Beamex White Paper - AMS2750E Heat Treatment ENG
Beamex White Paper - AMS2750E Heat Treatment ENG
Beamex White Paper - AMS2750E Heat Treatment ENG
AMS2750E
Heat Treatment
Standard and
Calibration
BEAMEX Calibration White Paper
AMS2750 standard
As mentioned, the AMS2750E is a standard for heat treatment. Who is it for?
The “AMS” name in the standard is an abbreviation of The AMS2750E is predominantly designed for the aerospace
“Aerospace Materials Specifications”. The standard is industries. But the same standards and processing techniques
published by SAE Aerospace, part of SAE International Group. can be used within any industry which requires control of
The first version of the AMS2750 standard was published in the thermal processing of raw materials and manufactured
1980. Followed by revisions: revision A in 1987, B also in 1987, components, such as automotive, rail and manufacturing.
C in 1990 and D in 2005. The current revision AMS2750E
was published in 2012.
The AMS2750 standard was initially developed to provide What about the CQI-9?
consistent specifications for heat treatment through the The CQI-9 is a similar set of requirements for heat treatment,
aerospace supply chain. The use of the standard is audited by mainly aimed for the automotive industry. The first edition
PRI (Performance Review Institute) for the Nadcap (National of CQI-9 was published in 2006. The CQI-9 “Heat Treatment
Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program). System Assessment” is a self-assessment of the heat treatment
Prior to Nadcap, aerospace companies each audited their own system, published by AIAG (Automotive Industry Action
suppliers, so there was a lot of redundancy and duplication Group). More details about CQI-9 maybe in an other article
of efforts. In 1990, the PRI was established to administer the later on.
Nadcap program.
Max
calibration Calibration accuracy
Instrument period
(months)
Traceability chain:
Secondary
To learn more about the standard 12 ±0.3 °F (±0.2 °C), or ±0.05% of reading,
whichever is greater
metrological traceability in instrument
calibration read this blog post: Field test 3 ±1 °F (±0.6 °C), or ±0.1% of reading,
instrument whichever is greater
Metrological Traceability in
Calibration – Are you traceable?
Sometimes it is easier to look at a visual, so let’s look at
In Table 3 in the AMS2750E the required calibration accuracy graphically for “field test
standard, there are different instrument” and “secondary standard instrument”. And as
specifications for the test standards the Centigrade and Fahrenheit are different, below is a graph
and test equipment/calibrators. of both:
The different levels of instruments
are classified as follows:
• Reference standard
• Primary standard
• Secondary standard instruments
• Secondary standard cell
• Field test instrument
• Controlling, monitoring or
recording instruments
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AMS2750 standard?
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traceable? plays an essential role in our process safety. In this case,
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important measurement for us.
What are the most common instruments to be laboratory calibrates our Beamex MC5 according to the
calibrated? German national standard DAkkS annually. Beamex MC6
Mainly, instruments for pressure measurement, is used as our secondary standard.
temperature instruments for monitoring, controlling,
recording and verification as well as sensors like What is the metrological traceability chain like at
your site?
resistance thermometer and thermocouples.
Short version:
Which are your most common temperature sensor • Reference standard: PTB (Physikalisch-Technische
types and their rough shares? Bundesanstalt Deutschland)
• Thermocouples: • Primary standard: external laboratory for calibration
Type K 60%, N 10%, B 10% and S 10% (Reference Standard as Reference)
• Resistance Thermometer 90% of all RTDs are PT100 • Secondary standard: Our MC6 (DAkkS as reference)
α385; 10% are Pt1000 α385
• Field-test-standard: Our MC5 (MC6 as reference)
Which are your important measurement ranges for • Instruments: Siemens S7 TC IN (MC5 or MC6 as
temperature sensors? reference)
• Type K: 0°C - 1200°C in 100K steps
Finally, what do you think are the best advantages
• Type N: 0°C - 1200°C in 100K steps of the Beamex equipment?
• Type B: 400°C - 1300°C in 100K steps Mainly:
• Type S: 0°C - 1300°C in 100K steps • Interface communication module