Procedure For Ultrasonic Testing

Procedure for Ultrasonic Testing
Procedure No.: IT/NDT/UT/01 Rev 0

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2x853 TPD Air Separation Unit
Client:
BOC India Limited.
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1. SCOPE:
This procedure is for manual ultrasonic testing (UT) of fusion welded joints in metallic materials
equal to and above 8 mm in thickness primarily intended for use in full penetrations welds in C, CMn steel to detect lamination in plates and any irregularities in weld joints.
2. GENERAL:
The procedure covers most of the aspect related to testing equipments,
preparation, performance of the test, evaluation and reporting.
3. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS:
PD 5500 Year 2009
BS EN 1714 Ed 2002
4. PERSONNEL QUALIFICATION:
The minimum qualification of NDT personnel to carry out ultrasonic testing
should be ASNT Level-II in Ultrasonic Testing in accordance with SNT-TC-1A
(2006).
5. TECHNICAL DETAILS:
5.1 Equipment:
Modsonic Einstein-II
5.2 Test Frequency:
2 MHz to 5 MHz.
5.3 Test probes:
Normal, 450 , 600 or 700 of sizes 8mm x 9mm &
20mm x 22mm
5.4 Calibration block:
The IIW or ISO calibration blocks K1 & K2
5.5 Surface Conditions:
Free from dust, spatters and other foreign
materials.
5.6 Couplant:
Starch and water mixture.
5.7 Adaption of probes to curved scanning surfaces:
The gap between test surfaces and bottom of the probe shoe shall not be
more than 0.5 mm. For cylindrical or spherical surfaces this requirement will
normally be met when the following equation is fulfilled
D>=15a ; where D is the diameter of the component in mm,
and a is the dimension of the probe shoe in the direction of testing in mm
If this requirement can not be met the probe shoe shall be adapted to the
surface and the sensitivity and range shall be set accordingly.
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6. TESTING VOLUME:
The testing volume is defined as the zone which includes weld and parent material for at least 1.5 x
T (where T is the thickness of the object) mm on each side of the weld, or the width of the heat
affected zone (HAZ), whichever is greater.
7 TESTING OF PARENT MATERIAL
Scanning of parent material is performed in order to reveal laminations, imperfections, thickness
variation which might influence the angle beam testing. An area as defined in para 6 above shall be
scan with normal probe prior to application of angle probes.
The gain setting shall be calibrated on a defect free place on the parent material. The second back
wall echo shall be set to 75% of FSH Imperfections with a cross section larger than the sound beam
(loss of back wall echo) shall be reported. The extent of the imperfections is measured with the aid
of the 6 dB-drop method when complete loss of back wall echo occurs.
8. TESTING OF WELD JOINTS
The welds shall whenever feasible be tested from both sides on the same surface and include
scanning for both transverse and longitudinal indications. For T-joints and plate thickness above 40
mm, scanning from both surfaces and all accessible sides shall be performed.
Where configuration or adjacent parts of the object are such that scanning from both sides is not
possible this fact shall be included in the report.
Evaluation of defects is primarily to be based on echo amplitude reflected from the revealed
indications.
The indications shall be investigated by maximising the echoes with different angle probes and by
rotating the probes. For evaluation of defects the evaluation level (-10 dB (33% of DAC)) as
mentioned in EN 1714 2002 shall be used.
9 CALIBRATION:
The calibration of range scale with straight beam probe is to be carried out with an IIW calibration
block. The range scale is to be selected such that there are always at least two back-wall echoes
(reflections) on the screen.
10 CONSTRUCTION OF REFERENCE CURVE (DAC) FOR ANGLE BEAM
PROBES:
The distance amplitude curve (DAC) is drawn with the help of a 3 mm side drill
hole made in a test block of thickness T (T is the object thickness). Three holes
of dia 3 mm are made in different depths i.e. 1/4T, 1/2T & 3/4T. The test block
is made of same material as the object to be scanned.
The echo reflected from the drilled hole in the reference block is maximised
and the gain control regulated so that the echo amplitude is 75% of full screen
height (FSH).
Without altering the primary gain, the probe is positioned in various skip
distances as indicated on Figure 1 and the respective echo amplitudes are
marked on the screen.
These points are connected with a smooth line with a length, which covers the
required scanning area. This is the reference curve (DAC).
When DAC has been set up it is recommended to draw two additional curves,
33% and 50% of DAC, on the screen.
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11 EVALUATION LEVELE:
All indications equal to or exceeding (-10 dB (33% of DAC)) of reference curve shall be
evaluated.
For acceptance criteria refer PD 5500 Year 2009
12 REPORTING
Test report shall include, as a minimum, all the information required by EN
1714:2002 para no 13.
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ASNT Level-II
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Procedure No.: IT/NDT/UT/01 Rev 0

2x853 TPD Air Separation Unit

BOC India Limited.

OFFICE: IN SPECTION TECH N OLOGY, 50 4 Urmila, Sahar ro ad , And he ri ( E) ,

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