ASTM D4762-88(2001)
(Guide)Standard Guide for Testing Automotive/Industrial Composite Materials
Standard Guide for Testing Automotive/Industrial Composite Materials
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers the testing of molded automotive/industrial composite materials. It is intended to increase the users awareness of the special considerations necessary for the testing of these materials. In addition, the user is provided with a comparison of some of the more commonly used ASTM International standard test methods that are applicable for evaluating automotive/industrial composites.
1.2 Areas in which current ASTM International standard test methods do not meet the needs for testing of automotive/industrial composites are indicated. This provides direction for future standardization work.
1.3 It is not the intent of this guide to cover all test methods which could possibly be used for automotive/industrial composites. Only the most commonly used and most applicable standards are included.
1.4 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 to use.
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Designation: D 4762 – 88 (Reapproved 2001)
Standard Guide for
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Testing Automotive/Industrial Composite Materials
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4762; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
A new class of composite materials has been developed to meet the needs of automotive and
industrial mass production applications. This new class of materials, referred to as automotive/
industrial composites, is comprised of filled and unfilled polymers reinforced with chopped or
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continuous high modulus, or both (greater than 20.7 GPa (3 3 10 psi)) fibers.
Automotive/industrial composites possess some of the same advantages as high-performance
aerospace composites. However, some aspects of performance are traded off for reduced cost, ease of
manufacturing, and high quality appearance. Automotive/industrial composites are also different from
materials classified as plastics. This difference arises from the use of high modulus fiber reinforcement
to provide substantial improvements in structural properties of the base polymer system.
Currently, ASTM International standard test methods developed for high performance composites
or plastics, or both, are used for testing of automotive/industrial composites. In many cases, these
standards are quite adequate if proper attention is given to the special testing considerations for
automotive/industrial composites covered in this guide. However, in some cases, current standards do
not meet the needs for testing of the required properties. In this case, revised standards or new
standards specifically for automotive/industrial composites may be desirable.
In addition to covering the special considerations required for automotive/industrial composites
testing, this guide points out and compares existing ASTM International standards applicable to these
materials. This is done only for some of the more commonly evaluated material properties.
1. Scope responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
1.1 This guide covers the testing of molded automotive/
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
industrial composite materials. It is intended to increase the
users awareness of the special considerations necessary for the
2. Referenced Documents
testing of these materials. In addition, the user is provided with
2.1 ASTM Standards:
a comparison of some of the more commonly used ASTM
C 581 Practice for Determining Chemical Resistance of
International standard test methods that are applicable for
Thermosetting Resins Used in Glass-Fiber-Reinforced
evaluating automotive/industrial composites.
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Structures Intended for Liquid Service
1.2 Areas in which current ASTM International standard
D 256 Test Methods for Determining Izod Pendulum Im-
test methods do not meet the needs for testing of automotive/
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pact Resistance of Plastics
industrial composites are indicated. This provides direction for
D 543 Practices for Evaluating the Resistance of Plastics to
future standardization work.
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Chemical Reagents
1.3 It is not the intent of this guide to cover all test methods
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D 618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
which could possibly be used for automotive/industrial com-
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D 638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
posites. Only the most commonly used and most applicable
D 648 Test Method for Deflection Temperature of Plastics
standards are included.
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Under Flexural Load in the Edgewise Position
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
D 671 Test Method for Flexural Fatigue of Plastics by
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
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Constant-Amplitude-of-Force
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D30 on Composite
Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D30.03 on Constituent/
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Precursor Properties. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.04.
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Current edition approved Jan. 29, 1988. Published June 1988. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01.
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D 4762 – 88 (2001)
D 695 Test Method for Compressive Properties of Rigid 4. Significance and Use
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Plastics
4.1 This guide is intended to serve as a reference for the
D 696 Test Method for Coefficient of Linear Thermal Ex-
testing of automotive/industrial composite materials.
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pansion of Plastics Between − 30°C and 30°C
4.2 The use of this guide assures that proper
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