Abstract： ASME B18.18:2011 pdf download.Quality Assurance for Fasteners. 5.2 Designation Then required, Category 3 shall be designated on purchase docunwnts by specifying “Quality Assurance Provisions per Category 3 of ASIdE BIBIS. are requirer or...

ASME B18.18:2011 pdf download.Quality Assurance for Fasteners.

5.2 Designation

Then required, Category 3 shall be designated on purchase docunwnts by specifying “Quality Assurance Provisions per Category 3 of ASIdE BIBIS. are requirer or another equivalent statemenL Absetwe of such statement will default seller to Category I

5.3 Quality Management System

Producers of Categon 3 fasteners shall have an independently accredited Quality Managenwnt System that complies with the

requirements of an Internattonaliy atwpted standard such as ISO 9001 or lSO/TS 16949.

5.4 Raw Material

5.4,1 General. Raw materials (rod, wire, or bar) shall be reviewed to determine that each coil or bundle has a mill identification and that each heat (hatch, melt. cast, etc.) is accompanied twa mill certification olanalysis or the equivalent Additionally, a

single sample shall be checked chemically, by an accredited laboratory, for each heat The raw matL’nal and its accompanying mill

certification inspected prior to release for fabrication to verify that it confonns to the material require ments

specified

5.5 Final inspection and Test

Final inspection shall be performed by an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory. The sample sires in Table 3 shall be used unless the producer has in’ process records (pan. 2.2), in which case the sample sizes in Table 2 may Lw used

Final inspection verifies that required precess steps Were performed and that Table I and Nonmandaton Appendis A, Table A-I

features were tnspected/tested.

5.6 Upgrade Option for Resellers

A reseller may, at their own discretion, use this pnxess to upgrade esisting inventory from Category 2 to Category 3.

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