Designation: D 695 – 02An American National StandardStandard Test Method forCompressiv e Properties of Rigid Plastics 1This standard is issued under the fixed designationD 695; the number immediatelyfollowing the designationindicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision
A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval
Asuperscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense
Scope1
1 This test method covers the determination of the me-chanical properties of unreinforced and reinforced rigid plas-tics, including high-modulus composites, when loaded incompression at relatively low uniform rates of straining orload