Designation:B963−17StandardTestMethodsforOilContent,Oil-ImpregnationEfficiency,andSurface-ConnectedPorosityofSinteredPowderMetallurgy(PM)ProductsUsingArchimedes’Principle1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB963;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisstandarddescribesthreerelatedtestmethodsthatcoverthemeasurementofphysicalpropertiesofoil-impregnatedpowdermetallurgyproducts.1.1.1Determinationofthevolumepercentofoilcontainedinthematerial.1.1.2Determinationoftheefficiencyoftheoil-impregnationprocess.1.1.3Determinationofthepercentsurface-connectedporos-itybyoilimpregnation.1.2Withtheexceptionofthevaluesfordensityandthemassusedtodeterminedensity,forwhichtheuseofthegrampercubiccentimetre(g/cm3)andgram(g)unitsisthelong-standingindustrypractice,thevaluesininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2B243TerminologyofPowderMetallurgyD1217TestMethodforDensityandRelativeDensity(Spe-cificGravity)ofLiquidsbyBinghamPycnometerD1298TestMethodforDensity,RelativeDensity,orAPIGravityofCrudePetroleuman...
