ASTM B645-02
Historical Standard: ASTM B645-02 Standard Practice for Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness Testing of Aluminum Alloys
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ASTM B645
1. Scope
1.1 This practice is applicable to the fracture toughness testing of all aluminum alloys, tempers, and products, especially in cases where the tests are being made to establish whether or not individual lots meet the requirements of specifications and should be released to customers.
1.2 Test Method E 399 is the basic test method to be used for plane-strain fracture toughness testing of aluminum alloys. The purpose of this practice is to provide supplementary information for plane-strain fracture toughness of aluminum alloys in three main areas:
1.2.1 Specimen sampling,
1.2.2 Specimen size selection, and
1.2.3 Interpretation of invalid test results.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are provided for information only.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
B646 Practice for Fracture Toughness Testing of Aluminum Alloys
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
E399 Test Method for Linear-Elastic Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness K Ic of Metallic Materials
E561 Test Method for K-R Curve Determination
E1823 Terminology Relating to Fatigue and Fracture Testing
Keywords
aluminum alloys; fracture toughness; plane strain; quality assurance; Aluminum alloys; Composition analysis--metals/alloys; Cracking--metallic materials; Defects--metals/alloys; Fabricated materials; Failure end point--metals/alloys; Fatigue; Fracture testing--metals/alloys; Loading tests--metals/alloys; Metallurgical materials/applications; Metals and metallic materials; Plane-strain testing; Quality control (QC)--metals; Strain testing--metallic materials; Stress--metallic materials; Tritensile plane strain;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 77.120.10 (Aluminium and aluminium alloys)
DOI: 10.1520/B0645-02
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