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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 4/06 – Seatbelts) 2018
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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 4/06 – Seatbelts) 2018
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| Shore hardness A | 95 ± 2 at 20 ± 5 °C temperature |
|---|---|
| Breaking strength | RBoB > 343 daN/cmP2 |
| Minimum elongation | ABoB > 400 per cent |
| Module at 100 per cent elongation | > 108 daN/cmP2 |
| At 300 per cent elongation | > 235 daN/cmP2 |
| Low-temperature brittleness (ASTM Method D 736) | 5 hours at ‑55 °C |
| Compression set (Method B) | 22 hours at 70 °C < 45 per cent |
| Density at 25 °C | between 1.05 and 1.10 |
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:369.25pt; margin-left:56.7pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td colspan="4" style="width:367.75pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin:4pt 5.65pt; line-height:10pt"><span>Ageing in air (ASTM Method D 573)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.58pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>70</span><span> </span><span>hours at 100</span><span> </span><span>°C</span></p></td><td style="width:14.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>-</span></p></td><td style="width:95.02pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>Shore-A-hardness:</span></p></td><td style="width:162.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>max variation</span><span> </span><span>±3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.58pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:14.2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>-</span></p></td><td style="width:95.02pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>Breaking strength:</span></p></td><td style="width:162.2pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>decrease <</span><span> </span><span>10 per cent of RB</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">o</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.58pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:14.2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>-</span></p></td><td style="width:95.02pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>Elongation:</span></p></td><td style="width:162.2pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>decrease <</span><span> </span><span>10 per cent of AB</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">o</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.58pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:14.2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>-</span></p></td><td style="width:95.02pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>Mass:</span></p></td><td style="width:162.2pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>decrease <</span><span> </span><span>1 per cent</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" style="width:367.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:11pt"><span>Immersion in oil (ASTM Method No. 1 Oil)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.58pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:11pt"><span>70</span><span> </span><span>hours at 100</span><span> </span><span>°C</span></p></td><td style="width:14.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:11pt"><span>-</span></p></td><td style="width:95.02pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:11pt"><span>Shore-A-hardness:</span></p></td><td style="width:162.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:11pt"><span>max variation</span><span> </span><span>±4</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.58pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:14.2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>-</span></p></td><td style="width:95.02pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>Breaking strength:</span></p></td><td style="width:162.2pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>decrease <</span><span> </span><span>15 per cent of RB</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">o</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.58pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:14.2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>-</span></p></td><td style="width:95.02pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>Elongation:</span></p></td><td style="width:162.2pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>decrease <</span><span> </span><span>10 per cent of AB</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">o</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.58pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:14.2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>-</span></p></td><td style="width:95.02pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>Volume:</span></p></td><td style="width:162.2pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>swelling <</span><span> </span><span>5 per cent</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" style="width:367.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>Immersion in oil (ASTM Method No. 3 Oil)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.58pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>70</span><span> </span><span>hours at 100</span><span> </span><span>°C</span></p></td><td style="width:14.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>-</span></p></td><td style="width:95.02pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>Breaking strength:</span></p></td><td style="width:162.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>decrease <</span><span> </span><span>15 per cent of RB</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">o</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.58pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:14.2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>-</span></p></td><td style="width:95.02pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>Elongation:</span></p></td><td style="width:162.2pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>decrease <</span><span> </span><span>15 per cent of AB</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">o</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.58pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:14.2pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>-</span></p></td><td style="width:95.02pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>Volume:</span></p></td><td style="width:162.2pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>swelling <</span><span> </span><span>20 per cent</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" style="width:367.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>Immersion in distilled water</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.58pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>1 week at 70</span><span> </span><span>°C</span></p></td><td style="width:14.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>-</span></p></td><td style="width:95.02pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>Breaking strength:</span></p></td><td style="width:162.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>decrease <</span><span> </span><span>35 per cent of RB</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">o</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.58pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:14.2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>-</span></p></td><td style="width:95.02pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>Elongation:</span></p></td><td style="width:162.2pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin:2pt 5.65pt 6pt; line-height:11pt"><span>increase <</span><span> </span><span>20 per cent of AB</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">o</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>