NDT
ULTRASONIC
Ultrasonic
ASME Code Case 2541 – Use of Manual Phased Array Ultrasonic Examination Section V
ASME Code Case 2557 – Use of Manual Phased Array S-Scan Ultrasonic Examination Section V per
Article 4 Section V
ASME Code Case 2558 – Use of Manual Phased Array E-Scan Ultrasonic Examination Section V per
Article 4 Section V
ASTM 1961– 06 – Standard Practice for Mechanized Ultrasonic Testing of Girth Welds Using Zonal
Discrimination with Focused Search Units
ASME Section I – Rules for Construction of Power Boilers
ASME Section VIII, Division 1 – Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels
ASME Section VIII, Division 2 – Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels. Alternative Rules
ASME Section VIII Article KE-3 – Examination of Welds and Acceptance Criteria
ASME Code Case 2235 Rev 9 – Use of Ultrasonic Examination in Lieu of Radiography
ISO 4761: Non-destructive testing of welds — Phased array ultrasonic testing (UT-PA) for thin-walled
steel components — Acceptance level
ISO 2400, Non-destructive testing — Ultrasonic testing — Specification for calibration block No. 1
ISO 5577, Non-destructive testing — Ultrasonic testing — Vocabulary
ISO 7963, Non-destructive testing — Ultrasonic testing — Specification for calibration block No. 2 ISO
9712, Non-destructive testing — Qualification and certification of NDT personnel
ISO 22232-1, Non-destructive testing — Characterization and verification of ultrasonic test
equipment — Part 1: Instruments
ISO 22232-2, Non-destructive testing — Characterization and verification of ultrasonic test
equipment — Part 2: Probes
ISO 13588 Non-destructive testing of welds — Ultrasonic testing — Use of automated phased array
technology
ISO 11666, Non-destructive testing of welds — Ultrasonic testing— Acceptance levels
ISO 16810, Non-destructive testing — Ultrasonic testing — General principles
ISO 16811, Non-destructive testing — Ultrasonic testing — Sensitivity and range setting
ISO 19285 Non-destructive testing of welds - Phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) - Acceptance
levels
ISO 16826, Non-destructive testing — Ultrasonic testing — Examination for discontinuities
perpendicular to the surface
ISO 17635, Non-destructive testing of welds — General rules for metallic materials
ISO 23279, Non-destructive testing of welds — Ultrasonic testing — Characterization of discontinuities
in welds
ISO 17640, Non-destructive testing — Ultrasonic testing — techniques, testing levels and assesment
ISO 17405) Non-destructive testing — Ultrasonic testing-Technique of testing claddings produced by
welding, rolling and explosion
ISO 22825, Non-destructive testing of welds-Ultrasonic testing — Testing of welds in austenitic steels
and nickel-based alloys
ISO 10863 Non-destructive testing of welds — Ultrasonic testing —Use of time-of-flight diffraction
technique (TOFD)
ISO 20601, Non-destructive testing of welds —Ultrasonic testing — Use of automated phased array
technology for thin-walled steel components
ISO 15626: Non-destructive testing of welds — Time-of-flight diffraction technique (TOFD) —
Acceptance levels
ISO 16823, Non-destructive testing — Ultrasonic testing — Transmission technique
ISO 10893-9, Automated ultrasonic testing for the detection of laminar imperfections in strip/plate
used for the manufacture of welded steel tubes
ISO 16946, Non-destructive testing — Ultrasonic testing — Specification for step wedge
calibration block
ISO 4992-1 Steel castings — Ultrasonic testing —Part 1: Steel castings for general purposes
ISO 4992-2 Steel castings — Ultrasonic testing —Part 2: Steel castings for highly stressed
Components
ISO 2400, Non-destructive testing - Ultrasonic examination specification for calibration block No. 1
ISO 5735-1 Railway infrastructure — Non-destructive testing on rails in track— Part 1: Requirements
for ultrasonic testing and evaluation principles
EN 1330-4, Non-destructive testing — Terminology — Part 4: Terms used in ultrasonic testing
EN 12668 (all parts), Non-destructive testing — Characterization and verification of ultrasonic
examination equipment
BS EN ISO 18563-3 Non-destructive testing. Characterization and verification of ultrasonic phased
array equipment - Complete systems
BS EN ISO 18563-2 Non-destructive testing. Characterization and verification of ultrasonic phased
array equipment - Array probes
BS EN 1714 Non-Destructive Examination of Welded Joints – Ultrasonic Examination of Welded
Joints. – British and European Standard
BS EN 1713 Non-Destructive Examination of Welds – Ultrasonic Examination – Characterization of
Indications in Welds. – British and European Standard
BS EN 1714 Non-Destructive Examination of Welded Joints – Ultrasonic Examination of Welded
Joints. – British and European Standard
BS EN 1713 Non-Destructive Examination of Welds – Ultrasonic Examination – Characterization of
Indications in Welds. – British and European Standard
BS EN 583-5 Non-Destructive Testing – Ultrasonic Examination – Part 5: Characterization and Sizing of
Discontinuities. – British and European Standard
BS EN 583-2 Non-Destructive Testing – Ultrasonic Examination – Part 2: Sensitivity and Range Setting.
– British and European Standard
BS 7706
BS EN ISO 18563-1 Non-destructive testing – Characterisation and verification of ultrasonic phased
array equipment – Part 1: Instruments
BS ISO 19675 Non-destructive testing – Ultrasonic testing – Specification for a calibration block for
phased array (PAUT)
BS ISO 4773 Non-destructive testing. Ultrasonic guided-wave testing using the phased-array
technique
AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Cod-e Steel
ASTM E 2373 – 04 – Standard Practice for Use of the Ultrasonic Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD)
Technique
ASTM E114: Practice for UT Pulse-Echo Straight-Beam by the Contact Method
ASTM E164: Standard Practice for Contact Ultrasonic Testing of Weldments
ASTM E213: Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Metal Pipe and Tubing
ASTM E2375: Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Wrought Products
ASTM E309 Practice for Eddy Current Examination of Steel Tubu lar Products Using Magnetic
Saturation
ASTM E317 Practice for Evaluating Performance Characteristics of Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Testing
Instruments and Systems without the Use of Electronic Measurement Instruments
ASTM E329 Specification for Agencies Engaged in Construction Inspection, Testing, or Special
Inspection
ASTM E 127 Fabricating and Checking Aluminium Alloy Ultrasonic Standard Reference Blocks
ASTM E 428 Standard Practice for Fabrication and Control of Metal, Other than Aluminium,
Reference Blocks Used in Ultrasonic Testing
ASTM E 587 Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Angle Beam Examination by Contact Method
ASTM E 1316 Standard Terminology for Non-destructive Examinations
ASTM E 1961 Standard Practice for Mechanized Ultrasonic Testing of Girth Welds Using Zonal
Discrimination with Focused Search Units
ASTM E 2192 Standard Guide for Planer Flaw Height Sizing by Ultrasonics
ASTM E 2491 Standard Guide for Evaluating Performance of Phased Array Ultrasonic Examination
Instruments and Systems
ASTM E494, Standard Practice for Measuring Ultrasonic Velocity in Materials
ASTM E2700, Standard Practice for Contact Ultrasonic Testing of Welds Using Phased Arrays
shall meet the requirements of Section V, Article 4.
Section V, Article 4, Mandatory Appendix IX.
The initial straight beam material examination (Section V, Article 4, T-472)
employer’s written practice as specified in Section V, Article 1, T-120(e) or T-120(f). Only Level II or
Level III personnel shall analyse the data or interpret the results.
