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ASTM B528 – Standard Test Method for Transverse Rupture Strength of Powder Metallurgy (PM) Specimens Description: Significance and Use 4.1 This test method is used to measure the strength of sintered, including post-treated, specimens. Transverse rupture strength is not a design value. For many sintered materials, transverse rupture strength is approximately twice the ultimate tensile strength. …
ASTM B527 – Standard Test Method for Tap Density of Metal Powders and Compounds Description: Significance and Use 4.1 This test method covers the evaluation of the tap density physical characteristic of metal powders and related compounds. The measured tap density bears a relationship to the mass of powder that will fill a fixed volume die …
ASTM B505 – Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Continuous Castings Description: Abstract This specification establishes requirements for continuously cast rod, bar, tube, and shapes produced from copper alloys with nominal compositions. Castings produced to this specification may be manufactured for and supplied from stock. Mechanical tests are required only when specified by the purchaser in …
ASTM B504 – Standard Test Method for Measurement of Thickness of Metallic Coatings by the Coulometric Method Description: Significance and Use 4.1 Measurement of the thickness of a coating is essential to assessing its utility and cost. 4.2 The coulometric method destroys the coating over a very small (about 0.1 cm2) test area. Therefore its use is …
ASTM B499 – Standard Test Method for Measurement of Coating Thicknesses by the Magnetic Method: Nonmagnetic Coatings on Magnetic Basis Metals Description: Significance and Use 5.1 The thickness of a coating is often critical to its performance. For most nonferrous coatings on steel, the magnetic method is reliable for measuring coating thickness nondestructively and is suitable …
ASTM B490 – Standard Practice for Micrometer Bend Test for Ductility of Electrodeposits Description: Scope 1.1 This practice describes a procedure for measuring the ductility of electrodeposited foils.2 1.2 This practice is suitable only for the evaluation of electrodeposits having low ductility. 1.3 The obtained ductility values must only be considered semi-quantitative because this test has a significant …
ASTM B489 – Standard Practice for Bend Test for Ductility of Electrodeposited and Autocatalytically Deposited Metal Coatings on Metals Description: Significance and Use 4.1 The routine measurement of the ductility of electrodeposited and autocatalytically deposited metal coatings can be useful in process control, especially when the electroplating process is used for decorative and engineering purposes. Scope …
ASTM B487 – Standard Test Method for Measurement of Metal and Oxide Coating Thickness by Microscopical Examination of Cross Section Description: Significance and Use 4.1 Coating thickness is an important factor in the performance of a coating in service and is usually specified in a coating specification. 4.2 This method is suitable for acceptance testing. Scope 1.1 This …
ASTM B457 – Standard Test Method for Measurement of Impedance of Anodic Coatings on Aluminum (Withdrawn 2023) Description: Abstract This test method describes the conditions and equipment for measuring the impedance of anodic coatings on aluminum. Such measurements have been used to evaluate the quality of seal of an anodic coating. The test method does …
ASTM B456 – Standard Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Copper Plus Nickel Plus Chromium and Nickel Plus Chromium Description: Abstract This specification establishes the requirements for several types and grades of electrodeposited copper plus nickel plus chromium and nickel plus chromium coatings on steel, copper, copper alloys, Type 300 and 400 series stainless steels, aluminum, …
