ARTICLE 4

MANDATORY APPENDIX IV
PHASED ARRAY MANUAL RASTER EXAMINATION TECHNIQUES
USING LINEAR ARRAYS
IV-410

IV-422

SCOPE

WRITTEN PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS

This Mandatory Appendix describes the requirements

to be used for phased array, manual raster scanning, ultrasonic techniques using linear arrays. The techniques covered by this Appendix are single12 (fixed angle), E-scan13
(fixed angle), and S-scan14 (sweeping multiple angle).15
In general, this Article is in conformance with SE-2700,
Standard Practice for Contact Ultrasonic Testing of Welds
Using Phased Arrays. SE-2700 provides details to be considered in the procedures used.

IV-422.1 Requirements. The requirements of Table

T-421 and Table IV-422 shall apply.

IV-420

IV-462

IV-422.2 Procedure Qualification. The requirements

of Table T-421 and Table IV-422 shall apply.

IV-461

IV-461.2 Amplitude Control Linearity. The ultrasonic

instruments amplitude control linearity shall be evaluated in accordance with Mandatory Appendix II for each
pulser-receiver circuit.

GENERAL

IV-462.8 Beam Calibration. All individual beams

used in the examination shall be calibrated to provide
measurement of distance and amplitude correction over
the sound path employed in the examination. This shall include applicable compensation for wedge sound path variations and wedge attenuation effects.

Table IV-422
Requirements of a Phased Manual Raster
Scanning Examination Procedure Using
Linear Arrays
Requirements (As Applicable)
Search unit
(element size and number, and pitch
and gap dimensions)
Focal range
(identify plane, depth, or sound path)
Virtual aperture size
(i.e., number of elements, effective
height, and element width)
Wedge angle
Additional E scan requirements
Range of element numbers used
(i.e., 1 126, 10 50, etc.)
Element incremental change
(i.e., 1,2, etc.)
Additional S scan requirements
Angular range used
(i.e., 40 deg 50 deg, 50 deg
70 deg, etc.)
Angle incremental change
(i.e., 1/2 deg , 1 deg, etc.)

Nonessential
Variable

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GENERAL CALIBRATION REQUIREMENTS

IV-462.7 Focal Law.16 The focal law to be used during

the examination shall be used for calibration.

The requirements of Article 4 apply except as modified

by this Appendix.

Essential
Variable

INSTRUMENT LINEARITY CHECKS

IV-492

EXAMINATION RECORD

For each examination, the required information of

T-492 and the following information shall be recorded:
(a) search unit type, element size and number, and pitch
and gap dimensions
(b) focal law parameters, including, as applicable, angle,
focal depth, element numbers used, range of elements, element incremental change, angular range, and angle incremental change
(c) wedge angle

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