ASME B18.18-2017 pdf free

ASME B18.18-2017 pdf free.Quality Assurance for Fasteners.
2.4.1 Raw Material. All raw material (rod, wire, bar, or sheet) shall meet the applicable requirements. Nonconforming raw materials shall not be used for the production of fasteners and shall be quarantined until disposition.
2.4.2 Manufactured Products. All parts shall conform to the applicable requirements during in-process inspection at all fabricating, heat treatment, or finishing operations. When nonconforming parts are found, all parts produced since the last inspection of the characteristic(s) found nonconforming shall be removed from further processing, quarantined, and held for disposition.
2.5 DisposItion of Nonconforming Materials or Parts
2.5.1 SupplIer’s Options. The supplier has the choice of the following options in the disposition of nonconforming materials or parts:
(a) They may be scrapped.
(b) They may be 100% sorted and all nonconforming parts removed.
(c) They may be reworked or reprocessed to correct the nonconforming characteristic(s).
(d) They may be returned to the manufacturer if the supplier is not the manufacturer.
(e) A request for deviation may be made to the end user.
If the end user considers that the degree to which the characteristic(s) deviates from specified requirements will have no significant effect on the performance of the parts in their service application, the customer may authorize the deviation and release of the parts or materials for completion of production or for shipment as applicable.
NOTE: lithe supplier is not the manufacturer, the supplier shall come to an agreement with the manufacturer II option (a) or (c) is seletled by the supplier.
2.5.2 Purchaser’s Options. The purchaser shall come to an agreement with the supplier on one of the following options for the disposition of nonconforming lots or parts that have been found after receipt:
(a) They may be scrapped.
(b) They may be 100% sorted and all nonconforming parts removed.
(c) They may be reworked or reprocessed to correct the nonconforming characteristic(s).ASME B18.18 pdf free download.