Designation:D1004−13StandardTestMethodforTearResistance(GravesTear)ofPlasticFilmandSheeting1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1004;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethod2coversthedeterminationofthetearresistanceofflexibleplasticfilmandsheetingatverylowratesofloading,51mm(2in.)/min.andisdesignedtomeasuretheforcetoinitiatetearing.Thespecimengeometryofthistestmethodproducesastressconcentrationinasmallareaofthespecimen.Themaximumstress,usuallyfoundneartheonsetoftearing,isrecordedasthetearresistanceinnewtons(orpounds-force).Themethodisnotapplicableforfilmorsheetingmaterialwherebrittlefailuresoccurduringtestingorwheremaximumextensionisgreaterthan101.6mm(4in.).1.1.1Althoughresistancetotearcanbeexpressedinnew-tonspermicrons,(pounds-forcepermil)ofspecimenthickness,thisisonlyadvisablewherecorrelationfortheparticularmaterialbeingtestedhasbeenestablished.Inmostcases,comparisonbetweenfilmsofdissimilarthicknessisnotvalid.NOTE1—Filmhasbeenarbitrarilydefinedassheetinghavingnominalthicknessnotgreaterthan0.25mm(0.010in.).1.2Constant-Rate-of-GripSeparationTest—Thistestmethodemploysaconstantrateofseparationofthegripsholdingthetestspecimen.1.2.1Specimenextensionmaybemeasuredinthistestmethodbygripseparation.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareprovidedforinformationonly.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE2—ThereisnoknownISOequivalenttothisstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3D618PracticeforCond...
