ASTM F 38 - 00 (Reapproved 2014) Standard Test Methods for Creep Relaxation of a Gasket Material

Current edition approved March 1, 2014. Published April 2014. Originally approved in 1962. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as F38 – 00 (2006). — 9 p.
These test methods provide a means of measuring the amount of creep relaxation of a gasket material at a predetermined time after a compressive stress has been applied.
Test Method A - Creep relaxation measured by means of a calibrated strain gauge on a bolt.
Test Method B - Creep relaxation measured by means of a calibrated bolt with dial indicator.