Designation: C1025 −15 (Reapproved 2020) An American National Standard
Standard Test Method for
Modulus of Rupture in Bending of Electrode Graphite
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This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1025; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This test method covers determination of the modulus of
rupture in bending of specimens cut from graphite electrodes
using a simple square cross section beam in four-point loading
at room temperature.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
standard.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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C651 Test Method for Flexural Strength of Manufactured
Carbon and Graphite Articles Using Four-Point Loading at
Room Temperature
C783 Practice for Core Sampling of Graphite Electrodes
E4 Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines
E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
Determine the Precision of a Test Method
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions:
3.1.1 electrode graphite, n—a type of manufactured graph-
ite with less restrictive controls on homogeneity and purity,
commonly produced to carry current in electric arc furnaces, as
a consumable item in electrical discharge machining, and as a
structural material in plastic-injection molds.
3.1.2 flexural strength, n—property of solid material that
indicates its ability to withstand a flexural or transverse load,
obtained through a measurement of the ultimate load-carrying
capacity of a specified beam in bending.
3.1.3 modulus of rupture in bending, n—the value of maxi-
mum stress in the extreme fiber of a specified beam loaded to
failure in bending.
4. Significance and Use
4.1 This test method provides a means for determining the
modulus of rupture of a square cross section graphite specimen
machined from the electrode core sample obtained according to
Practice C783, with a minimum core diameter of 57 mm. This
test method is recommended for quality control or quality
assurance purposes, but should not be relied upon to compare
materials of radically different particle sizes or orientational
characteristics. For these reasons as well as those discussed in
4.2 an absolute value of flexural strength may not be obtained.
4.2 Specimen Size—The maximum particle size and maxi-
mum pore size vary greatly for manufactured graphite
electrodes, generally increasing with electrode diameter. The
test is on a rather short stubby beam, therefore the shear stress
is not insignificant compared to the flexural stress, and the test
results may not agree when a different ratio or specimen size is
used.
5. Apparatus
5.1 The testing machine shall conform to the requirements
of Sections 14 and 17 of Practices E4.
5.2 The four-point loading fixture shall consist of bearing
blocks or roller assemblies which ensure that forces applied to
the beam are normal only and without eccentricity. (See Test
Method C651.) The directions of loads and reactions may be
maintained parallel by judicious use of linkages, rocker
bearings, and flexure plates. Eccentricity of loading can be
avoided by the use of spherical or cylindrical bearings.
Provision must be made in fixture design for relief of torsional
loading to less than 5 % of the nominal specimen strength.
Refer to Fig. 1 for a suggested four-point fixture with a
semi-articulating roller configuration.
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on
Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee D02.F0 on Manufactured Carbon and Graphite Products.
Current edition approved May 1, 2020. Published June 2020. Originally
approved in 1984. Last previous edition approved in 2015 as C1025 – 15. DOI:
10.1520/C1025-15R20.
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This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.