ASTM E1453-93(2002)e1

Standard Guide for Storage of Media That Contains Analog or Digital Radioscopic Data

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
The provisions of this guide are intended to control and maintain the quality of recorded industrial electronic data from radioscopy and unrecorded magnetic and optical media only, and are not intended to control the acceptability of the materials or products examined. It is further intended that this guide be used as an adjunct to Guide E 1000 and Practice E 1255.
The necessity for applying specific control procedures such as those described in this guide is dependent to a certain extent, on the degree to which the user adheres to good recording and storage practices as a matter of routine procedure.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide may be used for the control and maintenance of recorded and unrecorded magnetic and optical media of analog or digital electronic data from industrial radioscopy.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with 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. For specific precautionary statements, see Section 6.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Dec-2002
• ICS: 35.220.01 - Data storage devices in general
• Technical Committee: E07 - Nondestructive Testing
• Drafting Committee: E07.01 - Radiology (X and Gamma) Method

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E1453-93(1996) - Standard Guide for Storage of Media That Contains Analog or Digital Radioscopic Data
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002
• Replaced By: ASTM E1453-09 - Standard Guide for Storage of Magnetic Tape Media that Contains Analog or Digital Radioscopic Data
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2009
• Referred By: ASTM E3267-21 - Standard Guide for Building Information Models and Archiving for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE)
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E1931-16(2022) - Standard Guide for Non-computed X-Ray Compton Scatter Tomography
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E1161-21 - Standard Practice for Radiographic Examination of Semiconductors and Electronic Components
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E94/E94M-22 - Standard Guide for Radiographic Examination Using Industrial Radiographic Film
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E1734-23 - Standard Practice for Radioscopic Examination of Castings
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E2007-10(2023) - Standard Guide for Computed Radiography
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E1255-16 - Standard Practice for Radioscopy
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E1416-23 - Standard Practice for Radioscopic Examination of Weldments
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:E1453–93(Reapproved 2002)
Standard Guide for
Storage of Media that Contains Analog or Digital
Radioscopic Data
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1453; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
e NOTE—Made editorial corrections to ANSI standards in Referenced Documents and 6.4 in December 2002.
1. Scope materials or products examined. It is further intended that this
guide be used as an adjunct to Guide E1000 and Practice
1.1 Thisguidemaybeusedforthecontrolandmaintenance
E1255.
of recorded and unrecorded magnetic and optical media of
3.2 The necessity for applying specific control procedures
analog or digital electronic data from industrial radioscopy.
such as those described in this guide is dependent to a certain
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
extent, on the degree to which the user adheres to good
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
recording and storage practices as a matter of routine proce-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
dure.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific
4. Unrecorded Media Storage
precautionary statements, see Section 6.
4.1 Un-Opened Containers:
2. Referenced Documents 4.1.1 Storage Recommendations—Any media in containers
sealed by the manufacturer and not opened should be stored as
2.1 ASTM Standards:
shipped, whenever possible, to avoid container damage and
E1000 Guide for Radioscopy
possible media damage. Storage temperature should be 60° 6
E1255 Practice for Radioscopy
20°F (16 6 11°C), relative humidity range of 45 6 15%, at a
2.2 ANSI Standards:
pressurerangeof12.5 62.5psiandamaximummagneticfield
INCITS 40 Unrecorded Magnetic Tape
strength of 50 Oe. The optimum storage conditions are 65°F
INCITS 39 Recorded Magnetic Tape
(18°C) at 40% relative humidity, 14.7 psi and a maximum
INCITS 125 Two-Sided, Double Density Disk
magnetic field strength of 30 Oe. Damaging stresses in the
INCITS 46 Six-Disk Pack
media can be produced by large temperature and humidity
INCITS 48 Magnetic Tape Cassettes
variations even if they remain within the specified ranges.
2.3 NIST Standard:
Specific media manufacturer’s recommendations should be
NBS Handbook, NBS SP 500.101
consulted when large variations in temperature or humidity, or
3. Significance and Use
both, are anticipated or experienced.
4.1.2 Higher or Lower Storage Conditions—When tem-
3.1 The provisions of this guide are intended to control and
perature exceeds 90°F (32°C) or humidity exceeds 90%, or
maintainthequalityofrecordedindustrialelectronicdatafrom
pressure exceeds 15 psi, some unrecorded media should be
radioscopy and unrecorded magnetic and optical media only,
used under normal existing conditions to test for degradation.
and are not intended to control the acceptability of the
If degradation is found on these samples, subsequent sampling
may be done on other media to avoid unnecessary scrap. If
storage temperature falls below 30°F (−1°C), media stored at
This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee E07 on Nondestruc-
tive Testing and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E07.11 on Digital
these lower temperatures in unopened containers should be
Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE).
allowed to stabilize at a room temperature (60° to 90°F (16° to
Current edition approved December 10, 2002. Published February 2003. Origi-
32°C)) before opening the containers. The stabilization time
nally approved in 1992. Last previous edition approved in 1996 as E1453-
will vary with the bulk of the stored media and the storage
93(1996).
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relative humidity falls below 10% and the moisture in the 5.2.3 Humidity—The extremes must be avoided as pro-
media is reduced sufficiently, damage can occur during han- longed exposures to relative humidities over 60% will tend to
dlingafteropeningthesealedcontainers,andthemediamaybe damage the media and may cause fungus growth and sticking.
subjected to static electrical discharges. Storage humidities Under conditions of low or changing humidity, defects in the
over 60% can also cause the media to stick to whatever is media may occur. Low humidities will also increase the
touching their surfaces. potential of static charges on the recorded media attracting
4.2 Opened Containers—The same considerations de- solids that could harm them. In general, a relative humidity
scribedin4.1forun-open
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