ASTM F 152 - 95 (Reapproved 2017) Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Nonmetallic Gasket Materials

Current edition approved May 1, 2017. Published July 2017. Originally approved in 1972. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as F152 – 95 (2009). — 3 p.
These test methods cover the determination of tensile strength of certain nonmetallic gasketing materials at room temperature. The types of materials covered are those containing asbestos and other inorganic fibers (Type 1), cork (Type 2), cellulose or other organic fiber (Type 3), and flexible graphite (Type 5) as described in Classification F104. These test methods are not applicable to the testing of vulcanized rubber, a method for which is described in Test Methods D412 nor for rubber O-rings, a method for which is described in Test Methods D1414.