ISO 21618:2019
Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics) — Test method for fracture resistance of monolithic ceramics at room temperature by indentation fracture (IF) method

Standard No.

ISO 21618:2019

Release Date

2019

Published By

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

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ISO 21618:2019

Scope

This document describes a test method that covers the determination of fracture resistance of monolithic ceramics at room temperature by the indentation fracture (IF) method. This document is intended for use with dense monolithic ceramics and whisker- or particulate- reinforced ceramics which are regarded as macroscopically homogeneous. It does not include monolithic silicon nitride ceramics for bearing balls and continuous-fibre-reinforced ceramics composites. This document is for material development, material comparison, quality assurance, characterization and reliability data generation. Indentation fracture resistance, KI,IFR, as defined in this document is not to be equated with fracture toughness determined using other test methods such as KIsc and KIpb. NOTE KI,IFR is an estimate of a material’s resistance to cracking as introduced by an indenter and has correlations with wear resistance and rolling contact fatigue performance as well as machining processes, since these properties are governed by the resistance to crack extension in localized damage areas[1]-[3]. By contrast, fracture toughness properties KIsc and KIpb are intrinsic properties of a material and are relevant to macroscopic and catastrophic fracture events with long cracks rather than those phenomena caused by microscopic and successive damage accumulation associated with short cracks.

ISO 21618:2019 Referenced Document

• ISO 14705 Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics) - Test method for hardness of monolithic ceramics at room temperature
• ISO 17561 Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics) - Test method for elastic moduli of monolithic ceramics at room temperature by sonic resonance
• ISO 4287 Geometrical product specifications (GPS) — Surface finish: Profile method — Surface finish terms, definitions and parameters — Amendment 2: .
• ISO 6507-2 Metallic materials - Vickers hardness test - Part 2: Verification and calibration of testing machines
• ISO 6507-3 Metallic materials - Vickers hardness test - Part 3: Calibration of reference blocks

ISO 21618:2019 history

• 2019 ISO 21618:2019 Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics) — Test method for fracture resistance of monolithic ceramics at room temperature by indentation fracture (IF) method