Designation:C1275−16StandardTestMethodforMonotonicTensileBehaviorofContinuousFiber-ReinforcedAdvancedCeramicswithSolidRectangularCross-SectionTestSpecimensatAmbientTemperature1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1275;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftensilebehaviorincludingtensilestrengthandstress-strainresponseundermonotonicuniaxialloadingofcontinuousfiber-reinforcedadvancedceramicsatambienttemperature.Thistestmethodaddresses,butisnotrestrictedto,varioussuggestedtestspecimengeometriesaslistedintheappendix.Inaddition,testspecimenfabricationmethods,testingmodes(force,displacement,orstraincontrol),testingrates(forcerate,stressrate,displacementrate,orstrainrate),allowablebending,anddatacollectionandreportingproceduresareaddressed.Notethattensilestrengthasusedinthistestmethodreferstothetensilestrengthobtainedundermonotonicuniaxialloadingwheremonotonicreferstoacontinuousnonstoptestratewithnoreversalsfromtestinitiationtofinalfracture.1.2Thistestmethodappliesprimarilytoalladvancedceramicmatrixcompositeswithcontinuousfiberreinforce-ment:uni-directional(1-D),bi-directional(2-D),andtri-directional(3-D).Inaddition,thistestmethodmayalsobeusedwithglass(amorphous)matrixcompositeswith1-D,2-D,and3-Dcontinuousfiberreinforcement.Thistestmethoddoesnotaddressdirectlydiscontinuousfiber-reinforced,whisker-reinforcedorparticulate-reinforcedceramics,althoughthetestmethodsdetailedheremaybeequallyapplicabletothesecomposites.1.3ValuesexpressedinthistestmethodareinaccordancewiththeInternationalSystemofUnits(SI)andIEEE/ASTMSI10.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddetermin...
