CWA 16200:2010

The present document gives guidance on the development of computer-readable data formats that comply with technical standards for mechanical testing. This guidance extends to the interpretation of the written testing procedure and extraction of the relevant information.  For this, many considerations will need to be taken into account, including the structure implicit to the written document itself and the applicability of existing specifications, such as ISO 10303-45, ISO 10303-235, MatML, JRC MatDB, and NMC MatDB.  The present document focuses on the development of data formats for a specific technical standard, namely EN ISO 6892-1:2009 Metallic materials — Tensile testing — Part 1: Method of test at ambient temperature, but is intended to deliver guidance on the general case translating any mechanical Testing Standards and associated Calibration Standards to a computer-readable format.