Standard Test Method for Modulus of Elasticity of Thermostat Metals (Cantilever Beam Method)

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1.1 This test method covers the determination of the modulus of elasticity of thermostat metals at any temperature between -300 and +1000°F (-185 and 540°C) by mounting the specimen as a cantilever beam and measuring the deflection when subjected to a mechanical load.  
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard.  
1.3 This 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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

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Designation: B 223 – 97
Standard Test Method for
Modulus of Elasticity of Thermostat Metals (Cantilever
Beam Method)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 223; 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
l = gage length, in. or mm,
d = specimen deflection, in. or mm,
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the modu-
b = specimen width, in. or mm, and
lus of elasticity of thermostat metals at any temperature
t = specimen thickness, in. or mm.
between − 300 and + 1000°F (−185 and 540°C) by mounting
the specimen as a cantilever beam and measuring the deflection
4. Apparatus (Figs. 1-3)
when subjected to a mechanical load.
4.1 Specimen Holder for securely clamping the test speci-
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
men in a horizontal position as a cantilever beam when
as the standard.
immersed in a bath at the desired temperature. It shall carry a
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
micrometer depth gage for reading the deflection of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
specimen and a loading rod for loading the specimen. Both of
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
these shall extend sufficiently above the liquid level of the bath
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
to permit the operator to perform the test at the higher test
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
temperatures.
2. Referenced Documents 4.1.1 Specimen holder to be made sufficiently rigid to allow
normal handling without distortion.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.2 Loading Rod, ⁄8 in. (3.2 mm) or less in diameter, for
B 388 Specification for Thermostat Metal Sheet and Strip
carrying the load and transmitting its weight vertically to the
3. Terminology
free end of the cantilever specimen. It shall be made of material
the same as that of the tube which supports the specimen
3.1 Definitions:
mounting clamps in order to prevent a difference in expansion
3.1.1 thermostat metal—a composite material, usually in
rates from affecting the deflection readings. The bottom end
the form of sheet or strip, comprising two or more materials of
shall be conically shaped and shall rest in the conical punch
any appropriate nature, metallic or otherwise, which, by virtue
mark at the free end of the specimen. Any supports shall permit
of the differing expansivities of the components, tends to alter
free movement with specimen deflection and shall provide
its curvature when its temperature is changed.
electrical insulation from the micrometer depth gage. Near the
3.1.2 modulus of elasticity—the ratio, within the elastic
top shall be a holder for supporting the load. The weight of the
limit of a material, of stress to corresponding strain. In this test
loading rod and holder shall be no greater than 1 oz (28 g).
method the modulus of elasticity is calculated from the
4.3 Micrometer Depth Gage, for measuring the deflection of
expression for the deflection of a cantilever beam under
the specimen to the nearest 0.0001 in. (0.002 mm). It shall be
mechanical load which is transposed to read as follows:
mounted directly over the loading rod. The micrometer shaft
3 3
E 5 4Pl /dbt
shall be in the same vertical line as the loading rod, so that
readings can be taken of the top of the loading rod for no-load
where:
and full-load positions. The gage shall be insulated electrically
E = modulus of elasticity, psi or MPa,
from the specimen holder and the loading rod.
P = load, lbf or N,
4.4 Load, constructed so that when placed in the holder, its
center of gravity will coincide with the center of the loading
1 rod. It shall be readily detachable for the operator’s conve-
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B-2 on
nience in taking no-load and full-load readings and shall not be
Nonferrous Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
B02.10 on Thermostat Metals.
of sufficient weight to deflect the specimen more than 0.30 in.
Current edition approved Dec. 10, 1997. Published August 1998. Originally
(7.6 mm).
published as B 223 – 48 T. Last previous edition B 223 – 85 (1991).
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol. 02.04.
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B223–97
FIG. 1 Testing Machine for Determining Modulus of Elasticity of Thermostat Metal
that loading rod positions can be determined with a precision of
60.0001 in. (0.002 mm).
4.7 All metallic components of apparatus, excluding mi-
crometer and loads, should be made of very low coefficient of
thermal expansion materials. The recommended material is
invar.
5. Precautions
5.1 Load and no-load readings of the various trials will not
approximately duplicate each other in the event the load is
sufficiently great to overstress the specimen beyond its elastic
limit. In this case a new specimen shall be substituted and a
lighter load used which will not overstress the material.
5.2 Modulus of elasticity measurements to be within the
maximum recommended temperatures as stated in Specifica-
tion B 338.
6. Test Specimen
FIG. 2 Specimen Mounting Clamp Assembly
6.1 The test specimen shall be the form of a strip approxi-
mately 1 ⁄4 in. (31.8 mm) longer than the gage length. The
4.5 Bath—A stirred liquid so that the temperature shall be
thickness may be any value between 0.015 and 0.055 in. (0.38
substantially constant during the test.
and 1.40 mm); however, corresponding width values shall
4.6 Electronic Indicator, sensitive, low-current, to give a
conform with those in Fig. 4. Width and thickness dimensions
signal when the micrometer depth gage shaft completes the
electrical circuit across the indicator terminals by touching the shall be determined with a precision of 60.0001 in. (0.002
top of the loading rod. The indicator sensitivity shall be such mm).
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B223–97
FIG. 3 Specimen Mounting Clamp Details
FIG. 4 Width of Test Specimen
7. Preparation of Specimen mounting clamps, will maintain the gage length with a toler-
ance of 60.003 in. (0.08 mm). Table 1 gives the gage lengths
7.1 Gage Length—The gage length shall be the distance on
for
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