Development of ASTM Standards in Support of Advanced Ceramics Development: A Status Report

Abstract

The ASTM Committee C-28 on Advanced Ceramics was organized in 1986 when it became apparent that ceramics were being considered for extensive use in such applications as heat engines in the automotive and aerospace industries. It was determined that these standards should be written for the production, inspection, testing, data analysis, and probabilistic design for utilization of advanced ceramics (where advanced ceramics include both monolithic and composite materials). The ASTM Committee C-28 is organized into five subcommittees as follows: Properties and Performance, Design and Evaluation, Characterization and Processing, Ceramic Composites, and Nomenclature. A summary overview is given of work performed to date (1992) and ongoing efforts in developing standards by these various subcommittees.

Development of ASTM Standards in Support of Advanced Ceramics — Continuing Efforts

“…The O-ring standard when completed will specify specifics for determining the strength of the internal surface. Additional details concerning development of these standards can be found in Brinkman et al (1996), and Brinkman and Quinn (1997).…”

ASTM Committee C28: International Standards for Properties and Performance of Advanced Ceramics‐Three Decades of High‐Quality, Technically‐Rigorous Normalization

“…turbine vanes and blades, ball bearings, hip joints, ballistic armor, window panes, cutting blades, sensors, and electrolytes, to name a few. Of particularly interest for the market prognosticators were high-temperature applications such as heat engines, both reciprocating and turbines [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14].Recognizing the rapidly expanding applications of advanced ceramics, the Engineering Ceramics Division of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) evolved out of the long-standing Ceramic-Metal Systems Division in 1985. Similarly, Committee C28 "Advanced Ceramics" of American Society for Testing and Materials (now ASTM International) was formed as a new standalone committee separate from a subcommittee within Committee C08 "Refractories" in 1986 [5][6][7][8][9].ASTM Committee C28 has the following scope [15, 16]: the promotion of knowledge, stimulation of research and development of standards (classifications, specifications, nomenclature, test methods, guides, and practices) relating to processing, properties, characterization, and performance of advanced ceramic materials.…”

“…Of particularly interest for the market prognosticators were high-temperature applications such as heat engines, both reciprocating and turbines [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14].Recognizing the rapidly expanding applications of advanced ceramics, the Engineering Ceramics Division of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) evolved out of the long-standing Ceramic-Metal Systems Division in 1985. Similarly, Committee C28 "Advanced Ceramics" of American Society for Testing and Materials (now ASTM International) was formed as a new standalone committee separate from a subcommittee within Committee C08 "Refractories" in 1986 [5][6][7][8][9].ASTM Committee C28 has the following scope [15, 16]: the promotion of knowledge, stimulation of research and development of standards (classifications, specifications, nomenclature, test methods, guides, and practices) relating to processing, properties, characterization, and performance of advanced ceramic materials. Committee C28 works in concert with other technical committees (e.g., D30 "Composite Materials," E07 "Non Destructive Testing," E08 "Fatigue and Fracture," E28 "Mechanical Testing," F04 "Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices", and G02 "Wear and Erosion") and other national and international organizations having mutual or related interests.Standards for monolithic and composite advanced ceramics are developed and maintained by Committee C28 [15, 16].…”

“…The breadth of applications of the methods ranges from quality control through design data generation. The Committee's primary objective is the development of technically rigorous standards that are accessible to the general industrial laboratory and, consequently, are widely-accepted and used in the design, production, and utilization of advanced ceramics.It is important to understand that ASTM International is the primary standards writing organization (SWO) for testing materials in the United States [6][7][8][9]. ASTM International is a private nonprofit corporation for the development of voluntary, full-consensus standards on the characteristics and performance of materials, products, systems, and services and for the promotion of related knowledge.…”

“…turbine vanes and blades, ball bearings, hip joints, ballistic armor, window panes, cutting blades, sensors, and electrolytes, to name a few. Of particularly interest for the market prognosticators were high-temperature applications such as heat engines, both reciprocating and turbines [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14].…”