Designation: D 695 – 02aStandard 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
Scope *1
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 orloading
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