Standard Practice for Life and Reliability Testing Based on the Exponential Distribution

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

05-07-2021

Publisher

American Society for Testing and Materials

1.1This practice presents standard sampling procedures and tables for life and reliability testing in procurement, supply, and maintenance quality control operations as well as in research and development activities.

1.2This practice describes general procedures and definitions of terms used in life test sampling and describes specific procedures and applications of the life test sampling plans for determining conformance to established reliability requirements.

1.3This practice is an adaptation of the Quality Control and Reliability Handbook H-108, “Sampling Procedures and Tables for Life and Reliability Testing (Based on Exponential Distribution),” U.S. Government Printing Office, April 29, 1960.

1.4A system of units is not specified in this practice.

1.5This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.6This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

Committee	E 11
DocumentType	Standard Practice
Pages	42
PublisherName	American Society for Testing and Materials
Status	Current
Supersedes	ASTM E 2696 : 2009 : R2018

ASTM E 3159 : 2018	Standard Guide for General Reliability
ASTM E 456 : 2013 : REV A : R2017 : EDT 5	Standard Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics

ASTM E 2555 : 2021 : EDT 1	Standard Practice for Factors and Procedures for Applying the MIL-STD-105 Plans in Life and Reliability Inspection
ASTM E 456 : 2013 : REV A : R2022	Standard Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics
ASTM E 456 : 2013 : REV A : R2022 : EDT 1	Standard Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics
ASTM E 2555 : 2021	Standard Practice for Factors and Procedures for Applying the MIL-STD-105 Plans in Life and Reliability Inspection
ASTM E 2234 : 2009 : R2018	Standard Practice for Sampling a Stream of Product by Attributes Indexed by AQL
ASTM E 2234 : 2009 : R2023	Standard Practice for Sampling a Stream of Product by Attributes Indexed by AQL
ASTM E 456 : 2013 : REV A : R2017 : EDT 6	Standard Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics