AMS2644G Inspection Material, Penetrant

Revised

04/08/2019

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Issuing Committee
Scope
Content
This specification establishes the classification, technical requirements, tests, and test procedures for the qualification, approval, and quality verification of all materials used in the liquid penetrant methods of inspection with the exception of those excluded in the application section.
Rationale
Content
AMS2644G results from a Five-Year Review and update of this specification. This revision adds a separate category for Method A Water Containing penetrants “Method A(W)” (1.4.1), adds a reference to D3828 (2.2), updates the toxicity characteristics review requirements (3.2.3), defines requirements for formulation certification and requalification (3.2.4 and 3.2.7), updates safety (3.3.1) and the flash point test requirements for penetrant materials (3.3.3), updates the water tolerance test for Method A, Method B, Method C, and D penetrants (3.3.8.5), adds maximum water content requirement for Method B emulsifiers (3.3.9.6), clarifies the developer dispersibility test requirements for aerosols (3.3.10.5), modifies the sensitivity acceptance criteria for initial qualification and requalification Method A and Method A(W) penetrants(4.4.5.1.6), updates the Reference Material List (Tables 1 and 2), Sensitivity qualification matrix (Table 3), and Removability qualification matrix (Table 4).
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/AMS2644G
Pages
1
Citation
SAE International Material Specification, Inspection Material, Penetrant, SAE Standard AMS2644G, Revised April 2019, Issued August 1996, https://doi.org/10.4271/AMS2644G.
Additional Details
Publisher
Published
Apr 8, 2019
Product Code
AMS2644G
Content Type
Material Specification
Status
Revised
Language
English