_MNL_19-1993.pdf

Manual on the B uilding o f Materials Databases Crystal H.Newton,Editor ASTM Manual Series:MNL 19 ASTM Publication Code Number(PCN)28-019093-63 1916 Race Street?9 Philadelphia,PA 19103 Library of Congress Catalogin4-in-Publication Data Manual on the building of materials databases/Crystal H.editor.(ASTM manual series;MNL 19)ASTM Publication Code Number(PCN)28-019093-63.Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN 0-8031-2052-4 i.Materials-Data bases.I.Newton,Crystal H.TA404.25.M36 1993 025.0662011-dc20 Newton,If.Series.93-36460 CIP Copyright?9 1993 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS,Philadelphia,PA.All rights reserved.This material may not be reproduced or copied,in whole or in part,in any printed,mechanical,electronic,film,or other distribution and storage media,without the written consent of the publisher.Photocopy Rights Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use,or the internal or personal use of specific clients,is granted by the AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MA-TERIALS for users registered with the Copyright Clearance Center(CCC)Transactional Reporting Service,provided that the base fee of$2.50 per copy,plus$0.50 per page is paid directly to CCC,27 Congress St.,Salem,MA 01970;(508)744-3350.For those organizations that have been granted a photocopy license by CCC,a separate system of payment has been arranged.The fee code for users of the Transactional Reporting Service is 0-8031-2052-4 93$2.50+.50.NOTE:This manual does not purport to address(all of)the safety problems associated with its use.It is the responsibility of the user of this manual to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.Printed in Ann Arbor,MI Nov.1993 Foreword THIS MANUAL WAS prepared to address a need perceived by ASTM Committee E-49 on Computerization of Material and Chemical Property Data for guidance in using stan-dards for assistance in developing material property databases,but is not to be con-sidered a standard.This manual,and the standards it discusses,often cannot provide final answers as these are dependent on the database application.What this manual does provide is guidance to help database design teams address the questions for par-ticular materials database applications.In addition,the manual may serve as a focal point for the developing technology and standardization in the material property da-tabase community.This publication was sponsored by ASTM Committee E-49.Several members of ASTM Committee E-49 contributed to the development of the manual concept and outline;the efforts of John R.Rumble,Jr.,Bert J.Moniz,Keith W.Reynard,and Jack H.Westbrook are acknowledged.The reviewers,who played an essential role in the development of the manual,also deserve recognition.Crystal H.Newton Editor iii Contents Overview Chapter 1:Chapter 2:Chapter 3:Chapter 4:Chapter 5:Chapter 6:Chapter 7:Chapter 8:Chapter 9:Index Introduction to the Building of Materials Databases-CRYSTAL H.NEWTON Program Infrastructure-EDWiN F.BEGLEY Types of Materials Databases-JOHN R.RUMBLE,JR.Nomenclature and Current Standards for Identification of Engineering MaterialS-BERT MONIZ Nomenclature and Current Standards for Recording of Test Results and PropertieS-MARILYN W.WARDLE Data Evaluation,Validation,and Quality-ANTHONY J.BARRETT Management and Operation of Database Building and Distribution Functions-J.G.KAUFMAN Data Transfer-PHILIP SARGENT Building a Model Database:EXPRESS Example-EDWARD STANTON vii 1 13 27 34 45 53 68 75 93 105 Overview THIS MANUAL FOCUSES on the building of material property databases and the standards that are available to assist in the process.The building of databases has been discussed in general terms in many references.What is important to consider here are the steps in the database building process that are different for material property databases.What are the key decision points?Where can you find resources for help at those key decision points?Most importantly,how can standards help with the process of build-ing a materials database?This manual,and the standards it discusses,often cannot provide final answers as these are dependent on the database application.What this manual does provide is guidance to help database design teams address the questions for particular materials database applications.Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the development of material property data-bases.The value of material property databases is discussed.Key concepts that are used throughout the manual are introduced.The standards organizations involved in materials property databases are discussed.This manual focuses on the use of stan-dards developed by or in cooperation with ASTM Committee E-49 on the Computer-ization of Material and Chemical Property Data.ASTM Committee E-49 is at the fore-front in developing standards in this area.The final section of this chapter introduces the steps involved in the design of a materials prope