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ASTM D3410 testing 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 especially orthotropic with respect to the test direction.
Touchstone has compression fixtures that are designed to provide the compressive load to the unsupported gauge length of the specimen. Testing can be performed at temperatures up to 600°F. After testing and analysis, the properties that can be obtained from this test method are ultimate compressive strength, ultimate compressive strain, compressive (linear or chord) modulus of elasticity, Poisson’s ratio in compression and transition’s strain. This test method is designed to produce compressive property data for material specifications, research and development, quality assurance, and structural design and analysis.
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Reference: ASTM D3410 – Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials with Unsupported Gage Section by Shear Loading