ASTM F2516-14 PDF

Scope: 5.1 Tension tests provide information on the strength and ductility of materials under uniaxial tensile stresses.

5.2 Tension tests, as described in this test method, also provide information on the superelasticity, as defined in Terminology F2005, of the material at the test temperature.

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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

ASTM F2516-14 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 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 Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
ASTM E83 Standard Practice for Verification and Classification of Extensometer
ASTM F2005 Standard Terminology for Nickel-Titanium Shape Memory Alloys

2022 ASTM F2516-22 Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Nickel-Titanium Superelastic Materials
2018 ASTM F2516-18 Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Nickel-Titanium Superelastic Materials
2014 ASTM F2516-14 Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Nickel-Titanium Superelastic Materials
2007 ASTM F2516-07e2 Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Nickel-Titanium Superelastic Materials
2007 ASTM F2516-07e1 Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Nickel-Titanium Superelastic Materials
2007 ASTM F2516-07 Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Nickel-Titanium Superelastic Materials
2006 ASTM F2516-06 Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Nickel-Titanium Superelastic Materials
2005 ASTM F2516-05 Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Nickel-Titanium Superelastic Materials