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BS EN 6032:2015 Aerospace series. Fibre reinforced plastics. Test method. Determination of the glass transition temperatures, 2015
- Contents Page
- European foreword
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 Principle of the method [Go to Page]
- 4.1 Method A
- 4.2 Method B
- 4.3 Method C
- 5 Designation of the method
- 6 Apparatus [Go to Page]
- 6.1 Equipment of the dynamic mechanical analysis type with bending and/or torsional/shear loading of the specimen, capable of testing and recording frequency, storage modulus, loss modulus, tan delta and temperature in the ranges used.
- 6.2 Micrometer with 6 mm fiat faces and accurate to the nearest 0,01 mm.
- 6.3 Vernier caliper accurate to the nearest 0,1 mm.
- 7 Test specimen [Go to Page]
- 7.1 Test specimen description
- 7.2 Test specimen preparation
- 7.3 Number of test specimens
- 7.4 Ageing of specimen
- 8 Procedure [Go to Page]
- 8.1 Conditioning
- 8.2 Determination of dimensions
- 8.3 Calibration
- 8.4 Testing
- 9 Presentation of the results [Go to Page]
- 9.1 Diagram
- 9.2 Determination of Tg-onset
- 9.3 Determination of Tg-loss
- 9.4 Determination of Tg-peak (optional)
- 9.5 Determination of the slope angle ( (optional)
- 9.6 Quantitative check
- 10 Test report [Go to Page]
- 10.1 Complete identification of the material tested, including at least material designation, supplier, batch number, roll number, fibre areal weight, filament count, processing details, stacking sequence, test orientation.
- 10.2 All details regarding specimen preparation including cure parameters.
- 10.3 The measured specimen dimensions.
- 10.4 Ageing and/or exposure condition prior to the test.
- 10.5 Date of test, facility and identification of individuals performing the tests.
- 10.6 Equipment, method and test parameters used including: Displacement amplitude, strain frequency, strain rate.
- 10.7 Plot of storage modulus, loss modulus and tan delta (optional) versus temperature, the tangents A and B and the points C, L and M according to Figure 1.
- 10.8 Individual test results of Tg-onset, Tg-Ioss, Tg-peak (optional) and ( (optional).
- 10.9 Any incident which may have affected the results and any deviation from this standard.
- Annex A (informative) Equipment [Go to Page]
- A.1 PL-DMTA dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analyser
- A.2 981/982/983 DMA Dynamic Mechanical Analyser
- A.3 A.T.M. 3 torsion Pendulum,
- A.4 Torsiomatic torsion Pendulum,
- A.5 RDS 7700 [Go to Page]
