Designation:D3518/D3518M−18StandardTestMethodforIn-PlaneShearResponseofPolymerMatrixCompositeMaterialsbyTensileTestofa645°Laminate1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3518/D3518M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethoddeterminesthein-planeshearresponseofpolymermatrixcompositematerialsreinforcedbyhigh-modulusfibers.Thecompositematerialformislimitedtoacontinuous-fiber-reinforcedcomposite645°laminatecapableofbeingtensiontestedinthelaminatexdirection.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnonconformancewiththestandard.1.2.1Withinthetext,theinch-poundunitsareshowninbrackets.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD3039/D3039MTestMethodforTensilePropertiesofPoly-merMatrixCompositeMaterialsD3878TerminologyforCompositeMaterialsD5229/D5229MTestMethodforMoistureAbsorptionProp-ertiesandEquilibriumConditioningofPolymerMatrixCompositeMaterialsE6TerminologyRelatingtoMethodsofMechanicalTestingE111TestMeth...
