Composite Materials Description

D3410-03 Standard Test Method for Compressive

Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite
Materials with Unsupported Gage Section
by Shear Loading
In-plane compressive properties of polymer
matrix composite materials reinforced by high-
modulus fibers.

D5449-11 Standard Test Method for Transverse
Compressive Properties of Hoop Wound
Polymer Matrix Composite Cylinders
Test method determines the transverse
compressive properties of wound polymer
matrix composites reinforced by high-modulus
continuous fibers.

D5467-97 Standard Test Method for Compressive
Properties of Unidirectional Polymer Matrix
Composites Using a Sandwich Beam
Test method covers the in-plane compressive
properties of polymer matrix composite
materials reinforced by high-modulus fibers in a
sandwich beam configuration.

D6641-09 Standard Test Method for Compressive
Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite
Materials Using a Combined Loading
Compression (CLC) Test Fixture
Test method determines the compressive
strength and stiffness properties of polymer
matrix composite materials using a combined
loading compression (CLC) (1) test fixture.

D6484-09 Standard Test Method for Open-Hole
Compressive Strength of Polymer Matrix
Composite Laminates
Test method determines the open-hole
compressive strength of multidirectional
polymer matrix composite laminates reinforced
by high-modulus fibers.

D6742-12 Standard Practice for Filled-Hole Tension
and Compression Testing of Polymer Matrix
Composite Laminates
Practice provides instructions for modifying
open-hole tension and compression test
methods to determine filled-hole tensile and
compressive strengths.

D7137 -12 Standard Test Method for Compressive
Residual Strength Properties of Damaged
Polymer Matrix Composite Plates
Test method covers compression residual
strength properties of multidirectional polymer
matrix composite laminated plates.

D364-07 Standard Test Method for Edgewise
Compressive Strength of Sandwich
Constructions
Test method covers the compressive properties
of structural sandwich construction in a
direction parallel to the sandwich facing plane.

D365-11a Standard Test Method for Flatwise
Compressive Properties of Sandwich Cores
Test method covers the determination of
compressive strength and modulus of sandwich
cores.

D695-10
(Most
Common)
Standard Test Method for Compress
ive Properties of Rigid Plastics

Test method covers the determination of the
mechanical properties of unreinforced and
reinforced rigid plastics, including high-modulus
composites.