TSE CEN ISO/TS 80004-3

TSE CEN ISO/TS 80004-3 is a terminology standard that organises the terms and definitions used for carbon nano-objects in nanotechnology. It brings together the vocabulary used to describe carbon-based nano-scale structures in a shared technical language, helping researchers, laboratories and technical writers use the same concepts consistently when communicating about these materials.

A shared vocabulary for carbon-based nano-objects

In nanotechnology, the term nano-object refers to a discrete piece of material with dimensions in the nanoscale. Carbon nano-objects are very small structures made of carbon or characterised by carbon-based architecture. The distinction matters because geometry, size and structural arrangement can strongly influence material behaviour. This standard addresses how such concepts are named and defined; it does not, by itself, specify product performance, purity or conformity criteria.

What this part contributes

• It provides terms and definitions related to carbon nano-objects in the field of nanotechnologies.
• It corresponds to the terminological content identified as CEN ISO/TS 80004-3:2014.
• It supports conceptual consistency across research, education and technical documentation.
• It helps different users apply the same term with the same meaning.

This record refers to a withdrawn standard, so it should be understood as a reference for terminology rather than as an active normative requirement. In general technical terms, vocabulary standards do not manufacture or certify materials; they define language so that measurements, research findings and technical descriptions can be compared and interpreted more reliably.