ASTM_D_2707_-_85_scan.pdf

Designation:D 2707-85,-,.AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS 1916 Race St.,Philadelphia,Pa.1910 Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Copyright ASTM If not listed in the current combined index,will appear in the next edition./,Standard Method of TESTING HARD RUBBER IN TENSION This standard is issued under the fmed designation D 2707;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or,i n the case of revision,theyear of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A superscript epsilon(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.Thismethod has been approvedfor tue by agenciesof the Department of Dqenseandfor listing in the DoD Index of Specifications and Standards.1,Scope 1.1 This method covers the determination of the tensile strength and ultimate elongation of hard rubber and similar hard,low-elongation vulcanized materials.1.2 This method does not apply to soft vul-canized rubber and similar rubber-like mate-rials.1.3 At standard test temperature,tensile strength and elongation can be determined.1.4 At test temperatures other than standard test temperature,the method should apply only to tensile strength.1.5 The values stated in either acceptable metric units or in other units shall be regarded separately as standard.The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents;therefore each system must be used independ-ently of the other,without combining values in any other way.1.6 This standard may involve hazardous ma-terials,operations,and equipment.This standard does not purport to address all o f the safety prob-lems associated with its use.It is the responsibil-ity o whoever uses this standard to consult and establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability o f regulatory limi-tations prior to use.2.Applicable Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards:D530 Methods of Testing Hard Rubber Products2 D I349 Practice for Rubber-Standard Tem-peratures and Atmospheres for Testing and Conditioning3 D1566 Definitions of Terms Relating to Rubbe9 D3040 Practice for Preparing Precision State-ments for Standards Related to Rubber and Rubber Testing3 D 3767 Practice for Rubber-Measurement of Dimensions2 E 4 Practice for Load Verification of Testing Machines4 NOTE I-The specific dated edition of Practice D 3040 that prevails in this document is referenced in the Precision section.3.Definitions 3.1 Hard rubber is defined in accordance with Method D 530.3.2 Tensile stress,tensile strength,elongation,and ultimate elongation are defined in accord-ance with Definitions D 1566.4.Significance and Use 4.1 This method is designed to generate tensile property data for the control and specification of hard rubber and similar hard,low-elongation vulcanized materials.4.2 These data may also be useful for material evaluation and qualitative characterization pur-poses and for research and development.4.3 Tensile properties may provide useful data for hard rubber design purposes.4.4 Tensile properties may vary depending on location,within the product.This method is under the ju&diction of the ASTM Com-mittee D-l 1 on Rubber and is the direct responsibility of Sub-committee DI I.i0 on Physical Testing.Current edition approved June 14,1985.Published August 1985.Originally published as D 2707-68 T.Previously part of D 530.Last previous edition D 2707-83.Amiral Book o f ASTM Standards.Vol 09.0 I.Annrral Book qfASTM Sandards,Vols 09.01 and 09.02.Annual Book oIASTM Standards,Vol 03.01.I NOTICE:This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or discontinued.Contact ASTM International(www.astm.org)for the latest information.-._ 4.5 Tensile properties may vary with speci-men preparation and temperature of testing.5.Apparatus 5.1 TesringMachine-The test shall be per-formed on an apparatus conforming to the requirements of Method E 4 and shall meet the following requirements:5.1.1 The testing machine shall be calibrated to an accuracy of 11.5%of the loading range.5.1.2 The rate of traverse of the power driven grip shall be constant and such that the maxi-mum force shall be reached in 30 f 15 s.NOTE 2-A rate of travel in the range of 7.5 mm(0.3 in.)/min will result in application of a maxi-mum force within the specified time on a majority of the various types of hard rubber specimens.Rates of 5 and 10 mm(0.2 in.and 0.4 in.)/min are commonly used in the hard rubber industry.5.2 Grips-The grips that hold the test spec-imen in the testing machine shall exert a uni-form pressure across the gripping surface.The gripping surfaces shall be knurled to prevent slippage of the test specimen.5.3 Bench Marker-The bench marker shall have two parallel straight marking surfaces ground smooth in the same plane.The surfaces shall be between 0.05 and 0.08 mm(0.002 and 0.003 in.)wide and at least 15 mm(0.6 in.)long,The angles between the marking surfaces and the sides shall be at least 75.The distance b