Elements of Axiomatics for the Quality Control of Mass Produced Parts

Eight axioms, usually implicitly assumed, are formulated. They concern the correlation between non‐destructive and destructive testing, the constitution of a lot, the specification of the maximal permissible fraction of parts having a defect larger than a maximal permissible size, the monitoring of the adjustments of NDT equipments by control charts, the determination of the rejection measurement taking the lack of precision of equipments into account, and the acceptance inspection by the consumer.