Proposes requirements for test equipment, testing media and viewing conditions, and gives test procedures for magnetic flow methods, current flow methods, coil methods, threading bar and threading cable methods and induced current methods of magnetic particle testing. Specifies process control procedures and requirements and, in appendices, gives information on the measurement of flux density and magnetization levels.

Revision of AS 1171-1976 and AS 2085-1977. To be AS 1171