PASCO AP-8222 User Manual

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Plastic Test Coupons

AP-8222 Plastic Test Coupons

AP-8222

Instruction Sheet

012-13283A

*012-13283*

AP-8222 Plastic Test Coupons for the PASCO Stress-Strain Apparatus

Four color-coded samples, 10 pieces per sample

• High impact polystyrene (HIPS)

• Nylon 6 (15% glass fiber reinforced)

• Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)

• Polypropylene (PP)

• NOTE: The plastic coupons are attached to a rectangular plastic rail called a ‘sprue’. Use scissors or a knife
to cut the coupon from the sprue.

The AP-8217A Replacement Test Coupons include all of the AP-8222 plastic and AP-8223 metal test coupons.

Introduction

The PASCO AP-8222 Plastic Test Coupons are designed to be used with the PASCO AP-8221 Stress-Strain Appara­tus (without Coupons) and the AP-8214A Stress-Strain Apparatus. (The coupons can also be used with the Model
AP-8210 Stress-Strain Apparatus.).

See the manual included with the St ress/Strain Apparatus for information about using the plastic test coupons.

Test Coupon Specifications

The data below are intended as a general guide only and do not necessarily represent results that may be obtained.
The units for tensile strength and modulus of elasticity are megapascals (MPa or 10
inch (psi).

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N/m2) and pounds per square

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Plastic Test Coupons 012-13283A Technical Support

AP-8222 Plastic Test Coupons

Item HIPS nylon 6 (+ 15% glass) ABS polypropylene
Color code orange black blue white
Cross-sectional area 2.482 mm

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2.482 mm

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2.482 mm

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2.482 mm

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Tensile strength 23 MPa/

3410 psi

Tensile elongation 40% 2.5% 20% 9%
Modulus of elasticity 2000 MPa/

280000 psi

98 MPa/
14000 psi

2900 MPa/
420000 psi

47 MPa/
6800 psi

2300 MPa/
380000 psi

• Nominal length of the narrow section of the test coupon is 18 mm.

Technical Support

For assistance with any PASCO product, contact PASCO at

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Address:

Phone:

Fax: [phone]
Web: www.pasco.com
Email: [e-mail]

PASCO scientific
10101 Foothills Blvd.
Roseville, CA 95747-7100

916-786-3800 (worldwide)
800-772-8700 (U.S)

34 MPa/
4900 psi

1900 MPa/
239000 psi

For more information about the Plastic Test Coupons and the latest version of this instruction manual, visit the
PASCO web site at www.pasco.com and enter AP-8222 in the Search window.

Limited Warranty

For a description of the product warranty, see the PASCO catalog.

Copyright

The PASCO scientific 012-13283A Plastic Test Coupons Instruction Sheet is copyrighted with all rights reserved. Permission is
granted to non-profit educational institutions for reproduction of any part of this manual, providing the reproductions are used only in
their laboratories and classrooms, and are not sold for profit. Reproduction under any other circumstances, without the written con­sent of PASCO scientific, is prohibited.

Trademarks

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