国外标准分享ASTM E498.docxVIP

Designation:E498–95(Reapproved2000)

StandardTestMethodsfor

LeaksUsingtheMassSpectrometerLeakDetectoror

ResidualGasAnalyzerintheTracerProbeMode1,2

Thisstandardisissuedunderthe?xeddesignationE498;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearof

originaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.A

superscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.

Thisspeci?cationhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.

1.Scope

ANSI/ASNTCP-189ASNTStandardforQuali?cationand

Certi?cationofNondestructiveTestingPersonnel5

1.1Thesetestmethodscoverproceduresfortestingand

locatingthesourcesofgasleakingattherateof4.5310?14

mol/s(1310Stdcm/s)3orgreater.Thetestmaybe

conductedonanyobjecttobetestedthatcanbeevacuatedand

totheothersideofwhichheliumorothertracergasmaybe

applied.

3.Terminology

?9

3

3.1De?nitions—Forde?nitionsoftermsusedinthisstan-

dard,seeTerminologyE1316,SectionE.

4.SummaryofTestMethods

1.2Threetestmethodsaredescribed:

4.1Thesetestmethodsrequireaheliumleakdetectorthatis

1.2.1TestMethodA—Fortheobjectundertestcapableof

beingevacuated,buthavingnoinherentpumpingcapability.

1.2.2TestMethodB—Fortheobjectundertestwithintegral

pumpingcapability.

1.2.3TestMethodC—FortheobjectundertestasinTest

MethodB,inwhichthevacuumpumpsoftheobjectundertest

replacethosenormallyusedintheleakdetector.

1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthe

safetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itisthe

responsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-

priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-

bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Aspeci?chazard

statementcanbefoundin19.2.

capableofdetectingaleakof4.5310?15mol/s(1310?10

cm/s).3

3

Std

4.2TestMethodA—Thistestmethodisusedtoheliumleak

testobjectsthatarecapableofbeingevacuatedtoareasonable

testpressurebytheleakdetectorpump