Standard Test Method for the Nominal Joint Strength of End-Plug Joints in Advanced Ceramic Tubes at Ambient and Elevated Temperatures

Importancia y uso:

5.1 Advanced ceramics are candidate materials for high-temperature structural applications requiring high strength along with wear and corrosion resistance. In particular, ceramic tubes are being considered and evaluated as hermetically tight fuel containment tubes for nuclear reactors. These ceramic tubes require end-plugs for containment and structural integrity. The end-plugs are commonly bonded with high-temperature adhesives into the tubes. The strength and durability of the test specimen joint are critical engineering factors, and the joint strength has to be determined across the full range of operating temperatures and conditions. The test method has to determine the breaking force, the nominal joint strength, the nominal burst pressure, and the failure mode for a given tube/plug/adhesive configuration.

5.2 The EPPO test provides information on the strength and the deformation of test specimen joints under applied shear, tensile, and mixed-mode stresses (with different plug geometries) at various temperatures and after environmental conditioning.

5.3 The end-plug test specimen geometry is a direct analog of the functional plug-tube application and is the most direct way of testing the tubular joint for the purposes of development, evaluation, and comparative studies involving adhesives and bonded products, including manufacturing quality control. This test method is a more realistic test for the intended geometry than the current shear test of ceramic joints (Test Method C1469), which uses an asymmetric four-point shear test on a flat adhesive face joint.

5.4 The EPPO test method may be used for joining method development and selection, adhesive comparison and screening, and quality assurance. This test method is not recommended for adhesive property determination, design data generation, material model verification/validation, or combinations thereof.

Subcomité:

C28.01

Volúmen:

15.01

Número ICS:

81.060.30 (Advanced ceramics)

Palabras clave:

adhesive bonding; ceramic composite; ceramic joint; end-plug push-out test; nominal burst pressure; nominal joint strength;