1 Scope
1.1 Background
1.2 Hazards
2 Normative references
3 Apparatus
3.1 Gripping the fibre at both ends
3.2 Sample support
3.3 Stretching the fibre
3.4 Measuring the force at failure
3.5 Environmental control equipment
4 Sample preparation
4.1 Definition
5 Procedure
6 Calculations
6.1 Conversion of tensile load to failure stress
6.2 Preparation of a Weibull plot
6.3 Computation of Weibull parameters
7 Results
7.1 The following information should be reported for each test
7.2 The following information should be provided for each test
8 Specification information
Annex A (Informative) - Typical dynamic testing apparatus
Annex B (Informative) - Guideline on gripping the fibre
Annex C (Informative) - Guideline on stress rate