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Document ID:   ASTM-E190       Scroll down to access document images

Overview
Title:  Welds, Guided Bend Test for Ductility of
Scope:  This test method covers a guided bend test for the determination of soundness and ductility of welds in ferrous and nonferrous products. Defects, not shown by X rays, may appear in the surface of a specimen when it is subjected to progressive localized overstressing. This guided bend test has been developed primarily for plates and is not intended to be substituted for other methods of bend testing.
Status:  Active Adoption Date:  03-OCT-1994      
  Next Review Due:  29-JUN-2030
THJM Doc Category:   American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)  
Reaffirmation Date:  01-JUL-2020

Responsibilities
Lead Standardization Activity:  MR  Army Research Laboratory, Weapons and Materials Research Directorate  
  Adopting Activity: AR  US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Armaments Center
Coordination:  Full  
Army Custodian:  AR   US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Armaments Center  
Navy Custodian:  SH   Naval Sea Systems Command (Ship Systems)  
Air Force Custodian:  20   Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)  

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Document ImageNotice - Adoption, Tier 2A03-OCT-199412.8 KB

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