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AS 4878.6-2001

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Methods of test for coated fabrics Determination of tensile strength and elongation at break

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English

Published date

25-10-2001

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1 - AS 4878.6-2001 METHODS OF TEST FOR COATED FABRICS - DETERMINATION OF TENSILE STRENGTH AND ELONGATION AT BREAK
1 - PREFACE
3 - 1 Scope
3 - 2 Normative references
4 - 3 Definitions
4 - 3.1 maximum force
4 - 3.2 elongation; extension
4 - 3.3 percentage elongation
4 - 3.4 force at break
4 - 3.5 elongation at break
4 - 3.6 nominal gauge length
4 - 3.7 elongation at maximum force
4 - 3.8 constant rate of extension (CRE)
4 - 3.9 strip test
4 - 3.10 grab test
4 - 4 Principle
4 - 5 Apparatus
4 - 5.1 Constant rate of extension (CRE) tensile testing machine
5 - 5.2 Clamping device
5 - 5.3 Equipment for cutting test pieces and fraying them down to the required width
5 - 5.4 Equipment in which the test pieces can be immersed in water
5 - 5.5 Distilled or deionized water
5 - 5.6 Wetting agent or surfactant
5 - 6 Atmosphere for conditioning and testing
5 - 7 Method 1: strip test method
5 - 7.1 Sampling and preparation of test pieces
6 - 7.2 Procedure
6 - 7.2.1 Mounting the test piece in place
6 - 7.2.2 Operation
6 - 7.2.3 Slippage
7 - 7.2.4 Jaw breaks
7 - 7.2.5 Tests on wet test pieces
7 - 7.3 Calculation and expression of results
7 - 7.4 Test report
8 - 8 Method 2: grab test method
8 - 8.1 Sampling and preparation of test pieces
8 - 8.2 Procedure
8 - 8.2.1 Mounting the test piece in place
8 - 8.2.2 Operation
8 - 8.2.3 Slippage
8 - 8.2.4 Jaw breaks
9 - 8.2.5 Tests on wet test pieces
9 - 8.3 Calculation and expression of results
9 - 8.4 Test report

Specifies the methods for the determination of tensile strength and elongation at break. This Standard is identical with and has been reproduced from ISO1421:1998.

Committee
TX-005
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 4136 3
Pages
11
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 1421:1998 Identical

First published as AS4878.6-2001.

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