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ASTM D746 Impact Test for Brittleness Temperature of Plastics and Elastomers

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ASTM D746: Standard Test Method for Brittleness Temperature of Plastics and Elastomers by Impact


ASTM D746 test method establishes the temperature at which 50 % of the specimens tested would probably fail when subjected to the conditions specified herein. The test provides for the evaluation of long-time effects such as crystallization, or those effects that are introduced by low-temperature incompatibility of plasticizers in the material under test. Plastics and elastomers are used in many applications requiring low-temperature flexing with or without impact. Use data obtained by this method to predict the behavior of plastic and elastomeric materials at low temperatures only in applications in which the conditions of deformation are similar to those specified in this test method. This test method has been found useful for specification purposes, but does not necessarily measure the lowest temperature at which the material is suitable for use.


Test Procedure:
Specimens are secured in the customer specified specimen holder (A or B) with a torque wrench at 5 in-lb. The specimen holder is lowered into a bath at a specified temperature. The specimens are impacted at 2000 ± 200 mm/s and then examined. The procedure is repeated at a lower temperature until enough data is generated to determine a brittleness temperature. Brittle temperature is the temperature at which 50% of the specimens fail. Brittle failure is defined by ASTM D746 as fracture into 2 or more pieces, or any crack visible to the unaided eye. The specimens can be bent to an angle of 90° and examined for cracks at the bend.


Specimen size:
There are three specimens: Type I, Type II or Type III. 

ASTM specimens are Type I at 6.35 mm by 31.75 mm by 1.91 mm thick. 

ISO specimens are Type III at 20 mm by 2.5 mm and 2.0 mm thick.


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ASTM D746 Impact Test for Brittleness Temperature of Plastics and Elastomers

Related Standard

ISO 812 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of low-temperature brittleness

ISO 812:2017 specifies a method for determining the lowest temperature at which rubber materials do not exhibit brittle failure or the temperature at which half of the test pieces used in a test fail when impacted under specified conditions.

The temperatures thus determined do not necessarily relate to the lowest temperature at which the material can be used since the brittleness will be affected by the conditions of test and especially by the rate of impact. Data obtained by this method are, therefore, intended to be used to predict the behaviour of rubbers at low temperatures only in applications in which the conditions of deformation are similar to those specified in the test.


ASTM D2137 Rubber Brittleness Point Test of Flexible Polymers and Coated Fabrics

ASTM D2137: Standard Test Methods for Rubber Property—Brittleness Point of Flexible Polymers and Coated Fabrics


Summary

ASTM D2137 test method detailed in this standard is used to evaluate the brittleness of rubber materials, or rubber coated fabrics, when exposed to low-temperature flex with an impact under specified conditions of striker speed. ASTM D2137 tests performed will be used to determine the lowest temperature at which rubber compounds will not show fractures or coating cracks when exposed to specified impact conditions.

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