ASTM D3410/D3410M-16e1

ASTM D3410/D3410M-16e1 - 15.3.2016

Significance and Use

5.1 This test method is designed to produce compressive property data for material specifications, research and development, quality assurance, and structural design and analysis. Factors that influence the compressive response and should therefore be reported include the following: material, methods of material preparation and layup, 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. Properties, in the test direction, that may be obtained from this test method include:

5.1.1 Ultimate compressive strength,

5.1.2 Ultimate compressive strain,

5.1.3 Compressive (linear or chord) modulus of elasticity,

5.1.4 Poisson's ratio in compression, and

5.1.5 Transition strain.

1. Scope

1.1 This test method determines the in-plane compressive properties of polymer matrix composite materials reinforced by high-modulus fibers. The composite material forms are limited to continuous-fiber or discontinuous-fiber reinforced composites for which the elastic properties are specially orthotropic with respect to the test direction. This test procedure introduces the compressive force into the specimen through shear at wedge grip interfaces. This type of force transfer differs from the procedure in Test Method D695 where compressive force is transmitted into the specimen by end-loading, Test Method D6641/D6641M where compressive force is transmitted by combined shear and end loading, and Test Method D5467/D5467M where compressive force is transmitted by subjecting a honeycomb core sandwich beam with thin skins to four-point bending.

1.2 This test method is applicable to composites made from unidirectional tape, wet-tow placement, textile (for example, fabric), short fibers, or similar product forms. Some product forms may require deviations from the test method.

1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text the inch-pounds units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the standard.

Note 1: Additional procedures for determining compressive properties of resin-matrix composites may be found in Test Methods D695, D5467/D5467M, and D6641/D6641M.

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.

2. Referenced Documents

E1471-92(1998)	Standard Guide for Identification of Fibers, Fillers, and Core Materials in Computerized Material Property Databases
ANSI/ASME	B46.1-1985
D883-24	Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
D2584-18	Standard Test Method for Ignition Loss of Cured Reinforced Resins
D2734-23	Standard Test Methods for Void Content of Reinforced Plastics
D695-23	Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Rigid Plastics
D3171-22	Standard Test Methods for Constituent Content of Composite Materials
D3878-23	Standard Terminology for Composite Materials
D5229/D5229M-20	Standard Test Method for Moisture Absorption Properties and Equilibrium Conditioning of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials
D5379/D5379M-19e1	Standard Test Method for Shear Properties of Composite Materials by the V-Notched Beam Method (Includes all amendments and changes 3/24/2021).
D5467/D5467M-97(2017)	Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Unidirectional Polymer Matrix Composite Materials Using a Sandwich Beam
D6641/D6641M-23	Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials Using a Combined Loading Compression (CLC) Test Fixture
E4-21	Standard Practices for Force Calibration and Verification of Testing Machines
E6-23a	Standard Terminology Relating to Methods of Mechanical Testing (Includes all amendments and changes 3/29/2023).
E83-23	Standard Practice for Verification and Classification of Extensometer Systems
E111-17	Standard Test Method for Young´s Modulus, Tangent Modulus, and Chord Modulus
D792-20	Standard Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by Displacement
E177-20	Standard Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods
E251-20a	Standard Test Methods for Performance Characteristics of Metallic Bonded Resistance Strain Gages (Includes all amendments and changes 8/7/2020).
E456-13a(2022)	Standard Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics (Includes all amendments and changes 4/21/2022).
E1237-20	Standard Guide for Installing Bonded Resistance Strain Gages
E122-17(2022)	Standard Practice for Calculating Sample Size to Estimate, With Specified Precision, the Average for a Characteristic of a Lot or Process
E132-17	Standard Test Method for Poisson´s Ratio at Room Temperature
E1309-00	Standard Guide for Identification of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Matrix Composite Materials in Databases
E1434-00	Standard Guide for Recording Mechanical Test Data of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials in Databases
ANSI
Compression Fixture	D3410 Method B A blueprint of the detailed drawing for the construction of the fixture shown in Fig. 4 is available at a nominal cost from ASTM International Headquarters, 100 Barr Harbor Dr., PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 194282959. Order Adjunct .