oSIST prEN 843-9:2026

Advanced technical ceramics - Mechanical properties of monolithic ceramics at room temperature - Part 9: Test method for the determination of edge-chip resistance

This document specifies two test methods for the determination of the resistance of the edges of brittle ceramic materials to be damaged by chipping.
This document is applicable to homogeneous monolithic ceramics with flat surfaces and straight sharp or chamfered edges.

Hochleistungskeramik - Mechanische Eigenschaften monolithischer Keramik bei Raumtemperatur - Teil 9: Prüfverfahren zur Bestimmung der Kantenbeständigkeit gegen Abplatzung

Dieses Dokument legt zwei Verfahren für die Bestimmung der Kantenbeständigkeit von spröden Keramikwerkstoffen gegen Beschädigung durch Abplatzen fest.
Dieses Dokument gilt für homogene monolithische Keramik mit ebenen Oberflächen und geraden, scharfen oder gefasten Kanten.

Céramiques techniques avancées - Propriétés mécaniques des céramiques monolithiques à température ambiante - Partie 9 : Méthode d'essai pour la détermination de la résistance à l'écaillage des bords

Le présent document spécifie deux méthodes d'essai pour déterminer la résistance des bords des céramiques fragiles à une détérioration par écaillage.
Le présent document s’applique aux céramiques monolithiques homogènes ayant des surfaces planes et des bords droits pointus ou chanfreinés.

Sodobna tehnična keramika - Mehanske lastnosti monolitske keramike pri sobni temperaturi - 9. del: Preskusna metoda za ugotavljanje odpornosti proti krušenju robov

Ta dokument določa dve preskusni metodi za določanje odpornosti robov krhkih keramičnih materialov proti poškodbam zaradi krušenja.
Ta dokument je uporaben za homogene monolitne keramike z ravnimi površinami in ravnimi ostrimi ali posnetimi robovi.

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Jul-2026
• ICS: 81.060.30 - Advanced ceramics
• Technical Committee: I13 - Imaginarni 13
• Current Stage: 4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 10-Jun-2026
• Due Date: 28-Oct-2026
• Ref Project: prEN 843-9 - Advanced technical ceramics - Mechanical properties of monolithic ceramics at room temperature - Part 9: Test method for the determination of edge-chip resistance

Relations

• Revises: SIST-TS CEN/TS 843-9:2010 - Advanced technical ceramics - Mechanical properties of monolithic ceramics at room temperature - Part 9: Method of test for edge-chip resistance
• Effective Date: 18-Jun-2025

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2026
Sodobna tehnična keramika - Mehanske lastnosti monolitske keramike pri sobni
temperaturi - 9. del: Preskusna metoda za ugotavljanje odpornosti proti krušenju
robov
Advanced technical ceramics - Mechanical properties of monolithic ceramics at room
temperature - Part 9: Test method for the determination of edge-chip resistance
Hochleistungskeramik - Mechanische Eigenschaften monolithischer Keramik bei
Raumtemperatur - Teil 9: Prüfverfahren zur Bestimmung der Kantenbeständigkeit gegen
Abplatzung
Céramiques techniques avancées - Propriétés mécaniques des céramiques
monolithiques à température ambiante - Partie 9 : Méthode d'essai pour la détermination
de la résistance à l'écaillage des bords
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 843-9
ICS:
81.060.30 Sodobna keramika Advanced ceramics
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2026
ICS 81.060.30 Will supersede CEN/TS 843-9:2010
English Version
Advanced technical ceramics - Mechanical properties of
monolithic ceramics at room temperature - Part 9: Test
method for the determination of edge-chip resistance
Céramiques techniques avancées - Propriétés Hochleistungskeramik - Mechanische Eigenschaften
mécaniques des céramiques monolithiques à monolithischer Keramik bei Raumtemperatur - Teil 9:
température ambiante - Partie 9 : Méthode d'essai pour Prüfverfahren zur Bestimmung der
la détermination de la résistance à l'écaillage des bords Kantenbeständigkeit gegen Abplatzung
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Principle . 4
5 Method A: Direct force application . 5
5.1 Apparatus . 5
5.2 Preparation of test piece . 6
5.3 Procedure . 7
5.4 Calculation of results . 7
6 Method B: Sliding force application . 8
6.1 Apparatus . 8
6.2 Preparation of test pieces . 9
6.3 Test procedure . 9
6.4 Calculation of results . 10
7 Interferences . 10
8 Test report . 10
Bibliography . 12

European foreword
This document (prEN 843-9:2026) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 184 “Advanced
technical ceramics”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede CEN/TS 843-9:2010.
prEN 849-9:2026 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to
CEN/TS 843-9:2010:
a) conversion into a European Standard;
b) update of the normative references;
c) revised definitions of edge-chip and flake;
d) editorial revision.
A list of all parts in the EN 843 series, published under the general title Advanced technical ceramics —
Mechanical properties of monolithic ceramics at room temperature, can be found on the CEN website.

1 Scope
This document specifies two test methods for the determination of the resistance of the edges of brittle
ceramic materials to be damaged by chipping.
This document is applicable to homogeneous monolithic ceramics with flat surfaces and straight sharp
or chamfered edges.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN ISO 7500-1, Metallic materials — Calibration and verification of static uniaxial testing machines —
Part 1: Tension/compression testing machines — Calibration and verification of the force-measuring system
(ISO 7500-1)
EN ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
(ISO/IEC 17025)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
edge-chip
recessed defect at the edge of a component or test piece caused by localised stress or impact
3.2
flake
detached piece of material from the edge of a component or test piece
3.3
edge chipping
process of producing an edge-chip from the edge of a component or test piece by localised loading or
impact
3.4
edge chip resistance
edge toughness
measure of the resistance of the edge of a component or test piece to chipping determined by dividing
the force applied by the maximum thickness of the edge-chip or the distance of the centre of the applied
force from the edge at which it is formed
4 Principle
Localized loading near the edge of a ceramic component can lead to spalling of the edge, and hence to loss
of function of the component. The test methods in this document provide means of quantifying the
resistance of a ceramic product to edge damage, either by applying a monotonically increasing force to
an indenter positioned a fixed distance from the edge (Method A), or by applying a predetermined force
to an indenter positioned remotely from the edge and dragging it towards the edge (Method B). In the
case of method A, the force required to cause an edge-chip to form at a pre-determined position is
recorded while in the case of Method B, the distance from the edge at which the edge-chip is formed under
a pre-determined force is measured. In both cases (see Figure 1), the force applied, F, divided by the
distance from the edge at which the edge-chip is formed, d, commonly known as the ‘edge toughness’, is
then a measure of edge-chip resistance.
This test can also be used to determine the effectiveness of chamfers placed on edges. A chamfer prevents
direct loading near the edge. The size of the chamfer required for the component to withstand a given
near-edge loading can be determined by this test.

a) b)
Key
F indenter applying force normal to plane
d maximum edge-chip depth into bulk
w maximum edge-chip width on face
Figure 1 — Schematic of indentation near an edge using a hard indenter (a) cross-sectional view
of an edge-chip formed at an edge, and (b) edge-chip shape viewed from edge side
5 Method A: Direct force application
5.1 Apparatus
The force required shall be applied by any suitable mechanical testing machine which operates in a
constant displacement rate mode. The machine shall drive an indenter (5.1.3) into the surface of a
component or test piece at a pre-determined location near the edge until the edge-chip forms.
NOTE The mechanism of edge-chip formation is thought be the preferred extension of those radial cracks
emanating from the indentation which are roughly parallel with the edge. Owing to the lack of elastic constraint
near the edge, these propagate sideways and into the material to form a shell-shaped crack, which once past a
certain size becomes unstable and forms a detached flake.
5.1.1 Test machine. A mechanical testing machine shall be used, which is capable of applying a force
to the test jig at a constant displacement rate. The test machine shall be equipped for recording the load
applied to the test jig at any point in time, and preferably of capturing the peak force applied. The accuracy
of the test machine shall be in accordance with EN ISO 7500-1, Grade 1 (1 % of indicated load), and shall
be capable of recording to a sensitivity of better than 1 % of the maximum load employed.
5.1.2 Test piece holder. The test-piece shall be held in a clamping device which enables the test piece
or test item to be held in a fixed position in the testing machine (Figure 2). Preferably the clamping device
incorporates two orthogonal means of adjusting position so that the location of the indenter (5.1.3) can
be adjusted precisely, e.g. using an X-Y micrometer screw table which can be locked when indenting.
NOTE It is convenient to see the indentation position by sighting normal to the indentation surface using a
microscope or other suitable device, e.g. by moving the indenter out of the line of sight. Such an arrangement permits
the indenter to be positioned an exact distance from the edge of the test piece.

Key
1 load cell
2 indenter
3 test piece or test item
4 X-Y lockable table
Figure 2 — Schematic of indentation technique for Method A
5.1.3 Indenter. A sharp or a blunt diamond indenter shall be used for this test, as appropriate to
requirements.
It is recommended that for reliability, especially in high force tests, a Rockwell geometry diamond (see
EN ISO 14705) with a tip radius of 0,2 mm and manufactured from polycrystalline diamond is employed.
If a Vickers or Knoop diamond is used, ensure that the diagonal length of the indentation is consistently
aligned with the edge of the test piece.
5.2 Preparat
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