Standard Classification for Advanced Ceramics (Withdrawn 2002)

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1.1 This classification covers a system by which advanced ceramics may be classified. The system has been devised to cover all types of advanced ceramics in the forms of inorganic precursors for ceramic powder production, powders, granular forms, fibers, whiskers, platelets, single crystals, consolidated polycrystalline ceramics, amorphous (glassy) and composite materials, and components in block and coating forms. The structure of the classification system is coded to be machine readable.  
1.2 The classification system has been developed through an international collaboration under the auspice of the Versailles Advanced Materials and Standards Project (VAMAS) Technical Working Area 14, and with support from the Commission to the European Communities, ASTM Institute of Standards Research, and the Japan Fine Ceramics Association. Its construction was based on the results of an international survey of requirements among manufacturing and user industries, and recommendations provided at an international workshop held at Ispra, Italy, in June 1990.  
1.3 The present range of products that is encompassed by the term advanced ceramics or one of its synonyms is enormous in breadth, and complex in chemistry, form, processing route, and property attributes. Normally, there are close interlinks between these factors. It has therefore been impossible to devise a simple hierarchial scheme, such as that used in IEC 672 for electrotechnical ceramics for insulators. The system developed and incorporated in this classification is novel in many respects to encompass all foreseen requirements and purposes, and all raw and manufactured materials and applications. It has great flexibility and is amenable to computer recognition and programming.  
1.4 System Constraints -It is not the purpose of this classification to specify how the system shall be used. The user is able to define the coding combination and the level of detail to suit a particular purpose. This classification provides only a flexible framework within which this might be done.  
1.4.1 The classification system includes only those ceramic products defined and designated by ceramic manufacturers, trade associations, and professional societies as advanced ceramics (see 3.1.1). On this basis, the classification system does not cover:  
1.4.1.1 Elemental carbon, except for specific ceramic forms such as diamond, vitreous carbon, and chemical vapor deposit (CVD) graphite;  
1.4.1.2 Elemental silicon, elemental germanium, and other elemental or compound semimetallic (intermetallic) substances other than when they form an integral component of, or precursor for, an advanced ceramic;  
1.4.1.3 Traditional ceramics based on clay, including: porcelains; whitewares; sanitary wares; floor and wall tiles;  
1.4.1.4 Unshaped and shaped refractories and bulk glasses for tonnage applications; and  
1.4.1.5 Flat or container glass.  
1.4.2 This classification provides a classification system framework that allows comparison and correlation of collected data/information with that gathered under other classification systems, such as the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code and the international convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System. The SIC is the statistical classification standard underlying all establishment-based U.S. Federal economic statistics classified by industry. The SIC code covers the entire field of economic activities and defines industries in accordance with the composition and structure of the economy. The Harmonized System, an international system designed to standardize commodity classification for all major trading nations, in a relational way is similar to the SIC system.  
1.4.3 Currently, advanced ceramics are not represented as a specific code field in either the SIC or the Harmonized System, but are included in other categories where other material classes dominate and in which the advanced ceramics comprise ...

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Withdrawn
Publication Date
31-Dec-1993
Withdrawal Date
09-Apr-2002
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NOTICE: This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or
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Designation: C 1286 – 94
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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Classification for
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Advanced Ceramics
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 1286; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope ceramics (see 3.1.1). On this basis, the classification system
does not cover:
1.1 This classification covers a system by which advanced
1.4.1.1 Elemental carbon, except for specific ceramic forms
ceramics may be classified. The system has been devised to
such as diamond, vitreous carbon, and chemical vapor deposit
cover all types of advanced ceramics in the forms of inorganic
(CVD) graphite;
precursors for ceramic powder production, powders, granular
1.4.1.2 Elemental silicon, elemental germanium, and other
forms, fibers, whiskers, platelets, single crystals, consolidated
elemental or compound semimetallic (intermetallic) substances
polycrystalline ceramics, amorphous (glassy) and composite
other than when they form an integral component of, or
materials, and components in block and coating forms. The
precursor for, an advanced ceramic;
structure of the classification system is coded to be machine
1.4.1.3 Traditional ceramics based on clay, including: por-
readable.
celains; whitewares; sanitary wares; floor and wall tiles;
1.2 The classification system has been developed through an
1.4.1.4 Unshaped and shaped refractories and bulk glasses
international collaboration under the auspice of the Versailles
for tonnage applications; and
Advanced Materials and Standards Project (VAMAS) Techni-
1.4.1.5 Flat or container glass.
cal Working Area 14, and with support from the Commission to
the European Communities, ASTM Institute of Standards
1.4.2 This classification provides a classification system
Research, and the Japan Fine Ceramics Association. Its con- framework that allows comparison and correlation of collected
struction was based on the results of an international survey of
data/information with that gathered under other classification
requirements among manufacturing and user industries, and systems, such as the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
recommendations provided at an international workshop held
code and the international convention on the Harmonized
at Ispra, Italy, in June 1990. Commodity Description and Coding System. The SIC is the
statistical classification standard underlying all establishment-
1.3 The present range of products that is encompassed by
based U.S. Federal economic statistics classified by industry.
the term advanced ceramics or one of its synonyms is
The SIC code covers the entire field of economic activities and
enormous in breadth, and complex in chemistry, form, process-
defines industries in accordance with the composition and
ing route, and property attributes. Normally, there are close
interlinks between these factors. It has therefore been impos- structure of the economy. The Harmonized System, an inter-
national system designed to standardize commodity classifica-
sible to devise a simple hierarchial scheme, such as that used in
IEC 672 for electrotechnical ceramics for insulators. The tion for all major trading nations, in a relational way is similar
to the SIC system.
system developed and incorporated in this classification is
novel in many respects to encompass all foreseen requirements 1.4.3 Currently, advanced ceramics are not represented as a
and purposes, and all raw and manufactured materials and specific code field in either the SIC or the Harmonized System,
applications. It has great flexibility and is amenable to com- but are included in other categories where other material
puter recognition and programming. classes dominate and in which the advanced ceramics comprise
only a small fraction of the end products of the classification.
1.4 System Constraints—It is not the purpose of this clas-
sification to specify how the system shall be used. The user is 1.4.4 This standard recognizes the relationship between
classification systems, but does not present a detailed cross-
able to define the coding combination and the level of detail to
suit a particular purpose. This classification provides only a walk between individual system fields. This relationship is
illustrated by the following examples:
flexible framework within which this might be done.
1.4.1 The classification system includes only those ceramic 1.4.4.1 In structural applications, advanced ceramic prod-
ucts are found in motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC
products defi
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