Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
3.1 Terms and definitions
3.2 Symbols
4 Analytical methods
5 Apparatus, reagents and calibration specimens
5.1 Apparatus for chemical analysis
5.2 Reagents for chemical analysis
5.3 Apparatus and calibration specimens for X-ray
diffraction analysis
5.4 Infrared apparatus
6 X-Ray diffraction pattern collection
6.1 General
6.2 Identification of the crystallized phases
7 Preparation of the test sample
7.1 Coatings
7.2 Bulk sample
7.3 X-ray analysis
8 Plotting the calibration curves
8.1 General
8.2 Plotting the calibration curves for the
foreign phases
8.3 Plotting the calibration curves for the
calculation of the calcium:phosphorus (Ca:P)
ratio
9 Chemical analysis
9.1 General
9.2 Expression of results
10 Ca:P ratio
10.1 General
10.2 Procedure
10.3 Measurements on the sample
10.4 Choice of the diffraction peaks
10.5 Expression of results
11 Qualitative and quantitative determination of the
foreign phases
11.1 Procedure
11.2 Expression of results
12 Determination of the crystallinity ratio
12.1 General
12.2 Preparation of the sample
12.3 Procedure
12.4 Expression of results
13 Degradation of ceramics
14 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Contamination of calcium phosphate
Annex B (normative) - Testing of the purity of the phases
used in the production of the calibration curves
Annex C (informative) - Examples of X-ray diffraction
patterns collected from various mixtures used to
plot the calibration curves
Annex D (normative) - Positions of lines used to measure
the crystallinity ratio
Annex E (informative) - Examples of methods for the preparation
of reference materials
Bibliography