Designation:B962−17StandardTestMethodsforDensityofCompactedorSinteredPowderMetallurgy(PM)ProductsUsingArchimedes’Principle1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB962;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisstandarddescribesamethodformeasuringthedensityofpowdermetallurgyproductsthatusuallyhavesurface-connectedporosity.1.2ThedensityofimpermeablePMmaterials,thosemate-rialsthatdonotgainmasswhenimmersedinwater,maybedeterminedusingTestMethodB311.1.3Thecurrentmethodisapplicabletogreencompacts,sinteredparts,andgreenandsinteredtestspecimens.1.4Withtheexceptionofthevaluesfordensityandthemassusedtodeterminedensity,forwhichtheuseofthegrampercubiccentimetre(g/cm3)andgram(g)unitsisthelong-standingindustrypractice,thevaluesininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2B243TerminologyofPowderMetallurgyB311TestMethodforDensityofPowderMetallurgy(PM)MaterialsContainingLessThanTwoPercentPorosity3.Terminology3.1Definitionsofpowdermetallurgy(PM)termscanbefoundinTerminologyB243.Additionaldescriptivematerial...
