MIL-STD-1504 Abrasive BlastingThis standard covers the process and materials required for the abrasive blasting of military aircraft parts and missile components. Abrasive blast cleaning consists of forceful application of abrasive particles against the surface of metal parts.

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MIL-STD-1504C

5.9   Quality control.

5.9.1   Quality control responsibility.  The responsible quality control department shall enforce the requirements of this standard.  Inspection to meet the requirements shall be performed with such frequency as deemed necessary by the quality control department to assure compliance with the standard.

5.9.2   Requirements.   After abrasive cleaning the following requirements shall be satisfied:

a.   Materials shall be free of scale, paint, and corrosion products.

contamination. material removal.

b.   Materials shall be free of dust, silt, powder, and other

c.   Part shall be free of warpage, distortion, and excessive

5.9.3   Rejected parts.   Parts rejected due to warpage, distortion or excessive material removal shall be referred to a material review board for further action. Parts rejected because of insufficient blast cleaning shall be re-cleaned in accordance with this standard.

5.9.4   Drawing requirements.   Drawing requirements for surface finishes shall be met after the blast cleaning operation.  When authorized by drawing or other applicable document, light machining or grinding methods may be used to produce the required surface finish after blasting.

6.   NOTES

(This section contains information of a general or explanatory nature that may be helpful but is not mandatory.)

6.1   Intended use.  This standard provides guidance on the processes and procedures for abrasive blasting of landing gear components for all military aircraft. It may be used for other abrasive blast operations with approval of the cognizant engineering organization.

6.2   Subject term (key word) listing.

Abrasive blasting Abrasive material Aluminum oxide Corrosion

Glass beads

Plastic media Silicone oxide Surface defects

6.3   Changes from previous issue.  Marginal notations are not used in this revision to identify changes with respect to the previous issue due to the extent of the changes.

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