Designation:D882−12StandardTestMethodforTensilePropertiesofThinPlasticSheeting1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD882;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.ThesetestmethodshavebeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefensetoreplaceMethod1013ofFederalTestMethodStandard406.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftensilepropertiesofplasticsintheformofthinsheetingandfilms(lessthan1.0mm(0.04in.)inthickness).NOTE1—FilmisdefinedinTerminologyD883asanoptionaltermforsheetinghavinganominalthicknessnogreaterthan0.25mm(0.010in.).NOTE2—Tensilepropertiesofplastics1.0mm(0.04in.)orgreaterinthicknessshallbedeterminedaccordingtoTestMethodD638.1.2Thistestmethodcanbeusedtotestallplasticswithinthethicknessrangedescribedandthecapacityofthemachineemployed.1.3Specimenextensioncanbemeasuredbygripseparation,extensionindicators,ordisplacementofgagemarks.1.4Theprocedurefordeterminingthetensilemodulusofelasticityisincludedatonestrainrate.NOTE3—Themodulusdeterminationisgenerallybasedontheuseofgripseparationasameasureofextension;however,thedesirabilityofusingextensometers,asdescribedin5.2,isrecognizedandprovisionfortheuseofsuchinstrumentationisincorporatedintheprocedure.1.5Testdataobtainedbythistestmethodisrelevantandappropriateforuseinengineeringdesign.1.6ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesinparenthesesareprovidedforinforma-tiononly.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE4—ThistestmethodissimilartoISO527-3,butisnotconsideredtechnicallyequivalent.ISO...
