ASTM F2444-04(2012)

Standard Practice for Damage Prevention of Bearings, and Bearing Components Through Proper Handling Techniques

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 This practice covers bearings and bearing components of all material compositions and grades. It may be used to develop a process for adequately handling bearings.  
4.2 Unless the proper conditions of an adequate facility, equipment, and trained personnel are available, it may be better not to inspect the bearings in-house. The danger of contaminating and damaging the bearings may be much greater than the possibility of receiving bearings that will not function.  
4.3 Bearings are easily damaged at the customers' receiving and test areas. In most cases, bearings should be accepted based on the bearing manufacturer’s certification. Certificates of quality (conformance) supplied by the bearing manufacturer may be furnished in lieu of actual performance of such testing by the receiving activity of the bearings. The certificate shall include the name of the purchaser, contract number/PO number, name of the manufacturer or supplier, item identification, name of the material, lot number, lot size, sample size, date of testing, test method, individual test results, and the specification requirements.  
4.4 This practice does not cover clean room requirements of miniature and instrument precision bearings. These bearings require clean room environments in accordance with ISO 14644-1 and ISO 14644-2.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers requirements for the handling of all bearings and bearing components.  
1.2 This is a general practice. The individual bearing handling requirements shall be as specified herein or as specified in the contract or purchase order. In the event of any conflict between requirements of this practice and the individual bearing requirements of an OEM drawing, procurement specification, or other specification, the latter shall govern. Many companies, organizations, and bearing users have excellent facilities, equipment, and knowledgeable personnel for handling bearings. The thrust of this practice is for users that do not have this knowledge of bearings.  
1.3 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2012
• ICS: 21.100.01 - Bearings in general
• Technical Committee: F34 - Rolling Element Bearings
• Drafting Committee: F34.03 - Preservation, Cleaning and Packaging

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F2444-04 - Standard Practice for Damage Prevention of Bearings, and Bearing Components Through Proper Handling Techniques
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2012
• Replaced By: ASTM F2444-04(2018) - Standard Practice for Damage Prevention of Bearings, and Bearing Components Through Proper Handling Techniques
• Effective Date: 15-Aug-2018

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F2444 − 04 (Reapproved 2012)
Standard Practice for
Damage Prevention of Bearings, and Bearing Components
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Through Proper Handling Techniques
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2444; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3. Terminology
1.1 This practice covers requirements for the handling of all 3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms used in this
bearings and bearing components. practice, refer to ABMA 1.
1.2 This is a general practice. The individual bearing han-
4. Significance and Use
dling requirements shall be as specified herein or as specified
4.1 This practice covers bearings and bearing components
in the contract or purchase order. In the event of any conflict
of all material compositions and grades. It may be used to
between requirements of this practice and the individual
develop a process for adequately handling bearings.
bearing requirements of an OEM drawing, procurement
specification, or other specification, the latter shall govern.
4.2 Unless the proper conditions of an adequate facility,
Many companies, organizations, and bearing users have excel-
equipment,andtrainedpersonnelareavailable,itmaybebetter
lent facilities, equipment, and knowledgeable personnel for
not to inspect the bearings in-house. The danger of contami-
handlingbearings.Thethrustofthispracticeisforusersthatdo
nating and damaging the bearings may be much greater than
not have this knowledge of bearings.
the possibility of receiving bearings that will not function.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
4.3 Bearings are easily damaged at the customers’ receiving
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
and test areas. In most cases, bearings should be accepted
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
based on the bearing manufacturer’s certification. Certificates
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
of quality (conformance) supplied by the bearing manufacturer
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
may be furnished in lieu of actual performance of such testing
by the receiving activity of the bearings. The certificate shall
2. Referenced Documents
include the name of the purchaser, contract number/PO
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number, name of the manufacturer or supplier, item
2.1 ABMA Standard:
identification, name of the material, lot number, lot size,
ABMA 1 Terminology
3 sample size, date of testing, test method, individual test results,
2.2 ISO Standards:
and the specification requirements.
ISO 14644-1 Cleanrooms and Associated Controlled
4.4 This practice does not cover clean room requirements of
Environments—Part 1: Classification of Air Cleanliness
miniature and instrument precision bearings. These bearings
(DOD Adopted)
require clean room environments in accordance with ISO
ISO 14644-2 Cleanrooms and Associated Controlled
14644-1 and ISO 14644-2.
Environments—Part 2: Specifications for Testing and
Monitoring to Prove Continued Compliance with ISO
5. Reasons for Not Handling Bearings
14644-1
ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems—Requirements
5.1 When bearings are received, the following questions
must be asked:
5.1.1 What amount of inspection checks will be performed
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F34 on Rolling
on the bearings? Do we need to do any checks?
Element Bearings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F34.03 on
5.1.2 What will it cost to establish and maintain equipment
Preservation, Cleaning and Packaging.
and facilities to inspect and test bearings?
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2012. Published January 2013. Originally
5.1.3 What is the established history of the bearing? If there
approved in 2004. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as F2444–04. DOI:
10.1520/F2444-04R12.
has never been a rejection, is inspection warranted?
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5.1.4 What type of test is required and how detailed is it?
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5.1.4.1 Rough spin,
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5.1.4.3 Nondestructive (NDT), 7.2 The training may be divided into two parts. Classroom
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