ASTM Nondestructive Testing Standards

The ASTM Standards for Non-Destructive Testing provide guidance on appropriate methods and techniques to detect and evaluate defects in materials and objects without destroying the sample.

Such tests include radiographic, ultrasonic, electromagnetic (eddy current), X-ray, acoustic and tomographic techniques.

The detected defects are evaluated for possible rejection for not meeting the stated acceptance criteria. These non-destructive testing standards are of great interest to laboratories and a wide range of industrial companies to investigate the quality of a material and thus its suitability for its intended use.

Electromagnetic Method

E2905/E2905M-20 Standard Practice for Examination of Mill and Kiln Girth Gear Teeth—Electromagnetic Methods

E426-16(2021) Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Examination of Seamless and Welded Tubular Products, Titanium, Austenitic Stainless Steel and Similar Alloys

E1312-18 Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Examination of Ferromagnetic Cylindrical Bar Product Above the Curie Temperature

E243-18 Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Examination of Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes

E1004-17 Standard Test Method for Determining Electrical Conductivity Using the Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Method

E566-19 Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current/Magnetic Induction) Sorting of Ferrous Metals

E309-16 Standard Practice for Eddy Current Examination of Steel Tubular Products Using Magnetic Saturation

E376-19 Standard Practice for Measuring Coating Thickness by Magnetic-Field or Eddy Current (Electromagnetic) Testing Methods

E2337/E2337M-10(2015) Standard Guide for Mutual Inductance Bridge Applications for Wall Thickness Determinations in Boiler Tubing (Withdrawn 2020)

E1629-12(2020) Standard Practice for Determining the Impedance of Absolute Eddy-Current Probes

E690-15(2020) Standard Practice for In Situ Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Examination of Nonmagnetic Heat Exchanger Tubes

E1033-13 Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Examination of Type F-Continuously Welded (CW) Ferromagnetic Pipe and Tubing Above the Curie Temperature (Withdrawn 2019)

E570-20 Standard Practice for Flux Leakage Examination of Ferromagnetic Steel Tubular Products

E571-19 Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Examination of Nickel and Nickel Alloy Tubular Products

E1606-20 Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Examination of Copper and Aluminum Redraw Rod for Electrical Purposes

E703-20 Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Sorting of Nonferrous Metals

E1571-21 Standard Practice for Electromagnetic Examination of Ferromagnetic Steel Wire Rope

E2261/E2261M-17(2021) Standard Practice for Examination of Welds Using the Alternating Current Field Measurement Technique

E3052-21 Standard Practice for Examination of Carbon Steel Welds Using An Eddy Current Array

E2096/E2096M-22 Standard Practice for In Situ Examination of Ferromagnetic Heat-Exchanger Tubes Using Remote Field Testing

E2884-22 Standard Guide for Eddy Current Testing of Electrically Conducting Materials Using Conformable Sensor Arrays

E2338-22 Standard Practice for Characterization of Coatings Using Conformable Eddy Current Sensors without Coating Reference Standards

E215-22 Standard Practice for Standardizing Equipment and Electromagnetic Examination of Seamless Aluminum-Alloy Tube

E2928/E2928M-23 Standard Practice for Examination of Drillstring Threads Using the Alternating Current Field Measurement Technique

Reference.. ASTM International

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OTHER ASTM NDT STANDARDS

Part 1. Acoustic Emission Method

Part 2. Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE) + Editorial Review

Part 3. Electromagnetic Method

Part 4. Leak Testing Method + Liquid Penetrant and Magnetic Particle Methods

Part 5. Nondestructive Testing Agencies + Radiology (Neutron) Method

Part 6. Radiology (X and Gamma) Method

Part 7. Reference Radiological Images

Part 8. Specialized NDT Methods

Part 9. Ultrasonic Method