Designation:D6601−19StandardTestMethodforRubberProperties—MeasurementofCureandAfter-CureDynamicPropertiesUsingaRotorlessShearRheometer1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6601;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoverstheuseofarotorlessoscillatingshearrheometerformeasuringaftercuredynamicpropertiesatpredeterminedtemperature(s)belowthecuretemperature.1.2Specifiedcureconditionsthatapproximatea“staticcure”alsoarecoveredtominimizeeffectsoncuredrubbercompounddynamicproperties.Thistestmethodisnotin-tendedtoreplaceTestMethodD5289.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Warning—Compoundsbasedonsiliconeorfluoroelas-tomersmayhavehighlevelsofthermalcontractionorpooradhesiontothedieswhencooledafterthecureportionofthistestmethod,causingslippageduringstrainsweeps.Ifthisoccurs,theresultswillnotbereliable.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1349PracticeforRubber—StandardConditionsforTest-ingD4483PracticeforEvaluatingPrecisionforTestMethodStandardsintheRubberandCarbonBlackManufacturingIndustriesD5289TestMethodforRubberProperty—VulcanizationUsingRotorlessCureMetersD5992GuideforDynamicTestingofVulcanizedRubberandRubber-LikeMaterialsUsingVibratoryMethods3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1complexshearm...
