Horizontal PositionD638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of PlasticsD695 Test Method for Compressive Properties of RigidPlasticsD696 Test Method for Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expan-sion of Plastics Between 30C and 30C with a VitreousSilica DilatometerD790 Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforcedand Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materi-alsD792 Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity(Rela-tive Density)of Plastics by DisplacementD953 Test Method for Bearing Strength of PlasticsD2344/D2344M Test Method for Short-Beam Strength ofPolymer Matrix Composite Materials and Their LaminatesD2583 Test Method for Indentation Hardness of Rigid Plas-tics by Means of a Barcol ImpressorD2584 Test Method for Ignition Loss of Cured ReinforcedResinsD3039/D3039M Test Method for Tensile Properties of Poly-mer Matrix Composite MaterialsD3916 Test Method for Tensile Properties of PultrudedGlass-Fiber-Reinforced Plastic RodD3918 Terminology Relating to Reinforced Plastic Pul-truded ProductsD4065 Practice for Plastics:Dynamic Mechanical Proper-ties:Determination and Report of ProceduresD5379/D5379M Test Method for Shear Properties of Com-posite Materials by the V-Notched Beam MethodD5420 Test Method for Impact Resistance of Flat,RigidPlastic Specimen by Means of a Striker Impacted by aFalling Weight(Gardner Impact)D6641/D6641M Test Method for Compressive Properties ofPolymer Matrix Composite Materials Using a CombinedLoading Compression(CLC)Test FixtureD7136/D7136M Test Method for Measuring the DamageResistance of a Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Com-posite to a Drop-Weight Impact EventD7332/D7332M Test Method for Measuring the FastenerPull-Through Resistance of a Fiber-Reinforced PolymerMatrix CompositeE84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics ofBuilding Materials1This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D20 on Plastics andis the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.18 on Reinforced ThermosettingPlastics.Current edition approved Sept.1,2011.Published September 2011.DOI:10.1520/D7745-11.2For 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.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 G154 Practice for Operating Fluorescent Ultraviolet(UV)Lamp Apparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials2.2 UL Standards:UL94 Tests for Flammability of Plastic Materials for Parts inDevices and Appliances43.Terminology3.1 Terminology relating to pultruded composites is foundin Terminology D3918.4.Significance and Use4.1 This practice is intended to aid in the selection of testprotocols for reinforced pultruded composites.4.2 This practice is intended to define the locations fromwhich test specimens shall be taken from the reinforcedpultruded composite.5.General Requirements5.1 All test specimens shall conform to the geometry andspecimen quantity specified by the test methods of Section 2.5.1.1 See Section 6.5.2 All test specimens shall have a constant cross-sectionprior t