Designation:C1366−04(Reapproved2013)StandardTestMethodforTensileStrengthofMonolithicAdvancedCeramicsatElevatedTemperatures1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1366;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftensilestrengthunderuniaxialloadingofmonolithicadvancedceram-icsatelevatedtemperatures.Thistestmethodaddresses,butisnotrestrictedto,varioussuggestedtestspecimengeometriesaslistedintheappendix.Inaddition,testspecimenfabricationmethods,testingmodes(force,displacement,orstraincontrol),testingrates(forcerate,stressrate,displacementrate,orstrainrate),allowablebending,anddatacollectionandreportingproceduresareaddressed.Tensilestrengthasusedinthistestmethodreferstothetensilestrengthobtainedunderuniaxialloading.1.2Thistestmethodappliesprimarilytoadvancedceramicswhichmacroscopicallyexhibitisotropic,homogeneous,con-tinuousbehavior.Whilethistestmethodappliesprimarilytomonolithicadvancedceramics,certainwhisker,orparticle-reinforcedcompositeceramicsaswellascertaindiscontinuousfiber-reinforcedcompositeceramicsmayalsomeetthesemacroscopicbehaviorassumptions.Generally,continuousfiberceramiccomposites(CFCCs)donotmacroscopicallyexhibitisotropic,homogeneous,continuousbehaviorandapplicationofthistestmethodtothesematerialsisnotrecommended.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandardandareinaccordancewithIEEE/ASTMSI10.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.RefertoSection7forspecificprecautions.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C1145TerminologyofAdvancedCeramicsC1161TestMethodforFlexuralStrengthofAdvan...
