Standard Practice for Calibration of Torque-Measuring Instruments for Verifying the Torque Indication of Torque Testing Machines

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
Testing machines that apply and indicate torque are in general use in many industries. Practice WK6364 has been written to provide a practice for the torque verification of these machines. A necessary element in Practice WK6364 is the use of devices whose torque characteristics are known to be traceable to national standards. Practice E 2428 describes how these devices are to be calibrated. The procedures are useful to users of torque testing machines, manufacturers and providers of torque measuring instruments, calibration laboratories that provide calibration services and documents, and service organizations using devices to verify torque testing machines.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice is to specify procedure for the calibration of elastic torque-measuring instruments.
Note 1—Verification by deadweight and a lever arm is an acceptable method of verifying the torque indication of a torque testing machine. Tolerances for weights used are tabulated in Practice WK6364; methods for calibration of the weights are given in NIST Technical Note 577, Methods of Calibrating Weights for Piston Gages.  
1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.3 This practice is intended for the calibration of static or quasi-static torque measuring instruments. The practice is not applicable for high speed torque calibrations or measurements.
1.4 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.

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Designation: E2428 − 08
StandardPractice for
Calibration of Torque-Measuring Instruments for Verifying
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the Torque Indication of Torque Testing Machines
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2428; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2.2 American National Standard:
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B46.1Surface Texture
1.1 This practice is to specify procedure for the calibration
of elastic torque-measuring instruments.
ELASTIC TORQUE-MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NOTE 1—Verification by deadweight and a lever arm is an acceptable
method of verifying the torque indication of a torque testing machine.
3. Terminology
Tolerances for weights used are tabulated in Practice E2624; methods for
3.1 Definitions:
calibrationoftheweightsaregiveninNISTTechnicalNote577,Methods
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of Calibrating Weights for Piston Gages.
3.1.1 elastic torque-measuring device—a device or system
consisting of an elastic member combined with a device for
1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
indicating the measured values (or a quantity proportional to
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
the measured value) of deformation of the member under an
each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
applied torque.
system shall be used independently of the other. Combining
3.1.2 primarytorquestandards—adeadweightforceapplied
values from the two systems may result in non-conformance
throughaleverarmorwheel,withacalibratedlengthorradius
with the standard.
of a known uncertainty, that is traceable to national standards.
1.3 This practice is intended for the calibration of static or
3.1.3 secondary torque standard—an instrument or
quasi-static torque measuring instruments. The practice is not
mechanism, that has been calibrated by a comparison with a
applicable for high speed torque calibrations or measurements.
primary torque standard(s).
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.1.4 torque—a vector product of force and length, ex-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
pressed in terms of N-m, lbf-in., etc.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
3.2.1 calibration equation—a mathematical relationship be-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
tween output of the unit under test and the applied standard
torque, sometimes referred to as the calibration curve.
2. Referenced Documents
3 3.2.2 continuous-reading device—a class of instruments
2.1 ASTM Standards:
whose characteristics permit interpolation of torque values
E29Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
between calibrated torque values.
Determine Conformance with Specifications
3.2.2.1 Discussion—Such instruments usually have torque-
E2624Practice for Torque Calibration of Testing Machines
to-deflection relationships that can be fitted to polynomial
and Devices
equations. Departures from the fitted curve are reflected in the
uncertainty (see 8.4).
3.2.3 deflection—the difference between the readings of an
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ThispracticeisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeE28onMechanical
instrument under applied torque and the reading with no
Testing and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E28.01 on Calibration of
Mechanical Testing Machines and Apparatus.
applied torque. The definition of deflection applies to output
Current edition approved Feb. 15, 2008. Published March 2008. DOI: 10.1520/
readings in electrical units as well as readings in units of
E2428-08.
torque.
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3.2.4 torque range—a range of torque values within which
D = density of the weight in the same units as d, and
the uncertainty is less than the limits of error specified for the
9.80665 = the factor converting SI units of force into the
instrument application.
customary units of force. For SI units,
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