Designation:D3763−15StandardTestMethodforHighSpeedPuncturePropertiesofPlasticsUsingLoadandDisplacementSensors1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3763;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofpuncturepropertiesofrigidplasticsoverarangeoftestvelocities.1.2Testdataobtainedbythistestmethodarerelevantandappropriateforuseinengineeringdesign.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE1—ThisstandardandISO6603.2addressthesamesubjectmatter,butdifferintechnicalcontent.Thetechnicalcontentandresultsshallnotbecomparedbetweenthetwotestmethods.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D618PracticeforConditioningPlasticsforTestingD883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-ticsD4000ClassificationSystemforSpecifyingPlasticMateri-alsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethod2.2ISOStandard:3ISO6603.2Plastics—DeterminationofMulti-axialImpactBehaviorofRigidPlasticsPart2:InstrumentedPunctureTest3.Terminology3.1Definitions—FordefinitionsseeTerminologyD883andforabbreviationsseeTerminologyD1600.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thistestmethodisdesignedtoprovideloadversusdeformationresponseofplasticsunderessentiallymulti-axialdeformationconditionsatimpactvelocities.Thistestmethodfurtherprovidesameasureoftheratesensitivityofthematerialtoimpact.4.2Multi-axialimpactresponse,whilepartlydependentonthickness,doesnotnecessarilyhavealinearcorrelationwithspec...