DIN EN 12290:2005-09

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
4 Principle
5 Apparatus
   5.1 Test machine
   5.2 Load train
   5.3 Gastight test chamber
   5.4 Set-up for heating
   5.5 Extensometer
   5.6 Temperature measurement devices
   5.7 Data recording system
   5.8 Micrometers
6 Test specimens
   6.1 General
   6.2 Compression between platens
   6.3 Test specimen used with grips
7 Test specimen preparation
   7.1 Machining and preparation
   7.2 Number of test specimens
8 Test procedures
   8.1 Test set-up: Temperature considerations
   8.2 Test set-up: other considerations
   8.3 Testing technique
   8.4 Test validity
9 Calculation of results
   9.1 Test specimen origin
   9.2 Compression strength
   9.3 Strain at maximum compression force
   9.4 Proportionality ratio or pseudo-elastic modulus,
       elastic modulus
10 Test report
Annex A (normative) Buckling: How to proceed when buckling
                    is suspected
   A.1 Preliminary room temperature test
   A.2 Test with two different specimens
Bibliography

Specifies the conditions for determination of compression properties of ceramic matrix composite materials with continuous fibre reinforcement for temperatures up to 2000 degrees C under vacuum or a gas atmosphere which is inert to the material under test.