Designation:D2344/D2344M−16StandardTestMethodforShort-BeamStrengthofPolymerMatrixCompositeMaterialsandTheirLaminates1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2344/D2344M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethoddeterminestheshort-beamstrengthofhigh-modulusfiber-reinforcedcompositematerials.Thespeci-menisashortbeammachinedfromacurvedoraflatlaminateupto6.00mm[0.25in.]thick.Thebeamisloadedinthree-pointbending.1.2Applicationofthistestmethodislimitedtocontinuous-ordiscontinuous-fiber-reinforcedpolymermatrixcomposites,forwhichtheelasticpropertiesarebalancedandsymmetricwithrespecttothelongitudinalaxisofthebeam.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnonconformancewiththestandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D792TestMethodsforDensityandSpecificGravity(Rela-tiveDensity)ofPlasticsbyDisplacementD883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD2584TestMethodforIgnitionLossofCuredReinforcedResinsD2734TestMethodsforVoidContentofReinforcedPlasticsD3171TestMethodsforConstituentContentofCompositeMaterialsD3878TerminologyforCompositeMaterialsD5229/D5229MTestMethodforMoistureAbsorptionProp-ertiesandEquilibriumConditioningofPolymerMatrixCompositeMaterialsD5687/D5687MGuideforPreparationofFlatCompositePanelswithProcessingGuidelinesforSpecimenPrepara-...
