SSS . tk : a inns, ‘Sd Spann Stet Typ8 ‘Siti Spucinan 6 wie ‘geo nah zoo03 wos0i Ws te and Noo 2 es02 favor Totmerees (ete) teks fata theres frat crac of et ran wee . Overt ag mn Not 0 feo tara edbnd sotto, in @ 2 Lora oo secon it (se 8) & ® i peo ppronmst (ote 2 ana Nt 6) 2 * Non 1—The emis of the rece section sal ot ifr in width by more than 9.06 mm fr the 50.00-mm gage length specimen o 0.028 mm for the 25,-mm gag length specimen, There ry bes gra pen wh fom the ero the educed ton vo the cnet he wid a cach end shall note more than 1 preater than the wad t the center. [Note 2—For each ofthe specimens, narrower widhs (W and C) may be used when necessary In such eases the width ofthe reduced section should be as large asthe width ofthe material being ested permits: however unless sated specifically the requirements for elongation in a pret specication shall not apply when these narower specimens are‘wsed. If the width of the material is less than W. the sides may be parallel throughout the length of the specimen, ‘Note 3—The dimension Tis the thickness ofthe test specimen as stated in the applicable m ram and 6-mm wide specimens sll be 12.5 mm and 6 mm, respectively ‘Nott 4—To aid in obtaining axial loading during testing of 6mm wide specimens, the overall length should bea large as the material will permit ‘up 10 200 min. [Nort $—It is desirable if possible, to make the fength ofthe grip section large enough tallow the specimen to extend into the grips a distance equal {oto thinks or more of the length of the grips If the thickness of 125-mim wide specimens is over 9 mim, longer grips and correspondingly longer Bip sections ofthe specimens may be necessiry to prevent failure in the gp section [Nort 6—Thegrip-end eenttineof the 12.5.mm wide and 6-mm wide specimens shall coincide with the centerline ofthe reduced section within 0.2 ‘mm and 0.1 mm, respectively. feral specifications. Maximum nominal thicknesses of 2 FIG. 6 Rectangular Tension Test Specimens.