ASTM Standards For Materials Testing
ASTM Standards For Materials Testing
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Hello,
I'm new to composite engineering and am looking for a recommendation of ASTM standard tests for determining the material properties of symmetric laminates. I need simple yet effective test procedures for determining the tensile and shear strengths of the laminate, but am a little intimidated by the scope of the standard itself. The fiber will be either aramid or carbon with an epoxy matrix in the proposed laminate. Thanks.
I'm new to composite engineering and am looking for a recommendation of ASTM standard tests for determining the material properties of symmetric laminates. I need simple yet effective test procedures for determining the tensile and shear strengths of the laminate, but am a little intimidated by the scope of the standard itself. The fiber will be either aramid or carbon with an epoxy matrix in the proposed laminate. Thanks.





RE: ASTM Standards For Materials Testing
I suggest that you download
MIL-HDBK-17-1F
COMPOSITE MATERIALS HANDBOOK
VOLUME 1. POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES
GUIDELINES FOR CHARACTERIZATION
OF STRUCTURAL MATERIALS
as it is 586 pages on this subject, recent (June 2002), and utilizes a lot of ASTM test methods.
Get it at ASSIST-Quick Search http://assist2.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/
Just enter MIL-HDBK-17 for the Document ID; there are several other Handbooks you may find useful.
Hope this helps,
Ken
RE: ASTM Standards For Materials Testing