ASTM D7615/D7615M-11
(Practice)Standard Practice for Open-Hole Fatigue Response of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates
Standard Practice for Open-Hole Fatigue Response of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This practice provides supplemental instructions for using Test Methods D5766/D5766M or D6484/D6484M to obtain open-hole fatigue data for material specifications, research and development, material design allowables, and quality assurance. The primary property that results is the fatigue life of the test specimen under a specific loading and environmental condition. Replicate tests may be used to obtain a distribution of fatigue life for specific material types, laminate stacking sequences, environments, and loading conditions. Guidance in statistical analysis of fatigue data, such as determination of linearized stress life (S-N) curves, can be found in Practice E739.
This practice can be utilized in the study of fatigue damage in a polymer matrix composite open-hole specimen such as the occurrence of microscopic cracks, fiber fractures, or delaminations. The change in strength associated with fatigue damage may be determined by discontinuing cyclic loading to obtain the static strength using Test Methods D5766/D5766M or D6484/D6484M.
Note 2—This practice may be used as a guide to conduct variable amplitude loading. This information can be useful in the understanding of fatigue behavior of composite structures under spectrum loading conditions, but is not covered in this standard.
Factors that influence open-hole fatigue response and shall therefore be reported include the following: material, methods of material fabrication, accuracy of lay-up, laminate stacking sequence and overall thickness, specimen geometry, specimen preparation (especially of the hole), specimen conditioning, environment of testing, type of support fixture, specimen alignment and gripping, test frequency, force (stress) ratio, normal stress magnitude, void content, and volume percent reinforcement. Properties that result include the following:
Specimen stiffness versus fatigue life curves for selected normal stress values.
Normal stress versus specimen stiffness curves at selected c...
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1.1 This practice provides instructions for modifying static open-hole tensile and compressive strength test methods to determine the fatigue behavior of composite materials subjected to cyclic tensile or compressive forces, or both. The composite material forms are limited to continuous-fiber reinforced polymer matrix composites in which the laminate is both symmetric and balanced with respect to the test direction. The range of acceptable test laminates and thicknesses are described in 8.2.
1.2 This practice supplements Test Methods D5766/D5766M and D6484/D6484M with provisions for testing specimens under cyclic loading. Several important test specimen parameters (for example, fatigue force(stress) ratio) are not mandated by this practice; however, repeatable results require that these parameters be specified and reported.
1.3 This practice is limited to test specimens subjected to constant amplitude uniaxial loading, where the machine is controlled so that the test specimen is subjected to repetitive constant amplitude force (stress) cycles. Either engineering stress or applied force may be used as a constant amplitude fatigue variable. The repetitive loadings may be tensile, compressive, or reversed, depending upon the test specimen and procedure utilized.
1.4 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.4.1 Within the text the inch-pound units are shown in brackets.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior ...
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Designation: D7615/D7615M − 11
Standard Practice for
Open-Hole Fatigue Response of Polymer Matrix Composite
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Laminates
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7615/D7615M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the
year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last
reapproval. A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.1 This practice provides instructions for modifying static
open-hole tensile and compressive strength test methods to
2. Referenced Documents
determine the fatigue behavior of composite materials sub-
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
jected to cyclic tensile or compressive forces, or both. The
D883Terminology Relating to Plastics
composite material forms are limited to continuous-fiber rein-
D3878Terminology for Composite Materials
forced polymer matrix composites in which the laminate is
D5229/D5229MTestMethodforMoistureAbsorptionProp-
both symmetric and balanced with respect to the test direction.
erties and Equilibrium Conditioning of Polymer Matrix
The range of acceptable test laminates and thicknesses are
Composite Materials
described in 8.2.
D5766/D5766M Test Method for Open-Hole Tensile
1.2 This practice supplements Test Methods D5766/
Strength of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates
D5766M and D6484/D6484M with provisions for testing
D6484/D6484MTest Method for Open-Hole Compressive
specimens under cyclic loading. Several important test speci-
Strength of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates
men parameters (for example, fatigue force(stress) ratio) are
E4Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines
not mandated by this practice; however, repeatable results
E6Terminology Relating to Methods of Mechanical Testing
require that these parameters be specified and reported.
E83Practice for Verification and Classification of Exten-
1.3 This practice is limited to test specimens subjected to someter Systems
constant amplitude uniaxial loading, where the machine is E122PracticeforCalculatingSampleSizetoEstimate,With
controlled so that the test specimen is subjected to repetitive Specified Precision, the Average for a Characteristic of a
constant amplitude force (stress) cycles. Either engineering Lot or Process
stress or applied force may be used as a constant amplitude
E177Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in
fatigue variable. The repetitive loadings may be tensile, ASTM Test Methods
compressive, or reversed, depending upon the test specimen
E456Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics
and procedure utilized. E467Practice for Verification of Constant Amplitude Dy-
namic Forces in an Axial Fatigue Testing System
1.4 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
E739PracticeforStatisticalAnalysisofLinearorLinearized
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
Stress-Life (S-N) and Strain-Life (ε-N) Fatigue Data
each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
E1309 Guide for Identification of Fiber-Reinforced
system shall be used independently of the other. Combining
Polymer-Matrix Composite Materials in Databases
values from the two systems may result in non-conformance
E1434Guide for Recording Mechanical Test Data of Fiber-
with the standard.
Reinforced Composite Materials in Databases
1.4.1 Within the text the inch-pound units are shown in
E1823TerminologyRelatingtoFatigueandFractureTesting
brackets.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3. Terminology
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1 Definitions—Terminology D3878 defines terms relating
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
to high-modulus fibers and their composites. Terminology
D883definestermsrelatingtoplastics.TerminologyE6defines
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This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D30 on Composite
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MaterialsandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeD30.05onStructuralTest For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2011. Published February 2011.DOI: 10.1520/ Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
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terms relating to mechanical testing. Terminology E1823
K = specimen chord stiffness after N fatigue cycles
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defines terms relating to fatigue. Terminology E456 and
D = specim
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