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Mandatory Appendix 12 Ultrasonic Examination of Welds (Ut) : 12-1 SCOPE

This document provides standards for ultrasonic examination of welds. It specifies that: 1) Ultrasonic examination must be performed according to a written and certified procedure in accordance with ASME requirements. 2) Personnel performing ultrasonic exams must meet certification requirements. 3) Imperfections like cracks or lack of fusion are unacceptable regardless of size, and other imperfections must be under certain length limits based on weld thickness. 4) Manufacturers must prepare a report of the exam and record any areas repaired or with responses over 50% of the reference level.

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Mandatory Appendix 12 Ultrasonic Examination of Welds (Ut) : 12-1 SCOPE

This document provides standards for ultrasonic examination of welds. It specifies that: 1) Ultrasonic examination must be performed according to a written and certified procedure in accordance with ASME requirements. 2) Personnel performing ultrasonic exams must meet certification requirements. 3) Imperfections like cracks or lack of fusion are unacceptable regardless of size, and other imperfections must be under certain length limits based on weld thickness. 4) Manufacturers must prepare a report of the exam and record any areas repaired or with responses over 50% of the reference level.

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  • Mandatory Appendix 12 - Ultrasonic Examination of Welds (UT): Details the procedures and standards for ultrasonic examination of welds, defining scope, examiner certification requirements, and reporting methods.

ASME BPVC.VIII.

1-2015 12-1 – 12-4

MANDATORY APPENDIX 12
ULTRASONIC EXAMINATION OF WELDS (UT)

ð15Þ 12-1 SCOPE (a) Indications characterized as cracks, lack of fusion,


or incomplete penetration are unacceptable regardless
(a) This Appendix describes methods which shall be of length.
employed when ultrasonic examination of welds is speci-
(b) Other imperfections are unacceptable if the indica-
fied in this Division.
tions exceed the reference level amplitude and have
(b) Article 4 of Section V shall be applied for detail re-
lengths which exceed:
quirements in methods and procedures, unless otherwise
(1) 1/4 in. (6 mm) for t up to 3/4 in. (19 mm);
specified in this Appendix.
(2) 1/3t for t from 3/4 in. to 21/4 in. (19 mm to 57 mm);
(c) Ultrasonic examination shall be performed in accor-
(3) 3/4 in. (19 mm) for t over 21/4 in. (57 mm).
dance with a written procedure, certified by the Manufac-
turer to be in accordance with the requirements of T‐150 where t is the thickness of the weld excluding any allow-
of Section V. able reinforcement. For a butt weld joining two members
having different thicknesses at the weld, t is the thinner of
these two thicknesses. If a full penetration weld includes a
12-2 CERTIFICATION OF COMPETENCE OF fillet weld, the thickness of the throat of the fillet shall be
NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINER included in t .
Personnel performing and evaluating ultrasonic exam-
inations required by this Division shall meet the require-
ments of UW-54. 12-4 REPORT OF EXAMINATION
The Manufacturer shall prepare a report of the ultraso-
nic examination and a copy of this report shall be retained
12-3 ACCEPTANCE–REJECTION STANDARDS
by the Manufacturer as required by this Division (10-13).
These Standards shall apply unless other standards are The report shall contain the information required by Sec-
specified for specific applications within this Division. tion V. In addition, a record of repaired areas shall be
Imperfections which produce a response greater than noted as well as the results of the reexamination of the re-
20% of the reference level shall be investigated to the ex- paired areas. The Manufacturer shall also maintain a re-
tent that the operator can determine the shape, identity, cord of all reflections from uncorrected areas having
and location of all such imperfections and evaluate them responses that exceed 50% of the reference level. This re-
in terms of the acceptance standards given in (a) and (b) cord shall locate each area, the response level, the dimen-
below. sions, the depth below the surface, and the classification.

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