Designation:B610−13StandardTestMethodforMeasuringDimensionalChangesAssociatedwithProcessingMetalPowders1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB610;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisstandardcoversatestmethodthatmaybeusedtomeasurethesumofthechangesindimensionsthatoccurwhenametalpowderisfirstcompactedintoatestspecimenandthensintered.1.2Thedimensionalchangeisdeterminedbyaquantitativelaboratoryprocedureinwhichthearithmeticdifferencebe-tweenthedimensionsofadiecavityandthedimensionsofasinteredtestspecimenproducedfromthatdieiscalculatedandexpressedasapercentgrowthorshrinkage.1.3Withtheexceptionofthevaluesfordensityandthemassusedtodeterminedensity,forwhichtheuseofthegrampercubiccentimetre(g/cm3)andgram(g)unitsisthelong-standingindustrypractice,thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2B215PracticesforSamplingMetalPowdersB243TerminologyofPowderMetallurgyB925PracticesforProductionandPreparationofPowderMetallurgy(PM)TestSpecimensB962TestMethodsforDensityofCompactedorSinteredPowderMetallurgy(PM)ProductsUsingArchimedes’Principle3.Terminology3.1Definitions—ThedefinitionsofthePowderMetallurgy(PM)termsthatareusedinthistestmethodarefoundinTerminologyB243.Additionaldescriptiveinformationisavail-ableintheRelatedMaterialsectionofVol.02.05oftheAnnualBookofASTMStandards.4.SummaryofTestMethod4.1Rectangulartestspecimensarecompactedto...
