Astm e1444-05

Designation: E 1444 – 05

Standard Practice for

Magnetic Particle Testing1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1444; 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 (e) indicates an editorialchange since the last revision or reapproval. This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.

1. Scope 1.1 This practice establishes minimum requirements for magnetic particle examination used for the detection of surface or slightly subsurface discontinuities in ferromagnetic material. Guide E 709 can be used in conjunction with this practice as a tutorial.NOTE 1—This Practice replaces MIL-STD-1949.

1.2 The magnetic particle examination method is used to detect cracks, laps, seams, inclusions, and other discontinuities on or near the surface of ferromagnetic materials. Magnetic particle examination may be applied to raw material, billets, finished and semi-finished materials, welds, and in-service parts. Magnetic particle examination is not applicableto non-ferromagnetic metals and alloys such as austenitic stainless steels. See Appendix X6 for additional information. 1.3 All areas of this Practice may be open to agreement between the Cognizant Engineering Organization and the supplier, or specific direction from the Cognizant Engineering Organization. 1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associatedwith its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 2. Referenced Documents 2.1 The following documents form a part of this standard practice to the extent specified herein. 2.2 ASTM Standards: 2 A 275/A 275M Test Method for Magnetic Particle Examination ofSteel Forgings
1 This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E07 on Nondestructive Testing and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E07.03 on Liquid Penetrant and Magnetic Particle Methods. Current edition approved March 1, 2005. Published June 2005. Originally approved in 1991. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as E 1444 - 01. 2 For referenced ASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.

A 456 Specification for Magnetic Particle Inspection of Large Crankshaft Forgings D 1966 Test Methods for Foots in Raw Linseed Oil E 543 Practice for Evaluating Agencies that PerformNondestructive Testing E 709 Guide for Magnetic Particle Examination E 1316 Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations 2.3 ASNT Documents:3 SNT-TC-1A Recommended Practice No. “Personnel Qualification and Certification in Nondestructive Testing ANSI/ASNT CP-189 Standard for Qualification and Certification of NDT Personnel 2.4 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)-AMS Documents:4,5 AMS 2641 Magnetic ParticleInspection Vehicle AMS 3040 Magnetic Particles, Nonfluorescent, Dry Method AMS 3041 Magnetic Particles, Nonfluorescent, Wet Method, Oil Vehicle, Ready-To-Use AMS 3042 Magnetic Particles, Nonfluorescent, Wet Method, Dry Powder AMS 3043 Magnetic Particles, Nonfluorescent, Wet Method, Oil Vehicle, Aerosol Packaged AMS 3044 Magnetic Particles, Fluorescent, Wet Method, Dry Powder AMS 3045 Magnetic Particles,Fluorescent, Wet Method, Oil Vehicle, Ready-To-Use AMS 3046 Magnetic Particles, Fluorescent, Wet Method, Oil Vehicle, Aerosol Packaged5 AMS 5062 Steel, Low Carbon Bars, Forgings, Tubing, Sheet, Strip, and Plate 0.25 Carbon, Maximum AMS 5355 Investment Castings AMS I-83387 Inspection Process, Magnetic Rubber

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