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ASTM D6484 · Open-hole compression

Measures compressive strength of a composite laminate containing an unfilled hole.

Analytical / measured-data assessment

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Recorded instructional case · Workbench captures and saved calculation data, October 2026. This website preview does not run the test.

Specimen & fixture

Actual Workbench D6484 open-hole compression setup — Recorded Workbench setup or assessment view · Full-size capture ↗

Calculated assessment

Open-hole test-data screening

Demand / measured strength

Force magnitude (N)

View plotted values

Open-hole test-data screening — recorded values
Series	Force magnitude (N)	Demand / measured strength
Open-hole test-data screening	0	0
Open-hole test-data screening	10	0.0005555555555555556
Open-hole test-data screening	20	0.0011111111111111111
Open-hole test-data screening	30	0.0016666666666666668
Open-hole test-data screening	40	0.0022222222222222222
Open-hole test-data screening	50	0.002777777777777778
Open-hole test-data screening	60	0.0033333333333333335
Open-hole test-data screening	70	0.0038888888888888888
Open-hole test-data screening	80	0.0044444444444444444
Open-hole test-data screening	90	0.005
Open-hole test-data screening	100	0.005555555555555556
Open-hole test-data screening	110	0.006111111111111111
Open-hole test-data screening	120	0.006666666666666667
Open-hole test-data screening	130	0.007222222222222222
Open-hole test-data screening	140	0.0077777777777777776
Open-hole test-data screening	150	0.008333333333333333
Open-hole test-data screening	160	0.008888888888888889
Open-hole test-data screening	170	0.009444444444444445
Open-hole test-data screening	180	0.01
Open-hole test-data screening	190	0.010555555555555556
Open-hole test-data screening	200	0.011111111111111112
Open-hole test-data screening	210	0.011666666666666667
Open-hole test-data screening	220	0.012222222222222223
Open-hole test-data screening	230	0.012777777777777779
Open-hole test-data screening	240	0.013333333333333334
Open-hole test-data screening	250	0.013888888888888888
Open-hole test-data screening	260	0.014444444444444444
Open-hole test-data screening	270	0.015
Open-hole test-data screening	280	0.015555555555555555
Open-hole test-data screening	290	0.01611111111111111
Open-hole test-data screening	300	0.016666666666666666
Open-hole test-data screening	310	0.017222222222222222
Open-hole test-data screening	320	0.017777777777777778
Open-hole test-data screening	330	0.018333333333333333
Open-hole test-data screening	340	0.01888888888888889
Open-hole test-data screening	350	0.019444444444444445
Open-hole test-data screening	360	0.02
Open-hole test-data screening	370	0.020555555555555556
Open-hole test-data screening	380	0.021111111111111112
Open-hole test-data screening	390	0.021666666666666667
Open-hole test-data screening	400	0.022222222222222223
Open-hole test-data screening	410	0.02277777777777778
Open-hole test-data screening	420	0.023333333333333334
Open-hole test-data screening	430	0.02388888888888889
Open-hole test-data screening	440	0.024444444444444446
Open-hole test-data screening	450	0.025
Open-hole test-data screening	460	0.025555555555555557
Open-hole test-data screening	470	0.026111111111111113
Open-hole test-data screening	480	0.02666666666666667
Open-hole test-data screening	490	0.02722222222222222
Open-hole test-data screening	500	0.027777777777777776
Open-hole test-data screening	510	0.028333333333333332
Open-hole test-data screening	520	0.028888888888888888
Open-hole test-data screening	530	0.029444444444444443
Open-hole test-data screening	540	0.03
Open-hole test-data screening	550	0.030555555555555555
Open-hole test-data screening	560	0.03111111111111111
Open-hole test-data screening	570	0.03166666666666667
Open-hole test-data screening	580	0.03222222222222222
Open-hole test-data screening	590	0.03277777777777778
Open-hole test-data screening	600	0.03333333333333333
Open-hole test-data screening	610	0.03388888888888889
Open-hole test-data screening	620	0.034444444444444444
Open-hole test-data screening	630	0.035
Open-hole test-data screening	640	0.035555555555555556
Open-hole test-data screening	650	0.03611111111111111
Open-hole test-data screening	660	0.03666666666666667
Open-hole test-data screening	670	0.03722222222222222
Open-hole test-data screening	680	0.03777777777777778
Open-hole test-data screening	690	0.03833333333333333
Open-hole test-data screening	700	0.03888888888888889
Open-hole test-data screening	710	0.03944444444444444
Open-hole test-data screening	720	0.04
Open-hole test-data screening	730	0.04055555555555555
Open-hole test-data screening	740	0.04111111111111111
Open-hole test-data screening	750	0.041666666666666664
Open-hole test-data screening	760	0.042222222222222223
Open-hole test-data screening	770	0.042777777777777776
Open-hole test-data screening	780	0.043333333333333335
Open-hole test-data screening	790	0.04388888888888889
Open-hole test-data screening	800	0.044444444444444446
Open-hole test-data screening	810	0.045
Open-hole test-data screening	820	0.04555555555555556
Open-hole test-data screening	830	0.04611111111111111
Open-hole test-data screening	840	0.04666666666666667
Open-hole test-data screening	850	0.04722222222222222
Open-hole test-data screening	860	0.04777777777777778
Open-hole test-data screening	870	0.04833333333333333
Open-hole test-data screening	880	0.04888888888888889
Open-hole test-data screening	890	0.049444444444444444
Open-hole test-data screening	900	0.05
Open-hole test-data screening	910	0.050555555555555555
Open-hole test-data screening	920	0.051111111111111114
Open-hole test-data screening	930	0.051666666666666666
Open-hole test-data screening	940	0.052222222222222225
Open-hole test-data screening	950	0.05277777777777778
Open-hole test-data screening	960	0.05333333333333334
Open-hole test-data screening	970	0.05388888888888889
Open-hole test-data screening	980	0.05444444444444444
Open-hole test-data screening	990	0.055
Open-hole test-data screening	1000	0.05555555555555555

Set up in CDS

Link the laminate and define the open-hole coupon.
Enter force magnitude and matched measured OHC strength.
Calculate gross and net compression magnitudes.
Review load demand against the gross-area strength.

Open-hole compression fixtureMeasured OHC strength as the screening basisGross-area demand and separately reported net stress

Inputs for this recorded case

150 × 36 × 2 mm
16 plies / 2 mm
Selected force 1000 N
Explicit source calibration/properties

These are teaching-case inputs, not ASTM-prescribed specimen dimensions or acceptance criteria.

Readout & interpretation

Gross compression magnitude: 13.89 MPa
Net compression magnitude: 16.67 MPa
Open-hole demand / measured strength: 0.05556 —

Measured-data screening. Local buckling, kink bands and hole damage are excluded.

About this ASTM reference

Standard Test Method for Open-Hole Compressive Strength of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates

Active catalog edition checked October 10, 2026. The official standard defines the physical method; the CDS example below has a narrower modeling scope. Full procedures remain on ASTM’s site.

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Measured-data screening. Local buckling, kink bands and hole damage are excluded.

This analytical or measured-data model provides its own curves and metrics. Synchronized failure playback is not supported; a mounted fixture view does not imply that contact, crack growth or impact history is solved.

Model basis · equation and interpretation

σgross = P/(wt); σnet = P/[(w − d)t]; demand = σgross/XOHC.

P is compressive force magnitude, w width, t thickness and d hole diameter. XOHC is matched measured gross-section compressive strength. Do not compare net stress with a gross-section allowable. The assessment does not predict compressive notch strength.

Instructional model comparison, not experimental validation or ASTM certification. Physical testing requires the licensed standard and a qualified test program.