ClSTbDesignation:D6308-92AMERICANSOCIETYFORTESTINGANDMATERIALS100BarrHarborDr.,WestConsh&xken,PA19428ReprintedfromtheAnnualBookofASTMStandards.CopyrightASTMStandardGuideforIdentificationofCompositeMaterialsinComputerizedMaterialPropertyDatabases’ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6308;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideestablishestheessentialanddesirableelementsofdatarequiredfortheidentificationofcompositematerialsincomputerizedmaterialpropertydatabases.Arecommendedformatforentryofthesefieldsintoacomput-erizeddatabaseisalsoprovided.Examplesoftheapplicationofthisguideareincludedforfilament-woundpolymer-matrixcomposites,laminarpolymer-matrixcomposites,andceramic-matrixcomposites.Anexampleformetal-matrixcompositesisplannedforthenextrevision.1.2Therecommendedformatdescribedinthisdocumentissuggestedforuseinrecordingdatainacomputerizeddatabase,whichisdifferentfromcontractualreportingofactualtestresults.Thelattertypeofinformationisdescribedinamaterialsspecificationorshownonbusinesstransac-tions,andissubjecttoagreementbetweenvendorandpurchaser.1.3Thisguidedefinestheinformationwhichisconsid-eredessentialtouniquelydescribeacompositematerial.Aformatisrecommendedforplacingthesedatainfieldssuitableforacomputerizeddatabase.Additionalfieldswhichareconsidereddesirable,butnotessential,arealsodefined.Thepurposeistofacilitateefficientstorageandretrievaloftheinformationwithacomputerandtoallowmeaningfulcomparisonofdatafromdifferentsources.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:C274TerminologyofStructuralSandwichConstructions’D3878TerminologyofHigh-ModulusReinforcingFibersandTheirComposites2E1338GuidefortheIdentificationofMetalsandAlloysinComputerizedMaterialPropertyDatabases3E1443TerminologyRelatingtoBuildingandAccessingMaterialandChemic...
