Designation:D5937–96StandardTestMethodforDeterminationofTensilePropertiesofMouldingandExtrusionPlastics1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5937;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodspecifiesthetestconditionsfordeter-miningthetensilepropertiesofmouldingandextrusionplas-tics.1.2Thistestmethodisselectivelysuitableforusewiththefollowingrangeofmaterials:1.2.1Rigidandsemirigidthermoplasticsmoulding,extru-sionandcastmaterials,includingcompoundsfilledandrein-forcedby,forexample,shortfibers,smallrods,plates,orgranules,butexcludingtextilefibers,inadditiontounfilledtypes,1.2.2Rigidandsemirigidthermosettingmouldingandcastmaterials,includingfilledandreinforcedcompounds,butexcludingtextilefibersasreinforcement,and1.2.3Thermotropicliquidcrystalpolymers.1.3Thistestmethodisnotsuitableforusewithmaterialsreinforcedbytextilefiberswithrigidcellularmaterialsorsandwichstructurescontainingcellularmaterial.1.4Thistestmethodisappliedusingspecimensthatmaybeeithermouldedtothechosendimensionsormachined,cut,orpunchedfrominjection-orcompression-mouldedplates.Themultipurposetestspecimenispreferred(seeISO3167:1993(SpecificationD5936)).1.5ThistestmethodisidenticaltoISO527-2.ThisstandardiscomparabletoTestMethodD638butneitherstandardshouldbesubstitutedfortheother.Thetwostandardsmaydifferwithrespecttotestspecimendimensions,testspecimenconditioning,testequipment,testingconditions,etc.Thetwomethodsmaynotgivethesameresults.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D638TestMethodforTensilePropertiesofPlastics2D5936Specif...
