It was recently learned that the international standard ISO 17095 “Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics) — Test method for interfacial bond strength of ceramic materials at elevated temperatures,” with China Building Materials Test and Certification Group Co., Ltd. (CTC) as the lead editor, was officially released on July 31, 2013. Its Chinese title is “Fine Ceramics (High-Performance Ceramics, High-Tech Ceramics) — Test Method for Interfacial Bond Strength of Ceramic Materials at Elevated Temperatures.” This is the second international standard successfully published following the international standard ISO 13124:2011 “Test Method for Interfacial Bond Strength of Ceramic Materials.”

ISO 17095 effectively solves the technical difficulty of evaluating material interfaces at elevated temperatures, fills the gap in the field of high-temperature interface strength evaluation, and is applicable to research and application fields such as aerospace materials, special industrial materials, inorganic non-metallic building materials manufacturing, and construction engineering. It also demonstrates extraordinary significance in effectively safeguarding people's lives and property.

Both ISO 13124 and ISO 17095 were completed by the team led by Bao Yiwang, Chief Scientist of CTC. As the first and second international standards in China's building materials industry transformed from China's independent intellectual property technology, the related technologies have been granted national invention patents, effectively enhancing China's discourse power and status in the field of international standards.

This series of standards provides a new method—the cross-cross method—for testing the interfacial tensile and shear strength of ceramic materials at room temperature and elevated temperatures. It can accurately evaluate the interfacial bond strength between solid materials and components, and can also be used to evaluate the bonding performance of various room-temperature and high-temperature adhesives. This technology greatly improves the design optimization rate and application efficiency of scientific researchers and engineering technicians worldwide in the research and application of brittle materials such as ceramics and glass. At the same time, it provides testing service enterprises with a new, fast, and convenient testing technology and a new standard, and provides an efficient technical means for enhancing the technological innovation capability and market competitiveness of manufacturing enterprises.

The successful publication of this series of international standards not only effectively enhances the high-tech content, innovation capability, and core competitiveness of CTC's related services, but also lays a solid foundation for CTC's inspection and certification services to enter the international stage better and faster, and for enhancing CTC's image and status in the international market, the country, and society.