SITUATION OF STANDARDIZATION IN THE FIELD OF MECHANICAL TESTING AND MEASUREMENTS
Abstract
Standardized mechanical test methods are referred in many materials and product standards for the characterization of quality of the materials or products. Mechanical testing is carried out on materials for three different reasons: - For quality control purposes to ensure that a material conforms to a technical specification or that it has been correctly processed. - To provide information which can be used in the design of a component or structure. - As part of investigations into the reasons for failures in service. Hence the results achieved from the mechanical testing of products that are made of / or from materials are used to help guarantee the safety and reliability of materials which in turn ensures the safety of those products. The paper gives an overview on the standardization activities of the last ten years for the different fields of mechanical testing as uniaxial, ductility, hardness, toughness and fatigue testing .
Event details
- Event
- Joint International Conference on Force, Mass, Torque, Hardness and Civil Engineering Metrology in the age of globalization
- Technical Committee
- TC5
- Place
- Celle, GERMANY
- Time
- 24 September 2002 - 26 September 2002