Designation:D624−00(Reapproved2020)StandardTestMethodforTearStrengthofConventionalVulcanizedRubberandThermoplasticElastomers1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD624;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethoddescribesproceduresformeasuringapropertyofconventionalvulcanizedrubberandthermoplasticelastomerscalledtearstrength.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D412TestMethodsforVulcanizedRubberandThermoplas-ticElastomers—TensionD1349PracticeforRubber—StandardConditionsforTest-ingD3182PracticeforRubber—Materials,Equipment,andPro-ceduresforMixingStandardCompoundsandPreparingStandardVulcanizedSheetsD3183PracticeforRubber—PreparationofPiecesforTestPurposesfromProductsD3767PracticeforRubber—MeasurementofDimensionsD4483PracticeforEvaluatingPrecisionforTestMethodStandardsintheRubberandCarbonBlackManufacturingIndustries2.2ISOStandard:ISO/34Rubber,Vulcanized–DeterminationofTearStrength(Trouser,Angle,andCrescentTearPieces)33.Terminology3.1Thetearofrubberisamechanicalruptureprocessinitiatedandpropagatedatasiteofhighstres...
