Standards are available from several organizations that provide direction for using various methods to obtain an anchor profile measurement. Available standards include but are not limited to the following:
ASTM D 4417: Standard Test Methods for Field Measurement of Surface Profile of Blast Cleaned Steel
ASTM D 7127: Standard Test Method for Measurement of Surface Roughness of Abrasive Blast Cleaned Metal Surfaces Using a Portable Stylus Instrument
NACE RP0287: Standard Recommended Practice – Field Measurement of Surface Profile of Abrasive Blast Cleaned Steel Surfaces Using a Replica Tape
SSPC PA-17: Procedure for Determining Conformance to Steel Profile/Surface Roughness/Peak Count Requirements – is intended for use by specifiers and contractors. It provides a method for determining whether the profile of a steel surface is in conformance with project specifications when using the instruments and procedures contained in ASTM D 4417 and D 7127
ISO 8503-1:2012: Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products – Surface roughness characteristics of blast-cleaned steel substrates – Part 1: Specifications and definitions for ISO surface profile comparators for the assessment of abrasive blast-cleaned surfaces
ISO 8503-2: Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products – Surface roughness characteristics of blast-cleaned steel substrates – Part 2: Method for the grading of surface profile of abrasive blast-cleaned steel – Comparator procedure
ISO 8503-3: Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products – Surface roughness characteristics of blast-cleaned steel substrates – Part 3: Method for the calibration of ISO surface profile comparators and for the determination of surface profile – Focusing microscope procedure
ISO 8503-4z: Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products – Surface roughness characteristics of blast-cleaned steel substrates – Part 4: Method for the calibration of ISO surface profile comparators and for the determination of surface profile – Stylus instrument procedure
