Dye Penetration Testing Standards:
ISO – International Organization for Standardization
● ISO 3452-1, Non-destructive testing – Penetrant testing – Part 1. General principles
● ISO 3452-2, Non-destructive testing – Penetrant testing – Part 2.. Testing of penetrant materials
● ISO 3452-3, Non-destructive testing – Penetrant testing – Part 3.. Reference test blocks
● ISO 3452-4, Non-destructive testing – Penetrant testing – Part 4.. Equipment
● ISO 3452-5, Non-destructive testing – Penetrant testing – Part 5.. Penetrant testing at temperatures higher than 50°C
● ISO 3452-6, Non-destructive testing – Penetrant testing – Part 6.. Penetrant testing at temperatures lower than 10°C
● ISO 3059, Non-destructive testing – Penetrant testing and magnetic particle testing – Viewing conditions
● ISO 12706, Non-destructive testing – Penetrant testing – Vocabulary
● ISO 23277, Non-destructive testing of welds – Penetrant testing of welds – Acceptance levels
European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
● EN 1371-1, Founding – Liquid penetrant inspection – Part 1.. Sand, gravity die, and low pressure die castings
● EN 1371-2, Founding – Liquid penetrant inspection – Part 2.. Investment castings
● EN 10228-2, Non-destructive testing of steel forgings – Part 2.. Penetrant testing
● EN 10246-11, Non-destructive testing of steel tubes – Part 11.. Liquid penetrant testing of seamless and welded steel tubes for the detection of surface imperfections
ASTM – American Society for Testing and Materials
● ASTM E 165, Standard Practice for Liquid Penetrant Examination for General Industry
● ASTM E 1417, Standard Practice for Liquid Penetrant Testing
ASME – American Society of Mechanical Engineers
● ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section V, Art. 6, Liquid Penetrant Examination
● ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section V, Art. 24 Standard Test Method for Liquid Penetrant Examination SE-165 (identical with ASTM E-165)
