Designation: 06641/06641M - 16" Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials Using a Combined Loading Compression (CLC) Test Fixture’ at egal ap ene Foal sapere) te OTE Tiel a Figs 3 oes ced ally 1. Scope [LI This test method determines the compressive strength and sifiess properties of polymer matrix composite materials using a combined loading compression (CLC) (1 test fixture. This test method is applicable to general composites that are balanced and symmetric. The specimen may be untabbed (Procedure A) oF tabbed (Procedure B), as required. One requirement for a successful test is thatthe specimen ends do fot crush during the test. Untabbed specimens are usually suitable for use with materials of low orthotropy for example, fabries, chopped fer composites and Laminates with a maxi- m of 50 % 0° plies, oF equivalent (See 6.4). Materials of higher orthotropy, ineloding unidirectional composite, typi> cally require tabs. 1.2 The compressive force is introduced into the specimen by combined end- and shear-loading. In comparison, Test ‘Method D3410/D410M is a pure shear-loading compression test method and Test Method D695 is pure end-loading test method 1.3 Unidirectional (0° py orientation) componites as wel as, ‘multidirectional composite laminates, fabric composites, chopped fiber composites, and similar materials can be tested, 14 The values stated in either SI units or ineh-pound units fare to be regarded separatcly as standard, Within the test the inch-pound units are shown in brackets. The values stated in cach system are not exact equivalents; therefore each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the wo systems may result in nonconformance withthe standard ‘Non: 1—Addonal procedures fr determining the erapressve pr conn ua bit op smn BD SaaS lan “ ra chang ie at evo apes cities of polymer marx composites may be found in Test Methods Dublostient, Dss6H/DSte ht an Dos, 1.5 This standant does not purport to address all of the safery concerns, if any, associated with its use. Mt is the esponsibility ofthe user of this standard to establish appre Driate safety and healt practices and determine the applica- bility of regulatory limitations prior to use 2. Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standands:* Do95 Test Method for Compressive Properties of Rigid Plasties S83 Terminology Relating to Pasties 1D3410/D3410M Test Method for Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials with Unsupported Gage Section by Shear Loading 1D3878 Terminology for Composite Materials 1D5229/1D3229M Test Method for Moisture Absorption Prop- ceties and Equilibrium Conditioning of Polymer Matrix Componite Materials 1DS379/DS379M Test Method for Shear Properties of Com- posite Materials by the V-Notched Beam Method DS467/DS467M Test Method for Compressive Properties of| Unidirectional Polymer Matix Composite Materials Use ing a Sandwich Beam DS687/D5687M Guide for Preparation of Flat Composite Panels with Processing Guidelines for Specimen Prepara Es Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines 6 Terminology Relating to Methods of Mechanical Testing 22 Practice for Calculating Sample Size to Estimate, With Specified Precision, the Average for a Characteristic of Lot of Process Test Method for Poisson's Ratio at Room Temperature out ASTM Cnn Serve at sane stn Fo Ae Bk of ATA Caprgt© AST rma, te DPOB CO, We Cerca P8295 na Se{Gp osceroscatn — 16" E177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods E456 Terminology Relating 10 Quality and Statistics 691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study 0 Determine the Precision of a Test Method E1309 Guide for Klemtification of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composite Materials in Databases (With- drawn 2015)* E1434 Guide for Recording Mechanical Test Data of Fi Reinforced Composite Materials in Databases (Withdrawn, 2015)" EI471 Guide for Kdentifcation of Fibers, Fillers, and Core Materials in Computerized Material Property Databases, (Withdrawn 2015)" 22 ASTM Adjunct: Combined Loading Compression ture, D 6641 D6641M> (CLO) Test Fixe ‘Terminology BA. Definitions —Terminology D387S defines terms relating to highsmodulus fibers and their composites. Terminology D883 defines terms relating to plastics. Terminology £6 defines terms relating to mechanical testing. Terminology E456 and Practice E177 define terms relating to statistics. Inthe event of ‘8 conflict between terms, Terminology D3878 shall ha precedence aver the other Terminology standards, 3.2 Symbols: A—cross-sectional area of specimen in gage section 1H, face-to-face percent bending in specimen CU—sample coefficient of variation, in percent laminate compressive modulus Flaminate ultimate compressive strength dea asing for he icon of he es fate sho ia Figs and 2 ata tm AS adn. Or An NADI FIG. 1 Photograph ofa Typlal Combined Loading Compression (CLC) Test Fixture Euler buckling stress through-tickness shear modulus of laminate pecimien thickness ‘moment of inertia of specimen eross section —specimen gage length ‘n—number of specimens ‘P—load carried by test specimen ‘P—toad cartied by test specimen at failure s—as used in a lay-up code, denotes thatthe prec description for the laminate is repeated symm ‘midplane S.y—Sample standard deviation w-—specimen gage widkh sample mean (average) x; -measured of derived property ‘e—indicated normal strain from strain transducer ‘e-—laminate axial stxin ninate in-plane transverse stain got e-strain gage readings “compressive Poisson's ratio 4. Summary of Test Method 4.1. A test fixture such as that shown in Figs. | and 2, or any ‘comparable fixture, can be used totes the untabbed (Procedure Aor tabbed (Procedure B) straght-sided composite specimen of rectangular cross section shown schematically in Fig. 3. al specimen is 140 mum (5.5 in. long and 13 mm (0.5 in.) wide, having an unsupported (gage) length of 13 mm [0.5 in.] ‘when installed in the fixture, A gage length greater or less than 13 mm is acceptable, subject to specimen buckling consider- ations (see 8.2). The 13-mm [0.5 in} gage length provides sufficient space to install bonded strain gages when they are required, The fixture, which subjects the specimen to combined end: and shear-leading, i itself loaded in compression between fat platens in a universal testing machine. Load-strain data are collected uni failure occurs (or until a specified strain level is