ASTM F 1276 - 99 (Reapproved 2016) Standard Test Method for Creep Relaxation of Laminated Composite Gasket Materials

Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2016. Published October 2016. Originally approved in 1990. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as F1276 – 99 (2009). — 5 p.
This test method provides a means of measuring the amount of creep relaxation of a laminated composite gasket material at a predetermined time after a compressive stress has been applied.
Creep relaxation is measured by means of a calibrated bolt with dial indicator.