Nondestructive Testing Standards~Present and Future ASME STP 1151

Nondestructive Testing

Standards~Present and Future

ASME STP 1151

Nondestructive testing (NDT), the examination of materials in ways that do not impair the
intended uses of the materials, represents technology central to the concept of improved quality.
Although the quality of materials, components, and products has always been important,
it is clear that recent shifts in world trade and the growing awareness of the life-cycle costs of
products has resulted in an increased appreciation of quality concepts and NDT. In order to
achieve a better understanding of the role of NDT standards and their impact on world trade,
ASTM Committee E-7 on Nondestructive Testing organized a three-day Symposium on Nondestructive
Testing Standards II: New Opportunities for Increased World Trade Through
Accepted Standards for NDT and Quality. The Symposium was held 9-11 April 1991 at the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland, under the
joint sponsorship of Committee E-7 and NiST, and in cooperation with the American Society
for Nondestructive Testing and the American Welding Society. James Borucki, chairman of
Committee E-7, served as General Chairperson of the Symposium.
This special technical publication (STP) presents peer-reviewed versions of most of the
papers presented at the Symposium. The title of the book was changed from the Symposium
title to Nondestructive Testing Standards--Present and Future during the editing process
when it became evident that the authors of the papers, almost without exception, had provided
us with knowledgeable projections of what we may expect to see in the way of new NDT standards
in the years ahead. We feel that this aspect of the book may well represent its most unique
value, coming at a time when American industry is focused on quality considerations and
European Community standards are becoming an additional factor in international trade.
The book has been divided into four sections: (1) NDT Standards: The ASTM Program; (2)
NDT Standards: NIST, DoD, ASME, SAE,/SO, EC; (3) NDT Personnel Qualification: Here
and Abroad; (4) NDT Standards: Advanced Applications.

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