Designation:D3039/D3039M−14StandardTestMethodforTensilePropertiesofPolymerMatrixCompositeMaterials1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3039/D3039M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethoddeterminesthein-planetensileprop-ertiesofpolymermatrixcompositematerialsreinforcedbyhigh-modulusfibers.Thecompositematerialformsarelimitedtocontinuousfiberordiscontinuousfiber-reinforcedcompos-itesinwhichthelaminateisbalancedandsymmetricwithrespecttothetestdirection.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Withinthetext,theinch-poundunitsareshowninbrackets.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnonconformancewiththestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D792TestMethodsforDensityandSpecificGravity(Rela-tiveDensity)ofPlasticsbyDisplacementD883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD2584TestMethodforIgnitionLossofCuredReinforcedResinsD2734TestMethodsforVoidContentofReinforcedPlasticsD3171TestMethodsforConstituentContentofCompositeMaterialsD3878TerminologyforCompositeMaterialsD5229/D5229MTestMethodforMoistureAbsorptionProp-ertiesandEquilibriumConditioningofPolymerMatrixCompositeMaterialsE4PracticesforForceVerificationofTestingMachinesE6TerminologyRelatingtoMethodsofMechanicalTestingE83PracticeforVerificationandClassificationofExten-someterSystemsE111TestMethodforYoung’sModulus,Ta...
