Standard Test Method for Facesheet Properties of Sandwich Constructions by Long Beam Flexure

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 Flexure tests on flat sandwich construction may be conducted to determine the sandwich flexural stiffness, the core shear strength, and shear modulus, or the facesheets’ compressive and tensile strengths. Tests to evaluate core shear strength may also be used to evaluate core-to-facesheet bonds.  
5.2 This test method is limited to obtaining the strength and stiffness of the sandwich panel facesheets, and to obtaining load-deflection data for use in calculating sandwich beam flexural and shear stiffness using Standard Practice D7250/D7250M. Due to the curvature of the flexural test specimen when loaded, facesheet compression strength from this test may not be equivalent to the facesheet compression strength of sandwich structures subjected to pure edgewise (in-plane) compression.  
5.3 Core shear strength and shear modulus are best determined in accordance with Test Method C273/C273M provided bare core material is available. Test Method C393/C393M may also be used to determine core shear strength. Standard Practice D7250/D7250M may be used to calculate the flexural and shear stiffness of sandwich beams.  
5.4 This test method can be used to produce facesheet strength data for structural design allowables, material specifications, and research and development applications; it may also be used as a quality control test for bonded sandwich panels.  
5.5 Factors that influence the facesheet strength and shall therefore be reported include the following: facesheet material, core material, adhesive material, methods of material fabrication, facesheet stacking sequence and overall thickness, core geometry (cell size), core density, adhesive thickness, specimen geometry, specimen preparation, specimen conditioning, environment of testing, specimen alignment, loading procedure, speed of testing, facesheet void content, adhesive void content, and facesheet volume percent reinforcement. Further, facesheet strength may be different between precured/bonded and co-cured f...
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1.1 This test method covers determination of facesheet properties of flat sandwich constructions subjected to flexure in such a manner that the applied moments produce curvature of the sandwich facesheet planes and result in compressive and tensile forces in the facesheets. Permissible core material forms include those with continuous bonding surfaces (such as balsa wood and foams) as well as those with discontinuous bonding surfaces (such as honeycomb).  
1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.  
1.2.1 Within the text, the inch-pound units are shown in brackets.  
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Note 1: Alternate procedures for determining the compressive strength of unidirectional polymer matrix composites materials in a sandwich beam configuration may be found in Test Method D5467/D5467M.  
1.4 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

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Designation: D7249/D7249M − 18
Standard Test Method for
Facesheet Properties of Sandwich Constructions by Long
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Beam Flexure
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7249/D7249M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the
year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last
reapproval. A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.1 This test method covers determination of facesheet
C273/C273MTestMethodforShearPropertiesofSandwich
propertiesofflatsandwichconstructionssubjectedtoflexurein
Core Materials
such a manner that the applied moments produce curvature of
C393/C393MTest Method for Core Shear Properties of
the sandwich facesheet planes and result in compressive and
Sandwich Constructions by Beam Flexure
tensileforcesinthefacesheets.Permissiblecorematerialforms
D3410/D3410MTest Method for Compressive Properties of
include those with continuous bonding surfaces (such as balsa
Polymer Matrix Composite Materials with Unsupported
wood and foams) as well as those with discontinuous bonding
Gage Section by Shear Loading
surfaces (such as honeycomb).
D3878Terminology for Composite Materials
D5229/D5229MTestMethodforMoistureAbsorptionProp-
1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
erties and Equilibrium Conditioning of Polymer Matrix
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
Composite Materials
each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
D5467/D5467MTest Method for Compressive Properties of
system shall be used independently of the other. Combining
Unidirectional Polymer Matrix Composite Materials Us-
values from the two systems may result in non-conformance
ing a Sandwich Beam
with the standard.
D7250/D7250MPractice for Determining Sandwich Beam
1.2.1 Within the text, the inch-pound units are shown in
Flexural and Shear Stiffness
brackets.
E6Terminology Relating to Methods of Mechanical Testing
E122PracticeforCalculatingSampleSizetoEstimate,With
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Specified Precision, the Average for a Characteristic of a
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
Lot or Process
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
E177Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
ASTM Test Methods
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
E251Test Methods for Performance Characteristics of Me-
NOTE 1—Alternate procedures for determining the compressive tallic Bonded Resistance Strain Gages
strength of unidirectional polymer matrix composites materials in a E456Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics
sandwich beam configuration may be found in Test Method D5467/
E1237Guide for Installing Bonded Resistance Strain Gages
D5467M.
3. Terminology
1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
3.1 Definitions—Terminology D3878 defines terms relating
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
to high-modulus fibers and their composites. Terminology E6
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom- definestermsrelatingtomechanicaltesting.TerminologyE456
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical and Practice E177 define terms relating to statistics. In the
event of a conflict between terms, Terminology D3878 shall
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
have precedence over the other terminologies.
3.2 Symbols:
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D30 on
Composite Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D30.09 on
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Sandwich Construction. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Current edition approved April 1, 2018. Published April 2018. Originally contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
approved in 2006. Last previous edition approved in 2016 as D7249/ Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
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D7249M–16 . DOI: 10.1520/D7249_D7249M-18. the ASTM website.
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D7249/D7249M − 18
5.3 Core shear strength and shear modulus are best deter-
b = specimen width
mined in accordance withTest Method C273/C273M provided
c = core thickness
barecorematerialisavailable.TestMethodC393/C393Mmay
CV = coefficient of variation statistic of a sample popu-
lation for a given property (in percent) also be used to determine core shear strength.
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Designation: D7249/D7249M − 16 D7249/D7249M − 18
Standard Test Method for
FacingFacesheet Properties of Sandwich Constructions by
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Long Beam Flexure
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7249/D7249M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the
year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last
reapproval. A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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ε NOTE—Equation 4 was corrected editorially in April 2017.
1. Scope
1.1 This test method covers determination of facingfacesheet properties of flat sandwich constructions subjected to flexure in
such a manner that the applied moments produce curvature of the sandwich facingfacesheet planes and result in compressive and
tensile forces in the facings.facesheets. Permissible core material forms include those with continuous bonding surfaces (such as
balsa wood and foams) as well as those with discontinuous bonding surfaces (such as honeycomb).
1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each
system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the
two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.2.1 Within the text, the inch-pound units are shown in brackets.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety safety, health, and healthenvironmental practices and determine the
applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
NOTE 1—Alternate procedures for determining the compressive strength of unidirectional polymer matrix composites materials in a sandwich beam
configuration may be found in Test Method D5467/D5467M.
1.4 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
C273/C273M Test Method for Shear Properties of Sandwich Core Materials
C393C393/C393M Test Method for Flexural Core Shear Properties of Sandwich Constructions by Beam Flexure
D3410/D3410M Test Method for Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials with Unsupported Gage
Section by Shear Loading
D3878 Terminology for Composite Materials
D5229/D5229M Test Method for Moisture Absorption Properties and Equilibrium Conditioning of Polymer Matrix Composite
Materials
D5467/D5467M Test Method for Compressive Properties of Unidirectional Polymer Matrix Composite Materials Using a
Sandwich Beam
D7250/D7250M Practice for Determining Sandwich Beam Flexural and Shear Stiffness
E6 Terminology Relating to Methods of Mechanical Testing
E122 Practice for Calculating Sample Size to Estimate, With Specified Precision, the Average for a Characteristic of a Lot or
Process
E177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D30 on Composite Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D30.09 on Sandwich
Construction.
Current edition approved July 1, 2016April 1, 2018. Published July 2016April 2018. Originally approved in 2006. Last previous edition approved in 20122016 as
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D7249/D7249M – 12.D7249/D7249M – 16 . DOI: 10.1520/D7249_D7249M-16E01.10.1520/D7249_D7249M-18.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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E251 Test Methods for Performance Characteristics of Metallic Bonded Resistance Strain Gages
E456 Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics
E1237 Guide for Installing Bonded Resistance Strain Gages
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions—Terminology D3878 defines terms relating to high-modulus fibers and their composites. Terminology E6
defines terms relating to mechanical testing. Terminology E456 and Pra
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