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Table 3
Tubing Inner Diameter (mm)
6.2.4 Tensile Strength and Elongation
1. Normal Temperature
a. Inside Diameter 8mm or less
Cut five tubes approximately 150 mm long. Mark the center of each piece with
50mm bench marks. Mount the test piece into a tensile testing machine specified in
JIS B 7721 (Tensile Testing Machines). Separation speed shall be approximately
200mm/min. Measure the load and the elongation between the bench marks when
the test piece is torn apart. Average the test results for the 5 test pieces for both
tensile strength and elongation. Any test pieces that break outside the bench marks
shall be excluded and another test piece prepared for the test. Temperature during
testing shall be recorded.
b. Inside Diameter greater than 8mm
Cut five tubes approximately 150 mm long. Slit each sample parallel to its
longitudinal axis and flatten so that it can be cut into a No. 4 dumbbell specified in
JIS K 6301 (Physical Testing Methods for Vulcanized Rubber) as shown in Figure 1
below. Mark the center of each piece with 20mm bench marks. Mount the test
piece into a tensile testing machine specified in JIS B 7721 (Tensile Testing
Machines). Separation speed shall be approximately 200mm/min. Measure the
load and the elongation between the bench marks when the test piece is torn apart.
Average the test results for the 5 test pieces for both tensile strength and
elongation. Any test pieces that break outside the bench marks shall be excluded
and another test piece prepared for the test. Temperature during testing shall be
recorded.
2. Residual Rate After Heating
Heat a 150mm long tube to a temperature of 180 +/- 5C for 200 hours. Remove
from heat and cool to room temperature. Measure the tensile strength and
elongation of the tube as described in 6.2.4 1.
Figure 1