ASTM_D_5938_-_96.pdf

Designation:D593896StandardGuideDescribingtheGeneralPrinciplesforDeterminationofTensilePropertiesofPlastics1Thisst a ndar disissuedundert hefixeddesignationD5938;t henum berim m ediat elyfollowingt hedesignat ionindicat est heyearoforiginaladopt ionor,int heca seofrevision,t heyearoflastr evision.Anum berinpar enthesesindicat est heyea roflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indica t esanedit or ialchangesincet helastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidespecifiest hegenera lprinciplesfordet erm in-ingt het ensilepropert iesofpla st icsunderdefinedcondit ions.1.2Severa ldifferentt ypesoft estspecim ena redefinedt osuitdifferentt ypesofm a t eria ltha ta redet a iledinot herst a nda rds.1.3Thisguideisusedt oinvest iga t et het ensilebeha viouroft het estspecim ensa ndfordet erm iningt het ensilest rengt h,t ensilem odulusa ndot hera spectsoft het ensilest ress/st ra inrela t ionshipundert hecondit ionsdefined.1.4Thisguideisselect ivelysuit a bleforusewit ht hefollowingra ngeofm a teria ls:1.4.1R igida ndsem irigidt herm opla st icsm ouldinga ndext rusionm a t eria ls,includingfilleda ndreinforcedcom poundsina ddit iont ounfilledt ypes,rigida ndsem irigidt her mopla sticssheet sa ndfilm s,1.4.2R igida ndsem irigidt herm oset t ingm ouldingma t eri-a ls,includingfilleda ndreinforcedcom pounds,rigida ndsem irigidt herm oset t ingsheet s,includingla m ina t es,1.4.3Fibre-reinforcedt herm oseta ndt herm opla st icscom-posit esincorpora t ingunidirect iona lornonunidirect iona lrein-forcementssucha sm a t,wovenfa brics,wovenr ovings,choppedst ra nds,combina tiona ndhybridreinforcem ent s,rov-ingsa ndm illedfibres,sheet sm a defrompr e-im pregna t edm a t eria ls(prepregs),a nd1.4.4Therm ot ropicliquidcryst a lpolym ers.1.5Thisguideisnotsuit a blenorm a llyforusewit hrigidcellula rm a t eria lsorsa ndwichst ruct urescont a iningcellula rm a t eria l.1.6Thisguideisa ppliedusingspecim enst ha tm a ybeeit herm ouldedt ot hechosendimensionsorm a chined,cut,orpunchedfromfinisheda ndsem ifinishedproduct ssucha sm ouldings,la m ina t es,film s,a ndext rudedorca stsheet.Insom eca ses,am ult ipurposet estspecim en(seeISO3167:1993(Specifica t ionD5936),m a ybeused.1.7Thisguidespecifiespreferr eddim ensionsfort het estspecim ens.Test st ha ta reca rriedoutonspecim ensofdifferentdim ensions,oronspecim enst ha ta reprepa redunderdifferentcondit ions,m a yproduceresult st ha ta renotcom pa ra ble.Ot herfa ct ors,sucha st hespeedoft est inga ndt hecondit ioningoft hespecim ens,a lsoca ninfluencet heresult s.Consequent ly,whencom pa ra t iveda t aa rerequired,t hesefa ct orsm ustbeca refullycont rolleda ndrecorded.1.8Thisguideisident ica lt oISO527-1.Thisst a nda rdiscom pa ra blet oTestMet hodD638butneit herst a nda rdshouldbesubst it ut edfort heot her.Thet wost a nda rdsma ydifferwit hrespectt ot estspecim endim ensions,t estspecimencondit ion-ing,t estequipm ent,t est ingcondit ions,et c.Thet wom ethodsm a ynotgivet hesa m er esult s.1.9Thi sstan darddoesn otpurporttoaddressallofth esafetyc on c ern s,i fan y,assoc i atedw i thi tsuse.Iti sth erespon si bi li tyoftheuserofthi sstan dardtoestabli shappro-pri atesafetyan dhealthprac ti c esan ddetermi n etheapplica-bi li tyofregulatoryli mi tati on spri ortouse.2.Refer encedDocument s2.1ASTMStan dards:D638TestMet hodforTensilePropert iesofPla st ics2D5936SpecificationforMult ipur poseTestSpecimensUsedforTest ingPla st ics32.2ISOStan dards:4ISO291:1977Pla st icsSt a nda rdAt m ospheresforCondi-t ioninga ndTest ingISO527-1Det erm ina t ionofTensilePropert iesPa rt1:Genera lPrinciplesISO2602:1980St a t ist ica lInt erpret a t ionofTestR esult sEst im a t ionoft heMea nConfidenceInt erva lISO5893:1985R ubbera ndPla sticsTestEquipm ent Tensile,Flexura la ndCom pressionTypes(Const a ntR a t eofTra verse)Descript ion3.Terminology3.1D efin i ti on sofTermsSpec i fictoThi sStan dard:3.1.1gagelen gth,Lo,n init ia ldist a ncebet weent hega gem a rk sont hecentr a lpa r toft het estspecim en.Seefiguresoft het estspecim ensint hereleva ntpa rtofISO527.Itisexpressedinm illim et res(m m).3.2modulusofelasti c i tyi nten si on,Youn gsmodulus,1Thisguideisundert hejurisdict ionofASTMCom m it t eeD-20onPlast icsandist hedir ectresponsibilit yofSubcom m it t eeD20.61onU.S.TechnicalAdvisoryGrou pforISO/TC61onPlast ics.Curr entedit iona ppr ovedJune10,1996.PublishedAugust1996.2An n ualBookofASTMStan dards,Vol08.01.3An n ualBookofASTMStan dards,Vol08.03.4AvailablefromAm er icanNat iona lSt anda r dsInst it ute,11W.42ndSt.,13t hFloor,NewYork,NY10036.1AMERICANSOCIETYFORTESTINGA NDMATERIALS100BarrHarborDr.,WestConshohocken,PA19428Reprint edfromtheAnnualBookofASTMStandards.CopyrightA STMNOTICE:This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or discontinued.Contact ASTM International(www.astm.org)for the latest information.Downloaded/printed byUniver sit y of Edinbur gh(Universit y of Edinburgh)pursuant t o License Agreem ent.No fur t her repr oduct ions aut horized.Etr a t iooft he