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Standard Practice for Fastener Sampling for Specified Mechanical Properties and Performance Inspection

ASTM F1470

This practice provides sampling methods for determining how many fasteners to include in a random sample in order to determine the acceptability or disposition of a given lot of fasteners.

WJE laboratories are accredited by ANAB (ISO/IEC 17025) to perform testing standard ASTM F1470 for Standard Practice for Fastener Sampling for Specified Mechanical Properties and Performance Inspection. Contact us to learn more.

Keywords

ASTM F1470 - Fasteners - Mechanical Properties - Performance Test - Physical Properties - Quality Control - Sampling

ICS CODE

19.060 (Mechanical testing)

UNSPSC CODE

81141503 (Materials or product inspection); 31160000 (Hardware)

CITATION FORMAT

ASTM F1470-19, Standard Practice for Fastener Sampling for Specified Mechanical Properties and Performance Inspection, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2019, www.astm.org

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