This International Standard is applicable to all sintered metals and alloys, excluding hardmetals.
This International Standard specifies:
— the die cavity dimensions used for making tensile test pieces by pressing and sintering, and by Metal Injection Moulding (MIM) and sintering;
— the dimensions of tensile test pieces machined from sintered and powder forged materials.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application 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.
ISO 6892, Metallic materials — Tensile testing at ambient temperature
ISO 7500-1, Metallic materials — Verification of static uniaxial testing machines — Part 1: Tension/compression testing machines — Verification and calibration of the force-measuring system