Test | Testing Method Specification | Work Instruction |
General | ASTM A370 | “Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products” | See below for specific tests |
Hardness | ASTM E10 | “Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials” | 406-WI-004 |
ASTM E18 | “Standard Test Method for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials” | 406-WI-003 |
ASTM E140 | “Standard Hardness Conversion Tables for Metals Relationship Among Brinell Hardness, Vickers Hardness, Rockwell Hardness,” [etc] | 406-CH-515 |
Tensile Strength | ASTM E8
/ E 8M | “Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials” | 406-WI-013 |
Impact Toughness | ASTM E23 | “Standard Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of Metallic Materials” | 406-WI-008 |
Corrosion Resistance | ASTM A262 | “ Standard practices for detecting susceptibility to intergranular attack in austenitic stainless steels.” | 406-WI-015 |
Macro Etch Inspection | ASTM E381 | Macro Etch testing of steel bars, blooms, and Forgings | 406-WI-011 |
ASTM E340 | Macro Etching Metals and Alloys |
ASTM A561 | Practice for Macroetch Testing of Tool Steel Bars |
Ferrite | AMS 2315 | “Determination of Delta Ferrite Content” | AMS- 2315 |
Nonmetallic Inclusion Rating | ASTM E45 DIN 50602 | “Determining the nonmetallic inclusion content of wrought steel. Macroscopic methods include macroetch, fracture, step-down, and magnetic particle tests.”
“Microscopic examination of special steels using standard diagrams to assess the content of non-metallic inclusions" | 406-WI-103
406-WI-123 |
Grain Size | ASTM E112 | “Standard Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size” | 406-WI-021
406-WI-121
406-WI-122 |
Magnetic Particle Inspection | AMS 2640 | Magnetic Particle Inspection | 406-WI-016 |
ASTM E1444 | Magnetic Particle test |
AMS 2300 | Premium Aircraft Quality Steel Cleanliness Magnetic Particle Inspection Procedure |
AMS 2301 | Cleanliness Aircraft Quality Steel Magnetic Particle Inspection Procedure (non-hardenable) |
AMS 2303 | Cleanliness Aircraft Quality Martensitic Corrosion Resistant Steel Magnetic Particle Inspection Procedure |
