ASTMD3822M9307595300534795bî3Designation:METRICD1822M-93AMERICANSOCIETYFORTESTINGANDMATERIALS1916RaceSt.Philadelphia,Pa19103ReprintedfromtheAnnualBookofASTMStandards.CopyrightASTMIfnotlistedinthecurrentcombinedinde%willappearinthenextediiion.StandardTestMethodforTensile-ImpactEnergytoBreakPlasticsandElectricalMaterials[Metric]’ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1822M,thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.AsupersCnptepsilon[e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftheenergyrequiredtorupturestandardtension-impactspeci-mensofplasticorelectricalinsulatingmaterials.MaterialsthatcanbetestedbythistestmethodarethosetooflexibleortoothintobetestedinaccordancewithTestMethodsD256,aswellasmorerigidmaterials.NOTE1-ThistestmethodisthemetriccounterpartofTestMethod1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyproblems,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D256TestMethodsforImpactResistanceofPlasticsandD618PracticeforConditioningPlasticsandElectricalD638TestMethodforTensilePropertiesofPlastics2D883TerminologyRelatingtoPlastics2D1822TestMethodforTensile-ImpactEnergytoBreakD1898PracticeforSamplingofPlastics2D4000ClassificationSystemforSpecifjmgPlasticD4066SpecificationforNylonInjectionandExtrusionE23TestMethodsforNotchedBarImpactTestingofD1822.ElectricalInsulatingMaterials2InsulatingMaterialsforTesting2PlasticsandElectricalInsulatingMaterials2Materials3Materials3MetallicMaterials43.TerminologymethodappearinTerminologyD883.4.SummaryofTestMethod4.1Theenergyutilizedinthistestmethodisdeliveredbyasingleswingofacalibratedpendulumofastandardized3.1De~nitions-Definitionsoftermsapplyingtothistes...