ASTM B925-15
Standard Practices for Production and Preparation of Powder Metallurgy (PM) Test Specimens

Standard No.

ASTM B925-15

Release Date

2015

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM B925-15(2022)

Latest

ASTM B925-15(2022)

Scope

5.1 Test specimens are used to determine the engineering properties of PM materials, for example, tensile strength, ductility, impact energy, etc.; property data that are essential to the successful use of PM material standards. Processing PM test specimens under production conditions is the most efficient method by which to obtain reliable PM material property data since in most cases it is impractical or impossible to cut test bars from sintered parts.

5.2 The performance characteristics of metal powders, for example, compressibility, green strength and dimensional changes associated with processing are evaluated using PM test specimens under controlled conditions. The data obtained are important to both metal powder producers and PM parts manufacturers.

5.3 PM test specimens play a significant role in industrial quality assurance programs. They are used to compare properties of a new lot of metal powder with an established lot in an acceptance test and are used in the part manufacturing process to establish and adjust production variables.

5.4 In those instances where it is required to present equivalent property data for a production lot of PM parts, standard test specimens compacted from the production powder mix to the same green density can be processed with the production PM parts and then tested to obtain this information.

5.5 Material property testing performed for industrial or academic research and development projects uses standard PM test specimens so the test results obtained can be compared with previous work or published data.

5.6 Powder metallurgy test specimens may have multiple uses. The dimensions and tolerances given in this standard are nominal in many cases. The user is cautioned to make certain that the dimensions of the test specimen are in agreement with the requirements of the specific test method to be used.

1.1 These standard practices cover the specifications for those uniaxially compacted test specimens that are used in ASTM standards, the procedures for producing and preparing these test specimens, and reference the applicable standards.

1.2 Basic tool design and engineering information regarding the tooling that is required to compact the test specimens and machining blanks are contained in the annexes.

1.3 This standard is intended to be a comprehensive one-source document that can be referenced by ASTM test methods that utilize PM test specimens and in ASTM PM material specifications that contain the engineering data obtained from these test specimens.

1.4 These practices are not applicable to metal powder test specimens that are produced by other processes such as cold isostatic pressing (CIP), hot isostatic pressing (HIP), powder forging (PF) or metal injection molding (MIM). They do not pertain to cemented carbide materials.

1.5 Detailed information on PM presses, compacting tooling and si......

ASTM B925-15 Referenced Document

• ASTM A34/A34M Standard Practice for Sampling and Procurement Testing of Magnetic Materials
• ASTM A341/A341M Standard Test Method for Direct Current Magnetic Properties of Soft Magnetic Materials Using D-C Permeameters and the Point by Point (Ballistic) Test Methods*， 2022-10-01 Update
• ASTM A596/A596M Standard Test Method for Direct-Current Magnetic Properties of Materials Using the Ballistic Method and Ring Specimens
• ASTM A773/A773M Standard Test Method for dc Magnetic Properties of Materials Using Ring and Permeameter Procedures with dc Electronic Hysteresigraphs
• ASTM A811 Standard Specification for Soft Magnetic Iron Parts Fabricated by Powder Metallurgy (P/M) Techniques
• ASTM A839 Standard Specification for Iron-Phosphorus Powder Metallurgy Parts for Soft Magnetic Applications*， 2023-04-15 Update
• ASTM A904 Standard Specification for 50 Nickel-50 Iron Powder Metallurgy (P/M) Soft Magnetic Alloys
• ASTM A927/A927M Standard Test Method for Alternating-Current Magnetic Properties of Toroidal Core Specimens Using the Voltmeter-Ammeter-Wattmeter Method
• ASTM B215 Standard Practices for Sampling Finished Lots of Metal Powders
• ASTM B243 Standard Terminology of Powder Metallurgy*， 2023-05-01 Update
• ASTM B312 Standard Test Method for Green Strength for Compacted Metal Powder Specimens
• ASTM B331 Standard Test Method for Compressibility of Metal Powders in Uniaxial Compaction
• ASTM B438 Standard Specification for Bronze-Base Powder Metallurgy (PM) Bearings (Oil-Impregnated)*， 2024-04-20 Update
• ASTM B439 Standard Specification for Iron-Base Powder Metallurgy (PM) Bearings (Oil-Impregnated)*， 2021-04-01 Update
• ASTM B528 Standard Test Method for Transverse Rupture Strength of Metal Powder Specimens
• ASTM B595 Standard Specification for Sintered Aluminum Structural Parts
• ASTM B610 Standard Test Method for Measuring Dimensional Changes Associated with Processing Metal Powders Intended for Die Compaction*， 2023-05-15 Update
• ASTM B783 Standard Specification for Materials for Ferrous Powder Metallurgy (P/M) Structural Parts
• ASTM B817 Standard Specification for Powder Metallurgy (P/M) Titanium Alloy Structural Components
• ASTM B823 Standard Specification for Materials for Nonferrous Powder Metallurgy (P/M) Structural Parts
• ASTM B853 Standard Specification for Powder Metallurgy (P/M) Boron Stainless Steel Structural Components
• ASTM B939 Standard Test Method for Radial Crushing Strength, *， 2024-04-20 Update
• ASTM B962 Standard Test Methods for Density of Compacted or Sintered Powder Metallurgy (PM) Products Using Archimedes’ Principle*， 2023-09-01 Update
• ASTM B963 Standard Test Methods for Oil Content, Oil-Impregnation Efficiency, and Surface-Connected Porosity of Sintered Powder Metallurgy (PM) Products Using Archimedes’ Principle*， 2024-02-01 Update
• ASTM E18 Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials*， 2022-05-01 Update
• ASTM E1876 Standard Test Method for Dynamic Young's Modulus, Shear Modulus, and Poisson's Ratio by Impulse Excitation of Vibration
• ASTM E228 Standard Test Method for Linear Thermal Expansion of Solid Materials With a Vitreous Silica Dilatometer
• ASTM E23 Standard Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of Metallic Materials
• ASTM E8 Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
• ASTM E9 Standard Test Methods of Compression Testing of Metallic Materials at Room Temperature

ASTM B925-15 history

• 2022 ASTM B925-15(2022) Standard Practices for Production and Preparation of Powder Metallurgy (PM) Test Specimens
• 2015 ASTM B925-15 Standard Practices for Production and Preparation of Powder Metallurgy (PM) Test Specimens
• 2008 ASTM B925-08 Standard Practices for Production and Preparation of Powder Metallurgy (PM) Test Specimens
• 2003 ASTM B925-03 Standard Practices for Production and Preparation of Powder Metallurgy (P/M) Test Specimens