ASTM D6287 Test Fixture

Description

ASTM D6287 – Standard Practice for Cutting Film and Sheeting Test Specimens

ASTM D6287 covers equipment and techniques for cutting film and sheeting specimens for testing.

The specimens are nick-free, non-stretched and can be rapidly prepared.

ASTM D6287 / Apparatus and Materials

Procedure A—A hand rotatable drum cutter  containing a 12.7 cm [5 in.] diameter drum with grooves at 12.7 mm [0.5 in.]

intervals and a blade holder allowing a blade to ride in each groove or be raised above the groove.

Procedure B—A dual blade shear cutter with parallelism tolerances within 0.0254 mm [0.001 in.].

The cutter cuts individual strips of a particular sample width.

*** Before conducting ASTM D6287 , it is important to read the entire specification. Standards can be obtained from appropriate standard authorities.

***PARSROS  offers several types of grips and fixtures which will enable you to perform a variety of tests

  that are accurate and repeatable.