Standard Practice for Linear-Elastic Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness Testing of Aluminum Alloys

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01-04-2022

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American Society for Testing and Materials

1.1This practice is applicable to the fracture toughness testing of all aluminum alloys, tempers, and products, especially in cases where the tests are being made to establish whether or not individual lots meet the requirements of specifications and should be released to customers.

1.2Test Method E399 is the basic test method to be used for plane-strain fracture toughness testing of aluminum alloys. The purpose of this practice is to provide supplementary information for plane-strain fracture toughness of aluminum alloys in three main areas:

1.2.1Specimen sampling,

1.2.2Specimen size selection, and

1.2.3Interpretation of invalid test results.

1.3The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

1.3.1Exception—Certain inch-pound values given in parentheses are provided for information only.

1.4This standard is currently written to accommodate only C(T) specimens.

1.5This 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.

1.6This 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.

Committee	B 07
DocumentType	Standard Practice
Pages	6
PublisherName	American Society for Testing and Materials
Status	Current
Supersedes	ASTM B 645 : 2010 : R2015

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ASTM E 399 : 2022	Standard Test Method for Linear-Elastic Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness of Metallic Materials
ASTM E 561 : 2021	Standard Test Method for <emph type="bdit">K<inf>R</inf></emph> Curve Determination
ASTM E 29 : 2022	Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications