Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics) – Test method for fracture toughness of monolithic ceramics at room temperature by single edge precracked beam (SEPB) method
This standard describes a test method for the determination of fracture toughness of monolithic ceramic materials at room temperature by the Single Edge Precracked Beam (SEPB) method. This standard is intended for use with monolithic ceramics and whisker- or particulate-reinforced ceramics which are regarded as macroscopically homogeneous. It does not include continous-fiber-reinforced ceramic composites.