ASTM E2014-99
Historical Standard: ASTM E2014-99 Standard Guide on Metallographic Laboratory Safety
SUPERSEDED (see Active link, below)
ASTM E2014
1. Scope
1.1 This guide covers the outline of the basic safety guidelines to be used in a metallographic laboratory. Safe working habits are discussed for various tasks performed in a metallographic laboratory.
1.2 This guide does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.3 The sections appear in the following order: Scope (Section 1); Referenced Documents (Section 2); Terminology (Section 3); Significance and Use (Section 4); Heat Treating (Section 5); Specimen Preparation/Sectioning (Section 6); Specimen Mounting (Section 7); Mechanical Grinding/Polishing (Section 8); Chemical Safety (Section 9); Electrolytic Polishing/Etching (Section 10); Sulfur Printing (Section 11); Laboratory Ventilation/Fume Hoods (Section 12); Chemical Spills (Section 13); Photography (Section 14); X-ray/Electron Microscopy (Section 15); Keywords (Section 15).
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
E3 Guide for Preparation of Metallographic Specimens
E7 Terminology Relating to Metallography
E340 Test Method for Macroetching Metals and Alloys
E407 Practice for Microetching Metals and Alloys
E883 Guide for Reflected-Light Photomicrography
E1180 Practice for Preparing Sulfur Prints for Macrostructural Evaluation
E1558 Guide for Electrolytic Polishing of Metallographic Specimens
Keywords
chemical spills; etching; fume hoods; grinding; heat treating; metallography; MSDS; photography; polishing; radiation; safety; specimen; sulfur printing; X-ray;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 71.040.20 (Laboratory ware and related apparatus)
DOI: 10.1520/E2014-99
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