Audit Criteria: AC 7102/6 REV. NA

AC 7102/6 REV.
NA
Issued 2008-08
AUDIT CRITERIA
Revised 2016-08
161Thorn Hill Road
Warrendale, PA 15086-7527 Superseding None
TO BE USED ON AUDITS STARTING ON OR AFTER 5-Dec-2011
Nadcap
AUDIT CRITERIA FOR HEAT TREATING
for Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP)
Editorial Change “EC was added” to 13.1.f-.i, 13.6.1, 13.8-13.8.3, 14.1.f-.i, 14.6.1, 14.6.1, 14.8-14.8.3 on 9-Dec-2014
Editorial Change “Format Numbering” to 7.3.1-7.3.2, 11.1.1-11.1.2, 13.1.1-13.1.9, 13.3.1-13.3.6, 13.7.1.-13.7.1.2,
14.1.1-14.1.9, 14.3.1-14.3.6, 14.7.1-13.7.1.2 on 19-May-2016
Editorial Change “Updated NA to Section NA” to 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5, 13.6, 13.7, 13.8, & 13.9.1-13.9.2, 14.2,
14.3, 14.4, 14.5, 14.6, 14.7, 14.8, & 14.9.1-14.9.2 on 19-May-2016
Editorial Change made to “added job tracker fields” on 11-Aug-2016
1. SCOPE
This checklist supplements AC7102. The checklist shall apply to

Suppliers seeking Nadcap accreditation engaged in Hot Isostatic
Pressing (HIP) of metal products.
2. GENERAL INFORMATION:
This checklist is to be performed in conjunction with a job audit. All

“NO” answers are findings. All “N/As” must be explained.
Pyrometry shall conform to AMS2750 except for TUS and SAT. TUS
shall comply with customer and specification requirements.
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3. QUALIFICATION
3.1 Are technical instructions for the HIP process approved through YES NO
qualification testing on representative parts/test pieces when required?
3.2 Are technical instructions for the HIP process approved by the YES NO
Supplier’s authorized Quality and /or technical personnel?
3.3 Does the Supplier perform testing as required by the purchase order? YES NO
3.4 Do the technical instructions conform to the applicable part drawing YES NO
and/or customer and specification requirements?
3.5 Have HIP personnel been trained by a documented program? YES NO
4. EQUIPMENT
4.1 For HIP, are all equipment requirements of AC7102 acceptable, YES NO
excluding SAT and TUS per AMS2750?
4.2 Does the Procedure for verifying the Temperature uniformity of the YES NO
vessel meet customer requirements?
5. CLEANING
5.1 Does the Supplier have the correct equipment to clean the parts as YES NO
required by the approved procedures or a written agreement with the
customer that clearly excludes the Supplier from the responsibility for
cleaning?
6. LOADING
6.1 Do procedures and shop instructions satisfy the requirement for loading YES NO
instructions?
6.2 Do procedures and shop instructions ensure parts are loaded to YES NO
minimize distortion?
6.3 Do procedures ensure the use of clean furnace hardware to avoid YES NO
contamination of parts?
6.4 Where required by the customer, do loading procedures require the YES NO
wearing of clean lint-free or cotton gloves for handling parts?
6.5 Where required by the customer, do loading procedures require product YES NO
to be inspected for contamination during loading?
6.6 Does shop practice comply with the procedures? YES NO
7. TEMPERATURE CONTROL
7.1 Are temperature uniformity surveys performed per customer and YES NO
specification requirements?
7.2 Do TUS procedures state the required temperature tolerance within the YES NO
working volume of the vessel?
7.3 Do procedures specify the type and positions of thermocouples to be

used:
7.3.1 For TUS? YES NO
7.3.2 For Production runs? YES NO
7.4 Are temperature sensor readings recorded according to customer and YES NO
specification requirements?
7.5 Do procedures control the use and reuse of thermocouples in YES NO

accordance with AMS2750?
7.6 Do procedures define the start and end of soak with respect to both YES NO
temperature and pressure?
7.7 Do procedures address actions to be taken if the hold time is outside YES NO
the required parameters during the cycle?
7.8 Do procedures state the actions to be taken if there are temperature YES NO
excursions outside the required parameters during the cycle?
7.9 Do procedures state how material is dispositioned when a HIP cycle is YES NO
interrupted or not completed?
7.10 Do procedures state the heat up rate and cool down rate, if applicable? YES NO
7.11 Does shop practice comply with the procedures? YES NO
8. GAS PURITY
8.1 Does the purchased inert gas meet the customer and specification YES NO
requirements for purity?
8.2 Prior to the start of heating, is the inert gas tested to ensure it meets YES NO
purity requirements?
8.3 When required by customer or specification, do procedures address the YES NO

measure of maximum impurity levels at the gas exit?
8.4 Do the analysis system accuracy levels and associated calibration YES NO
procedures meet customer and specification requirements?
8.5 Do procedures address the re-use of process gas? YES NO
9. GAS PRESSURE
9.1 Do shop instructions state gas pressure and tolerance? YES NO

9.2 Is gas pressure measured and recorded during the HIP cycle in YES NO
accordance with customer requirements?
9.3 Is the pressure-measuring device calibrated against a standard YES NO

traceable to a national standard?
9.4 Does the accuracy of the pressure-measuring device meet the YES NO
customer and specification requirements?"
9.5 Does the calibration interval of the pressure-measuring device meet YES NO
customer and specification requirements?
10. TEST PIECES
10.1 Do procedures state that test pieces, where required, are to be included YES NO
in the load?
10.2 Do shop instructions or loading procedures specify the positions of test YES NO
pieces when required by customer or specification?
10.3 Do shop instructions specify the quantity of test pieces to be added to YES NO
permit monitoring of each run and/or the stacking level for microporosity
closure, surface integrity, microstructure and mechanical properties
when required by the customer and specification?
10.4 Does shop practice comply with the procedures?
11. UNLOADING
11.1 Does the Supplier have an unloading procedure that states actions to
be taken for the following conditions:
11.1.1 Components stuck to each other? YES NO
11.1.2 Components stuck to the support system (i.e., load cans, divider racks, YES NO
getter material, thermocouples etc)?
12. RELEASE OF PARTS
12.1 Does the process documentation provided to the customer include all YES NO
required information?
JOB AUDITS CHECKLIST
The Auditor shall complete long form and short form job audits based on the Supplier’s heat
treating capabilities. For a Supplier seeking only HIP accreditation, there shall be 2 long jobs
and 8 short job audits of which at least 3 will be live HIP jobs. For a Supplier seeking HIP
accreditation in addition to the Heat Treating, there shall be at least 2 live HIP jobs.
13. COMPLIANCE AUDIT OF COMPLETED HIP JOB
The Supplier needs to clearly identify the Export Control status of all
parts being used in the audit. Technical information on parts which
have been designated “Export Controlled – License Required” (EC-LR)
cannot be input into eAuditNet.
Throughout the Compliance section of the audit specific questions/data

entry points are marked with an (EC). These are questions which have
been designated by the Task Group as those which cannot be
answered in eAuditNet IF the part is (EC-LR). Do not enter technical
data, add the comment “EC Technical Data Restricted”. If Auditors
have any questions about this, they should contact the Staff Engineer
for directions.
13.1 Job #1 Identity: (Info)
13.1.1 Purchase order number (for Independent HIP Treaters only):
13.1.2 Customer:
13.1.3 Subscriber:
13.1.4 Job number, Part number:
13.1.5 Part Description:
13.1.6 Number of parts:
13.1.7 (EC) Material alloy:
13.1.8 (EC) Material specification:
13.1.9 (EC) HIP specification:
13.1.10 (EC) Heat treat and other non-HIP process and test requirements
specified by customer specification (i.e. fixed process approval):
13.1.11 (EC) HIP treatment requirements (cleaning, plating, etc.):
13.2 Racking SECTION NA
13.2.1 Are customer racking or batching requirements specified? YES NO
Describe: (EC) Do not describe but answer YES or NO

13.2.2 Are racking or batching requirements reflected on the shop YES NO

instructions?
13.2.3 Is the racking or batching used in accordance to requirements? YES NO
13.2.4 Is the position and number of test samples in accordance with the YES NO NA
requirements ?
13.3 HIP Treatment SECTION NA
13.3.1 Is this an In Process or Completed job?
13.3.2 Furnace Used:
13.3.3 Date part(s) processed:
13.3.4 Operator who ran the job:
13.3.5 Is this a Simulated or Real job?
13.3.6 (EC) Temperature
REQUIREMENT SHOP PAPER SET ACTUAL

REQUIREMENT TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURES
(EC) (EC) (EC) (EC)
Temperature
Check if used
(EC)
Indicator
Recorder (EC)
(EC)
Multipoint
Load/ (EC)
Monitoring
Thermocouples
13.3.7 (EC) Time and Pressure
REQUIREMENT SHOP PAPER ACTUAL

REQUIREMENT
Process Atmosphere (EC) (EC) (EC)
Type/Purity
(EC) (EC) (EC)
Pressure
(EC) (EC) (EC)

Time and Tolerance
Time loaded into

furnace
Time instrument at
temperature
(EC)
Time start of soak
(EC)
Time end of soak
(EC)
Cooling Rate
13.3.8 What is the basis for determining the start and the end of the soak?
Describe:
13.3.9 Does the method for determining the start and the end of soak meet the YES NO
customer requirements?
13.4 Offsets SECTION NA
13.4.1 Is offsetting performed? YES NO
13.4.2 Is offsetting permitted by the customer? YES NO
13.4.3 What offset is made?
Describe:
13.5 Summary SECTION NA
13.5.1 Is the uniformity or furnace number specified on shop instructions? YES NO
List Below:
13.5.2 Does the furnace meet the uniformity requirement? YES NO
13.5.3 Does the furnace possess the control and recording instrumentation YES NO
required by the governing specification for this HIP treatment?
13.5.4 If defined, does cooling meet requirements? YES NO
13.5.5 Do all steps in the HIP process meet the specified requirement? YES NO
13.5.6 Is there evidence that HIP cycles are reviewed for job traceability, YES NO
correct time at temperature, and pressure?
13.5.7 Is this review performed by QA or other designated personnel and the YES NO
review documented?
13.6 Monitoring Thermocouples SECTION NA
13.6.1 Are monitoring thermocouples required for this job either by the YES NO
customer or internal procedure?
 (EC) What requirements/documentation is specified?
 (EC) How many monitoring thermocouples are used?
 What kind (expendable/non-expendable) and type?
 How are the usage cycles or time intervals controlled?
 (EC) What is the location of the monitoring thermocouples:
13.6.2 Does the usage and placement of monitoring thermocouples conform to YES NO
requirements?
13.7 (EC) Hardness Testing SECTION NA

13.7.1 Parameters

REQUIREMENT
Hardness/Tensile (EC) (EC) (EC)
range
Hardness (EC) (EC) (EC)
converted from
Tensile
Sample/Parts (EC) (EC)
tested *only record if a part or sample was tested
Test frequency (EC) (EC)
Converted (EC) (EC) (EC)
hardness recorded
13.7.1.1 Does the hardness obtained conform to specification? YES NO
13.7.1.2 Is the operator currently qualified/certified to perform Hardness YES NO

Testing?
13.8 (EC) Additional testing required: (Charpy impact, tensile test, fracture SECTION NA
toughness, metallographic and/or Microhardness tests, etc.)
13.8.1 (EC) Is additional testing required by the specification? If yes describe. YES NO
13.8.2 (EC) Does the shop paper reflect the requirement for additional testing? YES NO
13.8.3 (EC) Do the tests meet the customer requirements? YES NO
13.9 Operator Control and Job Acceptance
13.9.1 Independent HIP Treaters SECTION NA
13.9.1.1 Does the certificate of conformance show compliance to all applicable YES NO
drawing, specification and PO requirements including documentation of
any exceptions?
13.9.1.2 Does the certificate list the revision level of the specification to which YES NO
the parts were processed?
13.9.1.3 Do the test reports reflect the actual data? YES NO
13.9.1.4 Is the shop paper verified and accepted by authorized personnel? YES NO
13.9.2 Manufacturers/Captive HIP Treaters SECTION NA
13.10 Does this job comply with all the requirements? YES NO
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14. COMPLIANCE AUDIT OF COMPLETED HIP JOB
The Supplier needs to clearly identify the Export Control status of all
parts being used in the audit. Technical information on parts which
have been designated “Export Controlled – License Required” (EC-LR)
cannot be input into eAuditNet.
Throughout the Compliance section of the audit specific questions/data

entry points are marked with an (EC). These are questions which have
been designated by the Task Group as those which cannot be
answered in eAuditNet IF the part is (EC-LR). Do not enter technical
data, add the comment “EC Technical Data Restricted”. If Auditors
have any questions about this, they should contact the Staff Engineer
for directions.
14.1 Job #2 Identity: (Info)
14.1.1 Purchase order number (for Independent HIP Treaters only):
14.1.2 Customer:
14.1.3 Subscriber:
14.1.4 Job number, Part number:
14.1.5 Part Description:
14.1.6 Number of parts:
14.1.7 (EC) Material alloy:
14.1.8 (EC) Material specification (if available):
14.1.9 (EC) HIP specification:
14.1.10 (EC) Heat treat and other non-HIP process and test requirements
specified by customer specification (i.e. fixed process approval):
14.1.11 (EC) HIP treatment requirements (cleaning, plating, etc.):
14.2 Racking SECTION NA
14.2.1 Are customer racking or batching requirements specified? YES NO

14.2.2 Are racking or batching requirements reflected on the shop YES NO

instructions?
14.2.3 Is the racking or batching used in accordance to requirements? YES NO
14.2.4 Is the position and number of test samples in accordance with the YES NO NA
requirements ?
14.3 HIP Treatment SECTION NA
14.3.1 Is this an In Process or Completed job?
14.3.2 Furnace Used:
14.3.3 Date part(s) processed:
14.3.4 Operator who ran the job:
14.3.5 Is this a Simulated or Real job?
14.3.6 (EC) Temperature
REQUIREMENT SHOP PAPER SET ACTUAL

REQUIREMENT TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURES
(EC) (EC) (EC) (EC)
Temperature
Check if used
(EC)
Indicator
Recorder (EC)
(EC)
Multipoint
Load/ (EC)
Monitoring
Thermocouples
14.3.7 (EC) Time and Pressure

REQUIREMENT
(EC) (EC) (EC)
Process Atmosphere
Type/Purity
(EC) (EC) (EC)
Pressure
(EC) (EC) (EC)

Time and Tolerance
Time loaded into

furnace
Time instrument at
temperature
(EC)
Time start of soak
(EC)
Time end of soak
(EC)
Cooling Rate
14.3.8 What is the basis for determining the start and the end of the soak?
Describe:
14.3.9 Does the method for determining the start and the end of soak meet the YES NO
customer requirements?
14.4 Offsets SECTION NA
14.4.1 Is offsetting performed? YES NO
14.4.2 Is offsetting permitted by the customer? YES NO
14.4.3 What offset is made?
Describe:
14.5 Summary SECTION NA
14.5.1 Is the uniformity or furnace number specified on shop instructions? YES NO
List Below:
14.5.2 Does the furnace meet the uniformity requirement? YES NO
14.5.3 Does the furnace possess the control and recording instrumentation YES NO
required by the governing specification for this HIP treatment?
14.5.4 If defined, does cooling meet requirements? YES NO
14.5.5 Do all steps in the HIP process meet the specified requirement? YES NO
14.5.6 Is there evidence that HIP cycles are reviewed for job traceability, YES NO
correct time at temperature, and pressure?
14.5.7 Is this review performed by QA or other designated personnel and the YES NO
review documented?
14.6 Monitoring Thermocouples SECTION NA
14.6.1 Are monitoring thermocouples required for this job either by the YES NO
customer or internal procedure?
 (EC) What requirements/documentation is specified?
 (EC) How many monitoring thermocouples are used?
 What kind (expendable/non-expendable) and type?
 How are the usage cycles or time intervals controlled?
 (EC) What is the location of the monitoring thermocouples:
14.6.2 Does the usage and placement of monitoring thermocouples conform to YES NO
requirements?
14.7 (EC) Hardness Testing SECTION NA
14.7.1 Parameters

REQUIREMENT
(EC) (EC) (EC)
Hardness/Tensile
range
Hardness (EC) (EC) (EC)
converted from
Tensile
Sample/Parts (EC) (EC)
tested *only record if a part or sample was tested
(EC) (EC)
Test frequency
(EC) (EC) (EC)
Converted
hardness recorded
14.7.1.1 Does the hardness obtained conform to specification? YES NO
14.7.1.2 Is the operator currently qualified/certified to perform Hardness YES NO

Testing?
14.8 (EC) Additional testing required: (Charpy impact, tensile test, fracture SECTION NA
toughness, metallographic and/or Microhardness tests, etc.)
14.8.1 (EC) Is additional testing required by the specification? If yes describe. YES NO
14.8.2 (EC) Does the shop paper reflect the requirement for additional testing? YES NO
14.8.3 (EC) Do the tests meet the customer requirements? YES NO
14.9 Operator Control and Job Acceptance
14.9.1 Independent HIP Treaters SECTION NA
14.9.1.1 Does the certificate of conformance show compliance to all applicable YES NO
drawing, specification and PO requirements including documentation of
any exceptions?
14.9.1.2 Does the certificate list the revision level of the specification to which YES NO
the parts were processed?
14.9.1.3 Do the test reports reflect the actual data? YES NO
14.9.2 Manufacturers/Captive HIP Treaters SECTION NA
14.10 Does this job comply with all the requirements? YES NO

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AC 7102/6 REV.

TO BE USED ON AUDITS STARTING ON OR AFTER 5-Dec-2011

This checklist supplements AC7102. The checklist shall apply to

This checklist is to be performed in conjunction with a job audit. All

3.5 Have HIP personnel been trained by a documented program? YES NO

6.6 Does shop practice comply with the procedures? YES NO

7.3 Do procedures specify the type and positions of thermocouples to be

7.3.1 For TUS? YES NO

7.3.2 For Production runs? YES NO

7.5 Do procedures control the use and reuse of thermocouples in YES NO

7.11 Does shop practice comply with the procedures? YES NO

8.3 When required by customer or specification, do procedures address the YES NO

8.5 Do procedures address the re-use of process gas? YES NO

9.1 Do shop instructions state gas pressure and tolerance? YES NO

9.3 Is the pressure-measuring device calibrated against a standard YES NO

10. TEST PIECES

10.4 Does shop practice comply with the procedures?

11.1.1 Components stuck to each other? YES NO

12. RELEASE OF PARTS

JOB AUDITS CHECKLIST

13. COMPLIANCE AUDIT OF COMPLETED HIP JOB

Throughout the Compliance section of the audit specific questions/data

13.1 Job #1 Identity: (Info)

13.1.1 Purchase order number (for Independent HIP Treaters only):

13.1.4 Job number, Part number:

13.1.5 Part Description:

13.1.6 Number of parts:

13.1.7 (EC) Material alloy:

13.1.8 (EC) Material specification:

13.1.9 (EC) HIP specification:

13.1.11 (EC) HIP treatment requirements (cleaning, plating, etc.):

13.2 Racking SECTION NA

13.2.1 Are customer racking or batching requirements specified? YES NO

Describe: (EC) Do not describe but answer YES or NO

13.2.2 Are racking or batching requirements reflected on the shop YES NO

Describe: (EC) Do not describe but answer YES or NO

13.2.3 Is the racking or batching used in accordance to requirements? YES NO

Describe: (EC) Do not describe but answer YES or NO

13.3 HIP Treatment SECTION NA

13.3.1 Is this an In Process or Completed job?

13.3.2 Furnace Used:

13.3.3 Date part(s) processed:

13.3.4 Operator who ran the job:

13.3.5 Is this a Simulated or Real job?

13.3.6 (EC) Temperature

REQUIREMENT SHOP PAPER SET ACTUAL

13.3.7 (EC) Time and Pressure

REQUIREMENT SHOP PAPER ACTUAL

(EC) (EC) (EC)

Time loaded into

13.4 Offsets SECTION NA

13.4.1 Is offsetting performed? YES NO

13.4.2 Is offsetting permitted by the customer? YES NO

13.4.3 What offset is made?

13.5 Summary SECTION NA

13.5.1 Is the uniformity or furnace number specified on shop instructions? YES NO

13.5.2 Does the furnace meet the uniformity requirement? YES NO

13.5.4 If defined, does cooling meet requirements? YES NO

13.6 Monitoring Thermocouples SECTION NA

 (EC) What requirements/documentation is specified?

 (EC) How many monitoring thermocouples are used?

 What kind (expendable/non-expendable) and type?

 How are the usage cycles or time intervals controlled?