AN INTERNATIONAL CODE 2007 ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code PA July 1, 2007 Vv NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee Subcommittee on Nondestructive Examination The American Society of eT RT tyDate of Issuance: Jy 1 2007 (aludes all Addenda dated July 2006 and esler) “Tis imeratonsl code ar standard was developed under procedures acreited as meting the eriteia for American National sndards and itis an American National Slandar, The Standards Comite that approved the code or tana was balanced to assure that individuals from competent an concerted interests have had an oppartaiy to ptiepnte. The proposed coe for Standard was made available foe publi review and eomment that provides am oppectonty fo additions pubic ipo fem Industry. academia, regulatory agences, and the puble-a-arge. 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The 2007 Code is available only in the loose-leaf format; accordingly, the Addenda will be issued in the loose-leaf, replacement-page format, INTERPRETATIONS ASME issues written replies to inquiries concerning interpretation of technical aspects of the Code. The Inter- pretations for each individual Section will be published separately and will be included as part ofthe update service to that Section, Interpretations of Section IH, Divisions 1 and 2, will be included with the update service to Subsec- tion NCA. Interpretations of the Code are distributed annually in July with the issuance of the edition and subse- quent addenda. Interpretations posted in January at www.cstools.asme.orgfinterpretations are included in the July distribution, CODE CASES ‘The Boiler a sure Vessel Committee meets regu- larly to consider proposed additions and revisions to the Code and to formulate Cases to clarify the intent of existing requirements or provide, when the necd is urgent, rules for materials or constructions not covered by existing Code rules. Those Cases that have been adopted will appear in the appropriate 2007 Code Cases book: “Boilers and Pressure Vessels” and “Nuclear Components.” Supple- ‘ments will be sent automatically to the purchasers of the Code Cases books up to the publication of the 2010 Code.CONTENTS Foreword ‘Statements of Policy Personnel ..... ASTM Personne! ‘Summary of Changes List of Changes in BC Order SUBSECTION 4 NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS OF EXAMINATION Article 1 General Requirements T10 Scope T120 General. T.130 Equipment... 1150 Procedure, T160 Calibration... eseseeeeeee T.170 Examinations and Inspections. 7180 1190 Records/Decumentation . Mandatory Appendix 1 Glossary of Terms for Nondestructive Examination ... Nonmandatory Appendix A Imperfection vs Type of NDE Method, Article 2 Radiographic Examination, ScOpE «ss sseseeees General Requirements Equipment and Materials. Calibration. Examination Evaluation .. Documentation. Location Marker Sketches... Tables T2331 Hole-Type 1QI Designation, Thickness, and Hole Diameters 7.2332 Wire 101 Designation, Wire Diameter, and Wine Identity 7.216 {QI Selection : 7283 Equivalent Hole-Type IQI Sensitivity. ‘Mandatory Appendices 1 In-Motion Radiography ... xix xxx xxiwt Real-Time Radioscopie Examination mt Digital Image Acquisition, Display, and Storage for Radiography and Radioscopy Vv Interpretation, Evaluation, and Disposition of Radiographic and Radioscopic Examination Test Results Produced by the Digital Image Acquisition and Display Process v Glossary of Terms for Radiographic Examination, vi Digital Image Acquisition, Display, Interpretation, and Storage of Radiographs for Nuclear Applications vil Radiographic Examination of Metallic Castings vult Radiography Using Phosphor Imaging Plate Nonmandatory Appendices A Recommended Radiographic Technique Sketches for Pipe or Tube Welds c Hole-Type 1QI Placement Sketches for Welds D ber of IQs (Special Cases) Article 4 Uluasonic Examination Methods for Welds. T-410 ‘Scope 1-420 General 7-430 Equipment 7-440 Miscellaneous Requirements. 7-450 Techniques 7-460 Calibration, 7-470 Examination .. 7.480 Evaluation 7-490 Documentation Figures T434.1.7.2 Ratio Limits for Curved Surfaces . 1-434.2.1 Non-Piping Calibration Blocks. T4343 Calibration Block for Pipe. . T4344. Calibration Block for Technique One, : T-434.4.2.1 Alltemmate Calibration Block for Technique One. Alternate Calibration Block for Technique One... Alternate Calibration Block for Technique Two Requirements of an Ultrasonic Examination Procedure Mandatory Appendices I Screen Height Lineatity 0 ‘Amplitude Control Linearity. nt ‘Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD) Technique . Vv Phased Array, Single Fixed Angle With Manual Raster Scanning .. Nonmandatory Appendices Layout of Vessel Reference Points General Techniques for Angle Beam Calibrations. . General Techniques for Straight Beam Calibrations Examples of Recording Angle Beam Examination Data cae 2B 28 28 31 M 34 41 41 4 41 46 46 48 50 52 52 43 45 46 47 47 48 33 33 33 58 59 59 65 65