This part of ISO 527 specifies the test conditions for the determination of the tensile properties of isotropic and orthotropic fibre-reinforced plastic composites, based upon the general principles given in part 1.

Unidirectionally reinforced materials are covered by part 5.

See ISO 527-1, subclause 1.2.

The test method is suitable for use with the following materials:

• fibre-reinforced thermosetting and thermoplastic composites incorporating non-unidirectional reinforcements such as mats, woven fabrics, woven rovings, chopped strands, combinations of such reinforcements, hybrids, rovings, short or milled fibres or preimpregnated materials (prepregs) (for directly injection-moulded specimens, see specimen 1 A in ISO 527-2:1993);
• combinations of the above with unidirectional reinforcements and multidirectional reinforced materials constructed from unidirectional layers, provided such laminates are symmetrical (for materials with completely, or mainly, unidirectional reinforcements, see ISO 527-5);
• finished products made from these materials.

The reinforcement fibres covered include glass fibres, carbon fibres, aramid fibres and other similar fibres.

The method is performed using specimens machined from a test panel made in accordance with ISO 1268 or by equivalent methods, or from finished and semi-finished products with suitable flat areas.

See ISO 527-1, subclause 1.5.