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This document specifies a method for determining the tensile properties of pultruded, unidirectional rods made from continuous fibre-reinforced plastic composites, in parallel to fibre direction.

 It is applicable to pultruded rods which diameters are preferably ranging from 3 mm to 20 mm.

This method is suitable for use with continuous-fibre-reinforced plastic composites made from carbon fibres and glass fibres.

This method is suitable for use with all polymer matrix systems reinforced with unidirectional fibres having a cylindrical shape.

This method is not intended to be used for testing specimens such as tubes or yarns already covered by other test methods