Standards review
June 2025
Note: Sections 2 to 11 inclusive relate to non-destructive testing (NDT) and Sections 12 to 17 inclusive relate to condition monitoring (CM)…
| 1. General Standards (NDT) | ||||
| • ISO/DIS 18173:2025 Non-destructive testing – General terms and definition Ballot opened 28.05.2025 and closes 20.07.2025. | ||||
| 2. Acoustic Emission (AT) (NDT) | ||||
| • EN 15856:2010 Non-destructive testing – Acoustic emission – General principles of AE testing for the detection of corrosion within metallic surrounding filled with liquid Confirmed following systematic review. | • EN 15857:2010 Non-destructive testing – Acoustic emission – Testing of fibre-reinforced polymers – Specific methodology and general evaluation criteria Confirmed following systematic review. | |||
| 6. Radiographic Testing (RT) (NDT) | ||||
| • EN 13068-1:1999 Non-destructive testing – Radioscopic testing – Part 1: Quantitative measurement of imaging properties Confirmed following systematic review. • EN 13068-2:1999 Non-destructive testing – Radioscopic testing – Part 2: Check of long-term stability of imaging devices Confirmed following systematic review. | • EN 13068-3:2001 Non-destructive testing – Radioscopic testing – Part 3: General principles of radioscopic testing of metallic materials by X- and gamma rays Confirmed following systematic review. • EN 13925-3:2005 Non destructive testing – X-ray diffraction from polycrystalline and amorphous materials – Part 3: Instruments Confirmed following systematic review. | |||
| 7. Ultrasonic Testing (UT) (NDT) | ||||
| • ISO 10863:2020 (Ed 2) Non-destructive testing of welds – Ultrasonic testing – Use of time-of-flight diffraction technique (TOFD) Ballot is open and closes 19.07.2025. | • FprEN ISO 16828 Non-destructive testing –Ultrasonic testing – Time-of-flight diffraction technique for detection and sizing of discontinuities Ballot for adoption opened 22.04.2025 and closed 27.05.2025. | |||
| 12. Vibration Condition Monitoring and Diagnostics (VA) (CM) | ||||
| • ISO 19283:2020 Condition monitoring and diagnostics of machines – Hydroelectric generating units Ballot is open and closes 19.07.2025. | ||||
| 17. General Standards (CM) | ||||
| • BS ISO 29821:2018 Condition monitoring and diagnostics of machines – Ultrasound – General guidelines, procedures and validation For public comment – closes 02.07.2025. • ISO/DIS 18436-2 (Ed 3) Condition monitoring and diagnostics of machines – Requirements for training and certification of personnel – Part 2: Vibration condition monitoring and diagnostics Passed the DIS approval stage and has moved forward to FDIS. | • ISO/DIS 18436-8 Condition monitoring and diagnostics of machines – Requirements for training and certification of personnel – Part 8: Ultrasound UK comments submitted with vote of approval. | |||
| There are currently no standards under review in the following sections: 3 (Eddy Current Testing), 4 (Magnetic Particle Testing), 5 (Penetrant Testing), 8 (Visual Testing), 9 (Leak Testing), 10 (Infrared Thermographic Testing), 11 (Strain Gauge Testing), 13 (Lubricant Analysis), 14 (Acoustic Emission), 15 (Thermography) and 16 (Ultrasound). |
