Table of contents : Foreword......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Overview......Page 7 What Does a Property Data Sheet Really Tell You?......Page 11 On the Variation of Compliance Measurements in Polymeric Solids......Page 18 Estimation of Lifetime Under Non-Isothermal Conditions......Page 30 A Comparison of Tension Test Data Using ASTM D 638 and ISO 527......Page 41 The Usefulness of HDT and a Better Alternative to Describe the Temperature Dependence of Modulus......Page 50 Interpretations of Tensile Properties of Polyamide 6 and PET Based Thermoplastics Using ASTM and ISO Procedures......Page 60 Tension Testing of Thin Bulk Adhesive Specimens......Page 78 A Study of Bond Strength Testing for Solvent Cement Joints in PVC Piping Systems......Page 99 Notched Impact Testing of Thermoplastics: A New Perspective......Page 114 Instrumented Pendulum Impact Testing of Plastics......Page 123 Development of a Standard for Determining KlC and GIC for Plastics at High Loading Rates: the ESIS Protocol for 1 m/s Testing......Page 135 PENT-Universal Test for Slow Crack Growth in Plastics......Page 151 Temperature Measurements in TGA......Page 161 Pitfalls in Measurement of non-Newtonian Materials--"It's a Line, Not a Point!"......Page 171 Factors Affecting the Accuracy of TMA Measurements......Page 185 Acetone Immersion Testing per ASTM Test Method D2152......Page 201 Reinforced Epoxy Resin Cure Assessment in Composite Materials: Measure and Effects......Page 210 Aulhor Index......Page 223 Subject Index......Page 224