Significance and Use

This guide can be used to facilitate categorizing wear data for insertion into a computerized database. This guide identifies a set of essential data fields which should be provided for all records, and also identifies additional optional data fields. This guide does not require the use of any particular database format, nor does it endorse any particular computer database software.

Because of increased activity in building computerized databases and the desire to encourage their uniformity and therefore the ease of data comparison and data interchange, it is appropriate to provide a guide for the inclusion of wear test data in databases. Availability of a guide also encourages the builders of databases to include sufficiently complete information so that comparisons among individual sources may be made with assurance that similarities or differences, or both, in the wear test procedures and conditions are covered.

The set of data fields described in this guide will usually be expanded and customized by the user for specific purposes. It should be possible to arrange the additional fields within the logical structure that is presented in this guide.

This guide does not apply to data from rolling contact wear tests, galling tests, or erosion or cavitation tests. Data that are included should apply to standard tests or to steady-state wear.

This guide has no implication on data required for materials production or purchase. Reporting of actual test results should be as described in the actual material specification or as agreed upon between the purchaser and the manufacturer, as shown on the purchase order and acknowledgement.

1. Scope

1.1 This guide covers and is intended to assist in the organization of wear test data for the purpose of data storage in computerized databases. It is meant to assist the user in developing databases for the purpose of data comparison and utilization. Data elements (fields) are described covering both materials and wear test issues.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)

E1314 Practice for Structuring Terminological Records Relating to Computerized Test Reporting and Materials Designation Formats

E1338 Guide for Identification of Metals and Alloys in Computerized Material Property Databases

G40 Terminology Relating to Wear and Erosion

G65 Test Method for Measuring Abrasion Using the Dry Sand/Rubber Wheel Apparatus

G75 Test Method for Determination of Slurry Abrasivity (Miller Number) and Slurry Abrasion Response of Materials (SAR Number)

G77 Test Method for Ranking Resistance of Materials to Sliding Wear Using Block-on-Ring Wear Test

G83 Test Method for Wear Testing with a Crossed-Cylinder Apparatus

G99 Test Method for Wear Testing with a Pin-on-Disk Apparatus

G105 Test Method for Conducting Wet Sand/Rubber Wheel Abrasion Tests

G115 Guide for Measuring and Reporting Friction Coefficients

G132 Test Method for Pin Abrasion Testing

ANSI Standard

Keywords

computer; data; database; format; wear;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 35.240.30 (IT applications in information, documentation and publishing)

DOI: 10.1520/G0118-02R07

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ASTM G118