Designation:D4762−11aStandardGuideforTestingPolymerMatrixCompositeMaterials1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4762;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThisguidesummarizestheapplicationofASTMstan-dardtestmethods(andothersupportingstandards)tocontinuous-fiberreinforcedpolymermatrixcompositemateri-als.ThemostcommonlyusedormostapplicableASTMstandardsareincluded,emphasizinguseofstandardsofCom-mitteeD30onCompositeMaterials.1.2Thisguidedoesnotcoverallpossiblestandardsthatcouldapplytopolymermatrixcompositesandrestrictsdiscus-siontothedocumentedscope.Commonlyusedbutnon-standardindustryextensionsoftestmethodscopes,suchasapplicationofstatictestmethodstofatiguetesting,arenotdiscussed.Amorecompletesummaryofgeneralcompositetestingstandards,includingnon-ASTMtestmethods,isin-cludedintheCompositeMaterialsHandbook(MIL-HDBK-17).2Additionalspecificrecommendationsfortestingtextile(fabric,braided)compositesarecontainedinGuideD6856.1.3Thisguidedoesnotspecifyasystemofmeasurement;thesystemsspecifiedwithineachofthereferencedstandardsshallapplyasappropriate.NotethatthereferencedstandardsofASTMCommitteeD30areeitherSI-onlyorcombined-unitstandardswithSIunitslistedfirst.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:32.1.1StandardsofCommitteeD30onCompositeMaterialsC271/C271MTestMethodforDensityofSandwichCoreMaterialsC272TestMethodforWaterAbsorptionofCoreMaterialsforStructuralSandwichConstructionsC273/C273MTestMethodforShearPropertiesofSandwichCoreMaterialsC297/C297MTestMethodforFlatwiseTensileStrengthofSandwichConstructionsC36...
