Designation:C1323−16StandardTestMethodforUltimateStrengthofAdvancedCeramicswithDiametrallyCompressedC-RingSpecimensatAmbientTemperature1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1323;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofultimatestrengthundermonotonicloadingofadvancedceramicsintubularformatambienttemperatures.TheultimatestrengthasusedinthistestmethodreferstothestrengthobtainedundermonotoniccompressiveloadingofC-ringspecimenssuchasshowninFig.1wheremonotonicreferstoacontinuousnonstoptestratewithnoreversalsfromtestinitiationtofinalfracture.Thismethodpermitsarangeofsizesandshapessincetestspecimensmaybepreparedfromavarietyoftubularstructures.Themethodmaybeusedwithmicrominiaturetestspecimens.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.2.1ValuesexpressedinthistestmethodareinaccordancewiththeInternationalSystemofUnits(SI)andIEEE/ASTMSI10.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C1145TerminologyofAdvancedCeramicsC1161TestMethodforFlexuralStrengthofAdvancedCeramicsatAmbientTemperatureC1239PracticeforReportingUniaxialStrengthDataandEstimatingWeibullDistributionParametersforAdvancedCeramicsC1322PracticeforFractographyandCharacterizationofFractureOriginsinAdvancedCeramicsC1368TestMethodforDeterminationofSlowCrackGrowthParametersofAdvancedCeramicsbyConstantStress-RateStrengthTestingatAmbientTemperatureC1683PracticeforSizeScalingofTensileStrengthsUsingWeibullStatisticsforAdvancedCeramicsE4PracticesforForceVerificati...
