Designation:D695−15StandardTestMethodforCompressivePropertiesofRigidPlastics1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD695;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftheme-chanicalpropertiesofunreinforcedandreinforcedrigidplastics,includinghigh-moduluscomposites,whenloadedincompressionatrelativelylowuniformratesofstrainingorloading.Testspecimensofstandardshapeareemployed.Thisprocedureisapplicableforacompositemodulusuptoandincluding41,370MPa(6,000,000psi).1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesinparenthesesareforinformationonly.NOTE1—Forcompressivepropertiesofresin-matrixcompositesrein-forcedwithorientedcontinuous,discontinuous,orcross-plyreinforcements,testsmaybemadeinaccordancewithTestMethodD3410/D3410MorD6641/D6641M.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Aspecificprecau-tionarystatementisgivenin13.1.NOTE2—ThisstandardisequivalenttoISO604.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D618PracticeforConditioningPlasticsforTestingD638TestMethodforTensilePropertiesofPlasticsD883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD3410/D3410MTestMethodforCompressivePropertiesofPolymerMatrixCompositeMaterialswithUnsupportedGageSectionbyShearLoadingD4000ClassificationSystemforSpecifyingPlasticMateri-alsD5947TestMethodsforPhysicalDimensionsofSolidPlasticsSpecimensD6641/D6641MTestMethodforCompressivePropertiesofPolymerMatrixCompositeMaterialsUsingaCombinedLoadingCompression(CLC)TestFixtureE4PracticesforForceVerificationofTestingMachinesE83P...
