Development Of A Practical Laboratory Procedure To Be Used In Evaluating The Forming Qualities Of Plastic Sheet Materials
Report Number: WADC TR 53-19
Author(s): Kaar, Paul H.
Corporate Author(s): Armour Research Foundation, Illinois Institute Of Technology
Laboratory: Materials Laboratory
Corporate Report Number: None Given
Date of Publication: 1953-09
Pages: 73
Contract: AF 33(038)-27648
DoD Project: None Given
PB Number: PB120801
Identifier: AD0020541
Abstract:
Special tests duplicating manufacturing operations were adequate for evaluating the modulus of workability of plastic sheet. The unconfined bubble test was the only satisfactory measure of the deformative maximum. The test consisted of forming, by positive air pressure, an unconfined bubble of plastic heated to optimum forming temperature. The rating was based on the pressure required to form the bubble and the extent of formation before fracture. Standard engineering tests, such as those measuring maximum elongation, creep, and ball penetration, failed to evaluate formability satisfactorily.
Provenance: IIT
Author(s): Kaar, Paul H.
Corporate Author(s): Armour Research Foundation, Illinois Institute Of Technology
Laboratory: Materials Laboratory
Corporate Report Number: None Given
Date of Publication: 1953-09
Pages: 73
Contract: AF 33(038)-27648
DoD Project: None Given
PB Number: PB120801
Identifier: AD0020541
Abstract:
Special tests duplicating manufacturing operations were adequate for evaluating the modulus of workability of plastic sheet. The unconfined bubble test was the only satisfactory measure of the deformative maximum. The test consisted of forming, by positive air pressure, an unconfined bubble of plastic heated to optimum forming temperature. The rating was based on the pressure required to form the bubble and the extent of formation before fracture. Standard engineering tests, such as those measuring maximum elongation, creep, and ball penetration, failed to evaluate formability satisfactorily.
Provenance: IIT