This International standard applies to magnetic cores made of soft magnetic materials used in inductors, transformers and devices used to suppress electromagnetic interference. This standard is to provide guidance for the specification of measuring methods for both magnetic and non-magnetic (for example, mechanical, electrical, etc.) properties. This standard is limited to the general principles to be followed for the various possible test methods. For the magnetic properties, it should be considered that the measurement result using a measuring coil can be directly related to a specified parameter (for example inductance) of a magnetic component using the magnetic core. In this case, the measuring method should be chosen in order to obtain a good correlation with the corresponding magnetic component measurement results.