ASTM_E_1025_-_18.pdf

Designation:E102518Standard Practice forDesign,Manufacture,and Material Grouping Classificationof Hole-Type Image Quality Indicators(IQI)Used forRadiography1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1025;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This practice2covers the design,material groupingclassification,and manufacture of hole-type image qualityindicators(IQI)used to indicate the quality of radiologicimages.1.2 This practice is applicable to X-ray and gamma-rayradiology.1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3B139/B139M Specification for Phosphor Bronze Rod,Bar,and ShapesB150/B150M Specification for Aluminum Bronze Rod,Bar,and ShapesB164 Specification for Nickel-Copper Alloy Rod,Bar,andWireB166 Specification for Nickel-Chromium-Iron Alloys(UNSN06600,N06601,N06603,N06690,N06693,N06025,N06045,andN06696),Nickel-Chromium-Cobalt-Molybdenum Alloy(UNS N06617),and Nickel-Iron-Chromium-Tungsten Alloy(UNS N06674)Rod,Bar,andWireE746 Practice for Determining Relative Image Quality Re-sponse of Industrial Radiographic Imaging SystemsE747 Practice for Design,Manufacture and Material Group-ing Classification of Wire Image Quality Indicators(IQI)Used for RadiologyE1735 Test Method for Determining Relative Image Qualityof Industrial Radiographic Film Exposed to X-Radiationfrom 4 to 25 MeVE1316 Terminology for Nondestructive ExaminationsE2662 Practice for Radiographic Examination of Flat PanelComposites and Sandwich Core Materials Used in Aero-space Applications2.2 Department of Defense(DoD)Documents:MIL-I-24768 Insulation,Plastics,Laminated,Thermoset-ting;General Specification for42.3 ISO Documents5ISO 17636-1 Non-Destructive Testing of Welds Radio-graphic testing Part 1:X-and Gamma-Ray Techniqueswith FilmISO 17636-2 Non-Destructive Testing of Welds Radio-graphic testing Part 2:X-and Gamma-Ray Techniqueswith Digital DetectorsISO 19232-2 Non-Destructive Testing Image Quality ofRadiographs Part 2:Determination of the Image QualityValue Using Step/Hole-Type Image Quality IndicatorsISO 19232-3 Non-Destructive Testing Image Quality ofRadiographs Part 3:Image Quality Classes1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E07 on Nonde-structive Testing and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E07.01 onRadiology(X and Gamma)Method.Current edition approved Feb.1,2018.Published February 2018.Originallyapproved in 1984.Last previous edition approved in 2011 as E1025-11.DOI:10.1520/E1025-18.2For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related PracticeSE-1025 in Section II of that Code.3For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.4Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,DODSSP,Bldg.4,SectionD,700RobbinsAve.,Philadelphia,PA19111-5098,http:/dodssp.daps.dla.mil.5Available from International Organization for Standardization(ISO),ISOCentral Secretariat,BIBC II,Chemin de Blandonnet 8,CP 401,1214 Vernier,Geneva,Switzerland,http:/www.iso.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 2.4ASME Documents:6BPVC(Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code)Section V Non-destructive Examination,Article 2 Radiographic Exami-nation3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsThe definitions of terms relating to gammaand X-radiology in Terminology E1316,Section D,shall applyto the terms used in this practice.4.Hole-Type IQI Requirements4.1 Image quality indicators(IQIs)used to determineradiologic-image quality levels shall conform to the followingrequirements.4.1.1