1.1 This test method covers the tension testing of superelastic nickel-titanium (nitinol) materials, specifically the methods for determination of upper plateau strength, lower plateau strength, residual elongation, tensile strength, and elongation.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.4 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
ASTM F2516-22 Referenced Document
ASTM E111 Standard Test Method for Young''s Modulus, Tangent Modulus, and Chord Modulus
ASTM E177 Standard Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods
ASTM E1876 Standard Test Method for Dynamic Young's Modulus, Shear Modulus, and Poisson's Ratio by Impulse Excitation of Vibration
ASTM E3098 Standard Test Method for Mechanical Uniaxial Pre-strain and Thermal Free Recovery of Shape Memory Alloys
ASTM E6 Standard Terminology Relating to Methods of Mechanical Testing
ASTM E691 Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method
ASTM E8/E8M Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials*, 2024-01-01 Update
ASTM E83 Standard Practice for Verification and Classification of Extensometer
ASTM F2004 Standard Test Method for Transformation Temperature of Nickel-Titanium Alloys by Thermal Analysis
ASTM F2005 Standard Terminology for Nickel-Titanium Shape Memory Alloys
ASTM F2082/F2082M Standard Test Method for Determination of Transformation Temperature of Nickel-Titanium Shape Memory Alloys by Bend and Free Recovery*, 2023-10-15 Update
ASTM F2516-22 history
2022ASTM F2516-22 Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Nickel-Titanium Superelastic Materials
2018ASTM F2516-18 Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Nickel-Titanium Superelastic Materials
2014ASTM F2516-14 Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Nickel-Titanium Superelastic Materials
2007ASTM F2516-07e2 Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Nickel-Titanium Superelastic Materials
2007ASTM F2516-07e1 Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Nickel-Titanium Superelastic Materials
2007ASTM F2516-07 Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Nickel-Titanium Superelastic Materials
2006ASTM F2516-06 Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Nickel-Titanium Superelastic Materials
2005ASTM F2516-05 Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Nickel-Titanium Superelastic Materials