ASTM A880-95

Standard Practice for Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing Laboratories and Organizations for Examination and Inspection of Steel, Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys (Withdrawn 2004)

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1.1 This practice provides a guide for the criteria to be used in the evaluation of testing laboratories and organizations engaged in examination and inspection, or both, for specification-conformance of steel, stainless steel, and related alloys.
1.2 This practice is intended for use by an accrediting authority for qualification and accreditation of laboratories and organizations noted in 1.1.
1.3 These criteria include the general characteristics (generic criteria) or organization, facility, human resources, and the necessary controls, for evaluating the ability of testing laboratories, examination organizations, and inspection organizations, to perform their intended functions.
1.4 These criteria also include specific criteria for equipment and personnel qualification, and for necessary quality control procedures, for evaluating the ability of testing laboratories, examination organizations, and inspection organizations to perform specific tests, examinations, and inspections.
1.4.1 If required, the appropriate ASTM Committee A-1 Subcommittee concerned with a particular test, examination, or inspection discipline may supplement this standard with additional specific criteria. See Table 1.
1.5 This practice may not necessarily provide all the generic criteria for the evaluation of independent testing, examination, and inspection agencies as defined in Practice E548. However, the generic and specific criteria of this standard, including any supplements, are considered appropriate for the evaluation of any testing laboratory or inspection and examination organizations, or both involve in specification conformance (or verification) testing and inspection of steel, stainless steel and related alloys.
1.6 These generic and specific criteria may, where appropriate, be used by an accrediting authority for evaluating the capabilities of a laboratory, examination organization, or inspection organization to perform tests, examinations, or inspections of steel products not related to specification conformance.
1.7 This standard practice may also be employed as an evaluation guideline for individual, governmental, or technical society self-certification programs where accreditation may not be required.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-1994
• Withdrawal Date: 12-Feb-2004
• ICS: 03.120.20 - Product and company certification. Conformity assessment
• ICS: 77.040.01 - Testing of metals in general
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.13 - Mechanical and Chemical Testing and Processing Methods of Steel Products and Processes

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Designation:A 880–95
Standard Practice for
Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing Laboratories and
Organizations for Examination and Inspection of Steel,
Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 880; 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 editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope capabilities of a laboratory, examination organization, or in-
spectionorganizationtoperformtests,examinations,orinspec-
1.1 This practice provides a guide for the criteria to be used
tionsofsteelproductsnotrelatedtospecificationconformance.
in the evaluation of testing laboratories and organizations
1.7 This standard practice may also be employed as an
engaged in examination and inspection, or both, for
evaluation guideline for individual, governmental, or technical
specification-conformance of steel, stainless steel, and related
society self-certification programs where accreditation may not
alloys.
be required.
1.2 This practice is intended for use by an accrediting
authority for qualification and accreditation of laboratories and
2. Referenced Documents
organizations noted in 1.1.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.3 These criteria include the general characteristics (ge-
A 90 Test Method for Weight of Coating on Zinc-Coated
neric criteria) or organization, facility, human resources, and
(Galvanized) Iron or Steel Articles
the necessary controls, for evaluating the ability of testing
A 239 Test Method for Locating theThinnest Spot in a Zinc
laboratories, examination organizations, and inspection orga-
(Galvanized) Coating on Iron or Steel Articles by the
nizations, to perform their intended functions.
Preece Test (Copper Sulfate Dip)
1.4 These criteria also include specific criteria for equip-
A 255 Test Method for End-Quench Test for Hardenability
ment and personnel qualification, and for necessary quality
of Steel
control procedures, for evaluating the ability of testing labora-
A 262 Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranu-
tories, examination organizations, and inspection organizations
lar Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels
to perform specific tests, examinations, and inspections.
A 275/A275M Test Method for Magnetic Particle Exami-
1.4.1 If required, the appropriate ASTM Committee A-1
nation of Steel Forgings
Subcommitteeconcernedwithaparticulartest,examination,or
A 309 Test Method for Weight and Composition of Coating
inspection discipline may supplement this standard with addi-
on Long Terne Sheet by the Triple-Spot Test
tional specific criteria. See Table 1.
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for MechanicalTesting
1.5 Thispracticemaynotnecessarilyprovideallthegeneric
of Steel Products
criteria for the evaluation of independent testing, examination,
A 388/A388M Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of
and inspection agencies as defined in Practice E 548. However,
Heavy Steel Forgings
the generic and specific criteria of this standard, including any
A 428 Test Method for Weight of Coating on Aluminum-
supplements, are considered appropriate for the evaluation of
Coated Iron or Steel Articles
any testing laboratory or inspection and examination organi-
A 435/A435M Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic
zations, or both involve in specification conformance (or
Examination of Steel Plates
verification) testing and inspection of steel, stainless steel and
A 456 Specification for Magnetic Particle Examination of
related alloys.
Large Crankshaft Forgings
1.6 These generic and specific criteria may, where appro-
A 503 Specification for Ultrasonic Examination of Large
priate, be used by an accrediting authority for evaluating the
Forged Crankshafts
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A-1 on Steel,
Stainless Steel, and RelatedAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.06.
A1.13 on Methods of Mechanical Testing. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.05.
Current edition approved June 15, 1995. Published August 1995. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.03.
published as A 880 – 88. Last previous edition A 880 – 89 (1994). Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.04.
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A880–95
TABLE 1 Fields of Testing, Examination, and Inspection; and
A 751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for
Standards Available 4
Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
A 754 Test Method for Coating Thickness by X-Ray Fluo-
Tension Testing, Room Temperature Impact Testing Drop Weight
rescence
A 370 E 208
A 770 Impact Testing, Swing Weight
A 763 Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranu-
E8 E436 4
lar Attack in Ferritic Stainless Steels
E 111 E 604
A 770/A770M Specification for Through-Thickness Ten-
E 132 Miscellaneous Tests
E 143 A 255
sion Testing of Steel Plates for Special Applications
E 345 A 610
A 799/A799M Practice for Steel Castings, Stainless, Instru-
F 606 A 800
ment Calibration, for Estimating Ferrite Content
Tension Testing, Elevated Temperature A 802
E 21 E 228
A 800/A800M Practice for Steel Casting, Austenitic Alloy,
E 139 E 289
Estimating Ferrite Content Thereof
E 192 E 558
A 802/A802M Practice for Steel Castings, Textures and
Compression Testing, Room Calibration Standards
Temperature
Discontinuities, Evaluation and Specifying, by Visual
E9 A799
Examination
Compression Testing, Elevated E4
A 833 Practice for Indentation Hardness of Metallic Mate-
Temperature
E 209 E 74
rials by Comparison Hardness Testers
Bend Testing E83
E 4 Practices for Load Verification of Testing Machines
A 370 E 1012
E 8 Test Methods of Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
E 190 Chemical Analysis
E 290 A 751
E 9 Test Methods of Compression Testing of Metallic Ma-
Hardness Testing Formability
terials at Room Temperature
A 370 E 517
E 10 Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materi-
A 833 E 643
E 10 E 646
als
E18 Weight of Coatings
E 18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell
E92 A90
E 103 A 239 Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials
E 110 A 309
E 21 Practice for Elevated Temperature Tension Tests of
E 384 A 428
Metallic Materials
E 448 A 630
F 606 A 754 E 23 Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of
Corrosion Testing Nondestructive Examination
Metallic Materials
A 262 A 275
E 74 Practice of Calibration of Force-Measuring Instru-
A 763 A 388
Macroetch Testing A 435 ments for Verifying the Load Indication of Testing Ma-
A 604 A 456
chines
E 340 A 503
E 83 Practice for Verification and Classification of Exten-
Metallographic Testing A 577
E 562 A 578 someters
Impact Testing, Charpy V-Notch A 745
E 92 Test Method for Vickers Hardness of Metallic Mate-
A 370 E 114
rials
A 673 E 494
E 23 E 709 E 103 Test Method for Rapid Indentation Hardness Testing
E 797
of Metallic Materials
E 110 Test Method for Indentation Hardness of Metallic
Materials by Portable Hardness Testers
E 111 TestMethodforYoung’sModulus,TangentModulus,
A 577/A577M Specification for Ultrasonic Angle-Beam
and Chord Modulus
Examination of Steel Plates
E 112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
A 578/A578M Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic
E 114 Practice for Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Straight-Beam
Examination of Plain and Clad Steel Plates for Special
Examination by the Contact Method
Applications
E 132 Test Method for Poisson’s Ratio at Room Tempera-
A 604 Test Method for Macroetch Testing of Consumable
ture
Electrode Remelted Steel Bars and Billets
E 139 Practice for Conducting Creep, Creep-Rupture, and
A 610 Methods of Sampling and Testing Ferroalloys for
Stress-Rupture Tests of Metallic Materials
Determination of Size
E 143 Test Method for Shear Modulus at Room Tempera-
A 630 Test Methods for Determination of Tin Coating
ture
Weights for Hot-Dip and Electrolytic Tin Plate
E 165 Practice for Liquid Penetrant Inspection Method
A 673/A673M Specification for Sampling Procedure for
E 190 Test Method for Guided Bend Test for Ductility of
Impact Testing of Structural Steel
Welds
A 745/A745M Practice for Ultrasonic Examination ofAus-
E 208 Test Method for Conducting Drop-Weight Test to
tenitic Steel Forgings
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Determine Nil-Ductility Transition Temperature of Ferritic Nondestructive Testing
Steels 2.3 ISO Standard:
E 209 Practice for Compression Tests of Metallic Materials ISO/IEC Guide 25 General Requirements for the Technical
at Elevated Temperatures with Conventional or Rapid Competence of Testing Laboratories
Heating Rates and Strain Rates
3. Terminology
E 228 Test Method for Linear Thermal Expansion of Solid
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
Materials with a Vitreous Silica Dilatometer
3.1.1 accrediting authority—an organization that evaluates
E 289 Test Method for Linear Thermal Expansion of Rigid
a testing laboratory, examination organization, or inspection
Solids with Interferometry
organization for conformance to this practice.
E 290 TestMethodforSemi-GuidedBendTestforDuctility
3.1.2 examination—the process of evaluating materials us-
of Metallic Materials
ing nondestructive methods.
E 340 Test Method for Macroetching Metals and Alloys
3.1.3 generic criteria—general characteristics pertaining to
E 345 Test Methods of Tension Testing of Metallic Foil
organization, equipment, facility, human resources, and quality
E 384 Test Method for Microhardness of Materials
systems, that provide the basis for evaluation of an organiza-
E 436 Test Method for Drop-Weight Tear Tests of Ferritic
Steels tion.
3.1.4 human resources—the people involved in the techni-
E 448 PracticeforScleroscopeHardnessTestingofMetallic
Materials cal operations or an organization being evaluated.
3.1.5 inspection—the process of measuring, visually exam-
E 494 Practice for Measuring Ultrasonic Velocity in Mate-
rials ining, testing, and gaging to determine conformance of mate-
rials and products to required standards.
E 517 Test Method for Plastic Strain Ratio r for Sheet
Metal 3.1.6 qualification—evaluation of an organization that es-
tablishes that the organization conforms to established accep-
E 543 Practice for Determining the Qualification of Nonde-
tance criteria.
structive Testing Agencies
3.1.7 quality assurance—the activity of providing, to all
E 548 Practice for Generic Criteria for Evaluating Labora-
concerned, the evidence needed to establish confidence that the
tory Competence
quality function is being performed adequately.
E 558 Test Method for Torsion Testing of Wire
3.1.8 quality control—the technical process through which
E 562 Practice for Determining Volume Fraction by Sys-
actual quality performance is measured, compared with stan-
tematic Manual Point Count
dards, and action taken with regard to differences.
E 604 Test Method for Dynamic Tear Energy of Metallic
3.1.9 specific criteria—those detailed requirements essen-
Materials
tial to demonstrate an organization’s capability to perform
E 643 Test Method for Ball Punch Deformation of Metallic
specific tests, examinations, or inspections.
Sheet Material
3.1.10 testing—determination of the chemical, mechanical,
E 646 Test Method for Tensile Strain-Hardening Exponents
(n-Values) of Metallic Sheet Materials and physical characteristics of a material or product using
established scientific principles and procedures.
E 709 Practice for Magnetic Particle Examination
E 797 Practice for Measuring Thickness by Manual Ultra-
4. Qualification or Accreditation, or Both
sonic Pulse-Echo Contact Method
4.1 Where qualification or accreditation, or both, of an
E 807 Practice for Metallographic Laboratory Evaluation
organization (laboratory, examination organization, or inspec-
E 851 Practice for Evaluation of Spectrochemical Labora-
tion organization) is desired or required, it may be achieved by
tories
means of one of the following:
E 882 Guide for Accountability and Quality Control in the
4.1.1 On-site review, by the accrediting authority, of docu-
Chemical Analysis Laboratory
mented quality assurance information (such as a Quality
E 994 Guide for Laboratory Accreditation Systems
Assurance Manual) which demonstrates that the organization’s
E 1012 Practice for Verification of Specimen Alignment
quality assurance program is in accordance with the referenced
Under Tensile Loading
criteria of this practice.
E 1595 Practice for Evaluating the Performance of Me-
4.1.2 On-site review, by the accrediting authority, of the
chanical Testing Laboratories
organization’s operations and verification that the operations
F 606 Test Methods for Determining the Mechanical Prop-
conform to the referenced criteria of this practice.
erties of Externally and Internally Threaded Fasteners,
4.1.3 Off-site review, by the accrediting authority, of docu-
Washers, and Rivets
mented quality assurance information or objective evidence, or
2.2 ASNT Standard:
both, that demonstrates that the organization meets the refer-
RPSNT-TC-1A Personnel Qualification and Certification in
enced criteria of this practice.
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5. Organization, Capabilities, and Responsibilities 7. Facilities and Laboratory Systems
7.1 The following additional information, as applicable,
5.1 The following information shall be made available to
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