i: MATERIAL Fiat'Group RUBBER TEAR STRENGTH TEST STANDARD Automobiles : 50412 normazione age: 14 Date: 11/7072008 ’ 3 : 3 : z ag 3 28 : 2 2 | purpose gg To specify the characteristics of vulcanized rubber, resistant to brake fluids non-mineral , and |< 2 £ | atmospheric agents at high temperature 6 oF {As an alternative to this standard coul be used ASTM D626 Type B standéid. | i gl [SURFACE TREATMENTS & ANTICO wa 3 & [change | Date De3éription of change 2 = | Nov. 1990 | Ediion3- Revised and re-edited (oR) : = | 111072009 | Eition4- colmptetely revised (oc) a 3 FORITALY ~ GROUP MATERIALS LABS (CRF 0G OS Gm» ‘Author Department Supervisor departmentPage..2, 50412" Tchange 1 GENERAL “This Standard describes the procedures used to determine tear strength of vulcanized elastomers ue, the load roquited to completely tear a proper specimen subjected to tensile stress. This method applies also to fexble plastic materials, 2 ENVIRONMENT TEST AREA (unioss otherwise prescribed) ‘Temperature 2220 ‘Atmosheric Prossure: 8600 1080 mbar Relative humidity: 50+ 10% 3 TESTEQUIPMENT Iteonsists of a standard dynamometer with fll scale value accuracy rating 621% provided with ial knurled jaws for specimen ripping 3a ‘The movable jaw pul rate shall be 500 + 100 mmvmin and shall renin unchanged throughout the teat. 4 TEST SPECIMENS ‘Two types of specimens are used: one standard (Fig. 1) thet Corresponds to the one described in ASTM D624 ‘Type B standard. Dimensions in mm 23 25 16 a Figure 1Fiat Group Automobiles 50412 44 “Test specimens are obtained form slabs or parts by blanking, using a steel hollow punch whose edges shall be free of any detect 42 ‘Te favor blanking, the slab or part shall be placed resting on a rigid and fla surface interposing a sheet of material apt to avoid any damage of holow punch cutting edge. Blanking shall be done by means ofa single sharp blow: Slab or part surface may be lubricated using sudsy water or water with sueace-active agent wich wll not ‘damage the material hollow punch cutting edge can as well be moistened with silicone oll. 43 ‘Test specimen thickness shall be measured with a graduated micrometerto 0.01 mm accutéey. 3.4 [At the center of specimen inner concave edge shall be cut 20.50 + 0.08 mm notch ()asig @ proper tool which allows to have a high accuracy. The notch depth shall be checked on both sides of thespecimen undar 10Xmin ‘magnification. 6 TESTPROCEDURE 6A “The determination is normally performed al 23 + 2°Ctemperature. Prot Uetermination, each specimen shall be conditioned for atleast 3 hours at test temperature and shall be clamped in test machine jaws; the algnment with the direction of load application shall be checked with great care, ‘Then, pull gradually and uniformly at 500 + 10 mimi rate unilthe complete tearing in two pieces cf the ‘specimen occurs; record the resultant maximum load. 62 Each test shall be performed on 3 specimens; value tod considered will be the average of the three readings. 63 If any value deviates more than 20% from this aveyabe, three adltional specimens shal be tested: in his case, the final value o be reported will be given by the average ofthe remaining two values ofthe first test and the three values obtained in the second test. 6 EXPRESSION OF RESULTS The tear strength is expressed in Asim of thickness; therefore, itindicates the load required to tear a standard ‘specimen with uniform thickness of 1 mm, Tear strength resistance > Fld Where: F= Max load, in. D = specimeyithickness, in mm. i é : 7 5 i50412 7 ‘TEST REPORT In Test report must be entered: every indications to helps examined material identification conditioning adopted the average value detected and the exact values of each test Test date