ISO/TR 16060:2003Published

Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials — Etchants for macroscopic and microscopic examination

Essais destructifs des soudures sur matériaux métalliques — Réactifs pour examens macroscopique et microscopique

Abstract / scope

ISO/TR 16060:2003 gives a non-exhaustive list of etchants that can be used for the macroscopic and microscopic examination of welds in accordance with ISO 17639 for the following groups of materials:

carbon steels and low-alloy steels;
stainless steels;
nickel and nickel alloys;
titanium and titanium alloys;
copper and copper alloys;
aluminium and aluminium alloys.