# Steel Banding Report Review Checklist

JOTAIN Materials

Tick items when the record is complete. Acceptance follows the applicable purchase specification.

Heat / lot: ______________________________

Bar / specimen: ______________________________

Grade and size: ______________________________

Delivery / treatment condition: ______________________________

Report reference: ______________________________

Reviewed by / date: ______________________________

## Material and condition

- [ ] Heat number, bar or lot identity and grade recorded.
- [ ] Dimensions, delivery condition and any later treatment identified.
- [ ] Report and specimen identifiers agree with the material under review.

## Sampling and orientation

- [ ] Position along the bar and radial location recorded.
- [ ] Section plane and working direction shown on a sampling map.
- [ ] Representative fields distinguished from targeted severe regions.

## Examination method

- [ ] Preparation, etchant, magnification and examined area recorded.
- [ ] Method and agreed edition identified; measured feature defined.
- [ ] Element maps or line scans include position, scale and acquisition conditions.

## Images and measurements

- [ ] Overview and detailed images retain scale bars and specimen labels.
- [ ] Constituent identification is supported by the examination.
- [ ] Hardness values include force, dwell and indent locations; individual results are retained.

## Requirement and follow-up

- [ ] Applicable acceptance criterion is identified separately from the test method.
- [ ] Mechanical-test location, orientation and conditions match the engineering question.
- [ ] Any further examination, sampling or disposition is documented and assigned.

## Follow-up, owner and date

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Methods: ASTM E1268-19, E381-22 and E384-22; use the editions agreed for the order.

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