Standard Test Method for Shear Properties of Composite Materials by the V-Notched Beam Method

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 This test method is designed to produce shear property data for material specifications, research and development, quality assurance, and structural design and analysis. Either in-plane or interlaminar shear properties may be evaluated, depending upon the orientation of the material coordinate system relative to the loading axis. Factors that influence the shear response and should therefore be reported include the following: material, methods of material preparation and lay-up, specimen stacking sequence, specimen preparation, specimen conditioning, environment of testing, specimen alignment and gripping, speed of testing, time at temperature, void content, and volume percent reinforcement.  
5.2 In anisotropic materials, properties may be obtained in any of the six possible shear planes by orienting the testing plane of the specimen with the desired material plane (1-2 or 2-1, 1-3 or 3-1, 2-3  or 3-2). Only a single shear plane may be evaluated for any given specimen. Properties, in the test direction, which may be obtained from this test method, include the following:  
5.2.1 Shear stress/strain response,  
5.2.2 Ultimate strength,  
5.2.3 Ultimate strain, and  
5.2.4 Shear chord modulus of elasticity.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers the shear properties of composite materials reinforced by high-modulus fibers. The composite materials are limited to continuous-fiber or discontinuous-fiber-reinforced composites in the following material forms:  
1.1.1 Laminates composed only of unidirectional fibrous laminae, with the fiber direction oriented either parallel or perpendicular to the loading axis.  
1.1.2 Laminates composed only of woven fabric filamentary laminae with the warp direction oriented either parallel or perpendicular to the loading axis.  
1.1.3 Laminates composed only of unidirectional fibrous laminae, containing equal numbers of plies oriented at 0 and 90° in a balanced and symmetric stacking sequence, with the 0° direction oriented either parallel or perpendicular to the loading axis.  
1.1.4 Short-fiber-reinforced composites with a majority of the fibers being randomly distributed.  
Note 1: This shear test concept was originally developed without reference to fiber direction for use on isotropic materials such as metals or ceramics.  
1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system are not necessarily exact equivalents; therefore, to ensure conformance with the standard, each system shall be used independently of the other, and values from the two systems shall not be combined.  
1.2.1 Within the text, the inch-pound units are shown in brackets.  
1.3 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.4 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

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This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
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Designation: D5379/D5379M − 19
Standard Test Method for
Shear Properties of Composite Materials by the V-Notched
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Beam Method
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5379/D5379M; 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.
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ε NOTE—Editorial corrections were made to the adjunct information in March 2021.
1. Scope 1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
1.1 This test method covers the shear properties of compos-
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
itematerialsreinforcedbyhigh-modulusfibers.Thecomposite
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
materials are limited to continuous-fiber or discontinuous-
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
fiber-reinforced composites in the following material forms:
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
1.1.1 Laminates composed only of unidirectional fibrous
laminae, with the fiber direction oriented either parallel or
2. Referenced Documents
perpendicular to the loading axis.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.1.2 Laminatescomposedonlyofwovenfabricfilamentary
D792Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Rela-
laminae with the warp direction oriented either parallel or
tive Density) of Plastics by Displacement
perpendicular to the loading axis.
D883Terminology Relating to Plastics
1.1.3 Laminates composed only of unidirectional fibrous
D2584Test Method for Ignition Loss of Cured Reinforced
laminae, containing equal numbers of plies oriented at 0 and
Resins
90°inabalancedandsymmetricstackingsequence,withthe0°
D2734TestMethodsforVoidContentofReinforcedPlastics
directionorientedeitherparallelorperpendiculartotheloading
D3171Test Methods for Constituent Content of Composite
axis.
Materials
1.1.4 Short-fiber-reinforced composites with a majority of
D3878Terminology for Composite Materials
the fibers being randomly distributed.
D5229/D5229MTestMethodforMoistureAbsorptionProp-
NOTE 1—This shear test concept was originally developed without
erties and Equilibrium Conditioning of Polymer Matrix
referencetofiberdirectionforuseonisotropicmaterialssuchasmetalsor
Composite Materials
ceramics.
E4Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines
1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
E6Terminology Relating to Methods of MechanicalTesting
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
E111Test Method for Young’s Modulus, Tangent Modulus,
eachsystemarenotnecessarilyexactequivalents;therefore,to
and Chord Modulus
ensure conformance with the standard, each system shall be
E122PracticeforCalculatingSampleSizetoEstimate,With
used independently of the other, and values from the two
Specified Precision, the Average for a Characteristic of a
systems shall not be combined.
Lot or Process
1.2.1 Within the text, the inch-pound units are shown in
E177Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in
brackets.
ASTM Test Methods
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
E251Test Methods for Performance Characteristics of Me-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
tallic Bonded Resistance Strain Gages
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
E456Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
E1237Guide for Installing Bonded Resistance Strain Gages
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D30 on
Composite Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D30.04 on
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Lamina and Laminate Test Methods. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Current edition approved Oct. 15, 2019. Published October 2019. Originally contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
approved in 1993. Last previous edition approved in 2012 as D5379/D5379M–12. Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
DOI: 10.1520/D5379_D5379M-19E01. the ASTM website.
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