ASTM-D-3039

Designation:D3039/D3039M–00e2StandardTestMethodforTensilePropertiesofPolymerMatrixCompositeMaterials1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3039/D3039M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.e1NOTE—Eq5wasrevisededitoriallyinDecember2002.e2Note—Theequationdefiningvariableeavein7.2.5.4wascorrectededitoriallyinApril2005.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethoddeterminesthein-planetensileprop-ertiesofpolymermatrixcompositematerialsreinforcedbyhigh-modulusfibers.Thecompositematerialformsarelimitedtocontinuousfiberordiscontinuousfiber-reinforcedcompos-itesinwhichthelaminateisbalancedandsymmetricwithrespecttothetestdirection.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Withinthetext,theinch-poundunitsareshowninbrackets.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnonconformancewiththestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D792TestMethodsforDensityandSpecificGravity(Rela-tiveDensity)ofPlasticsbyDisplacementD883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD2584TestMethodforIgnitionLossofCuredReinforcedResinsD2734TestMethodforVoidContentofReinforcedPlas-ticsD3171TestMethodsforConstituentContentofCompos-itesMaterialsD3878TerminologyforCompositeMaterialsD5229/D5229MTestMethodforMoistureAbsorptionPropertiesandEquilibriumConditioningofPolymerMa-trixCompositeMaterialsE4PracticesforForceVerificationofTestingMachinesE6TerminologyRelatingtoMethodsofMechanicalTest-ingE83PracticeforVerificationandClassificationofExten-sometersE111TestMethodforYoung’sModulus,TangentModulus,andChordModulusE122PracticeforChoiceofSampleSizetoEstimateaMeasureofQualityforaLotorProcessE132TestMethodforPoisson’sRatioatRoomTempera-tureE177PracticeforUseoftheTermsPrecisionandBiasinASTMTestMethodsE251TestMethodsforPerformanceCharacteristicsofMetallicBondedResistanceStrainGagesE456TerminologyRelatingtoQualityandStatisticsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethodE1012PracticeforVerificationofSpecimenAlignmentUnderTensileLoadingE1237GuideforInstallingBondedResistanceStrainGages3.Terminology3.1Definitions—TerminologyD3878definestermsrelatingtohigh-modulusfibersandtheircomposites.TerminologyD883definestermsrelatingtoplastics.TerminologyE6definestermsrelatingtomechanicaltesting.TerminologyE456andPracticeE177definetermsrelatingtostatistics.Intheeventofaconflictbetweenterms,TerminologyD3878shallhaveprecedenceovertheotherstandards.3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:NOTE—Ifthetermrepresentsaphysicalquantity,itsanalyticaldimensionsarestatedimmediatelyfollowingtheterm(orlettersymbol)infundamentaldimensionform,usingthefollowingASTMstandardsymbologyforfundamental1ThistestmethodisunderthejurisidictionofASTMCommitteeD30onCompositeMaterialsandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeD30.04onLaminaandLaminateTestMethods.CurrenteditionapprovedApril10,2000.PublishedJuly2000.OriginallypublishedasD3039–71T.LastpreviouseditionD3039–95a.2ForreferencedASTMstandards,visittheASTMwebsite,@astm.org.ForAnnualBookofASTMStandardsvolumeinformation,refertothestandard’sDocumentSummarypageontheASTMwebsite.1Copyright©ASTMInternational,100BarrHarborDrive,POBoxC700,WestConshohocken,PA19428-2959,UnitedStates.CopyrightbyASTMInt'l(allrightsreserved);ReproductionauthorizedperLicenseAgreementwithKatheHooper(ASTMIHSAccount);MonApr1815:25:35EDT2005CopyrightASTMInternationalReproducedbyIHSunderlicensewithASTMLicensee=HongKongPolytechnicUniv/9976803100NotforResale,01/17/200606:49:36MSTNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--``,`,,`,`,,``,`,`,``,,,,,,``-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---dimensions,shownwithinsquarebrackets:[M]formass,[L]forlength,[T]fortime,[Q]forthermodynamictemperature,and[nd]fornondimensionalquantities.Useofthesesymbolsisrestrictedtoanalyticaldimensionswhenusedwithsquarebrackets,asthesymbolsmayhaveotherdefinitionswhenusedwithoutthebrackets.3.2.1nominalvalue,n—avalue,existinginnameonly,assignedtoameasurablepropertyforthepurposeofconve-nientdesignation.Tolerancesmaybeappliedtoanominalvaluetodefineanacceptablerangefortheproperty.3.2.2transitionregion,n—astrainregionofastress-strainorstrain-straincurveoverwhichasignificantchangeintheslopeofthecurveoccurswithinasmallstrainrange.3.2.3transitionstrain,etransition[nd],n—thestrainvalueatthemidrangeofthetransitionregionbetweenthetwoessentiallylinearportionsofabilinearstress-strainorstrain-straincurve.3.2.3.1Discussion—Manyfila