UNI EN 15157 : 2007

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
4 Principle
5 Significance and use
6 Apparatus
   6.1 Fatigue test machine
   6.2 Load train
   6.3 Set-up for heating
   6.4 Extensometer
   6.5 Temperature measurement
   6.6 Data recording system
   6.7 Micrometers
7 Test specimens
8 Test specimen preparation
   8.1 Machining and preparation
   8.2 Number of test specimens
9 Test procedure
   9.1 Test set-up: temperature considerations
   9.2 Measurement of test specimen dimensions
   9.3 Testing technique
   9.4 Test validity
10 Calculation of results
   10.1 Time to failure, t(f)
   10.2 Damage parameters
   10.3 Residual properties
11 Test report
Annex A (informative) Schematic evolution of E

Describes the conditions for the determination of constant-amplitude of load or strain in uniaxial tension/tension or in uniaxial tension/compression cyclic fatigue properties of ceramic matrix composite materials (CMCs) with fibre reinforcement for temperature up to 1700 degree C in air at atmospheric pressure.