Designation:C1292−16StandardTestMethodforShearStrengthofContinuousFiber-ReinforcedAdvancedCeramicsatAmbientTemperatures1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1292;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofshearstrengthofcontinuousfiber-reinforcedceramiccomposites(CFCCs)atambienttemperature.Thetestmethodsaddressedare(1)thecompressionofadouble-notchedtestspecimentodetermineinterlaminarshearstrengthand(2)theIosipescutestmethodtodeterminetheshearstrengthinanyoneofthematerialplanesoflaminatedcomposites.Testspecimenfabri-cationmethods,testingmodes(loadordisplacementcontrol),testingrates(loadrateordisplacementrate),datacollection,andreportingproceduresareaddressed.1.2Thistestmethodisusedfortestingadvancedceramicorglassmatrixcompositeswithcontinuousfiberreinforcementhavinguni-directional(1-D)orbi-directional(2-D)fiberarchi-tecture.Thistestmethoddoesnotaddresscompositeswith(3-D)fiberarchitectureordiscontinuousfiber-reinforced,whisker-reinforced,orparticulate-reinforcedceramics.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandardandareinaccordancewithIEEE/ASTMSI10.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Specifichazardstatementsaregivenin8.1and8.2.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C1145TerminologyofAdvancedCeramicsD695TestMethodforCompressivePropertiesofRigidPlasticsD3846TestMethodforIn-PlaneShearStrengthofRein-forcedPlasticsD3878TerminologyforCompositeMaterialsD5379/D5379MTestMethodforShearPropertiesofCom-positeMaterialsbytheV-NotchedBeamMethodE4PracticesforForceVerificationofTestingMachinesE6Terminol...
