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Table 9: Recommended Sample Sizes (Based on Geometries Used with an FCO)
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55 mm refers to the maximum actual length of the sample. This maximum sample length includes clamping of the
sample, plus space in the FCO cavity to allow for a minimum amount of auto-tension to occur.
Geometry
Recommended Dimensions
(based upon physical limitations of test geometries)
Fiber monofilament
Linear tension (cylindrical)
Length: up to 55 mm
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(optimal length = 35–40 mm)
Diameter: up to 0.5 mm
Film
Linear tension (rectangular)
Length: up to 55 mm
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(optimal length = 35–40 mm)
Width: up to 12.7 mm (optimal width = 3–6 mm)
Thickness: up to 0.8 mm
Clamped bending Length: up to 50 mm
Width: up to 12.7 mm
Thickness: dependent upon complex modulus E *
Compression (parallel plate) Diameter: up to 25 mm
Height: up to 25 mm
Shear sandwich Length: up to 12.75 mm
Width: up to 15.95 mm
Thickness: 0.5, 1.0, or 2.0 mm
Three-point bending Length: up to 40 mm
Width: up to 12.7 mm
Thickness: dependent upon complex modulus E *