Normal Probe Range Calibration ( work instruction )

1. Select proper ( Normal ) probe & connect with the Machine.

2. Switch on the Machine.

3. Check the Mode ( Single / Dual )

a. Note : To change the mode, go to 5th Menu & 4th Raw, change the mode & come back.

4. Set the Range.

5. Set the velocity 5920 m/s.

6. Set the delay 0.0.

7. Set the gain over 40 db. ( db should be > 40 ).

8. Set the Initial pulse at zero division with the help of zero control.

9. Apply couplant on the reference thickness.

10. Put the probe on the reference thickness.

11. Set lower thickness echo ( left side echo) with zero control & higher thickness echo ( right side
echo) with velocity control.

Range calibration steps.

Ex. Range 0 to 100 mm, Normal probe, 4 Mhz, dia 10 mm, Ref. thk : 25 mm V1 Block.

1. 100 mm ÷ 10 div, therefore 1 div = 10 mm.

2. 25 ÷ 10 = 2.5, 50 ÷ 10 = 5, 75 ÷ 10 = 7.5, 100 ÷ 10 = 10.

Zero control Velocity control

Ex. Range 0 to 125 mm, Normal probe, 4 Mhz, dia 10 mm, Ref. thk : 25 mm Al Block.

1. 125 mm ÷ 10 div, therefore 1 div = 12.5 mm.

2. 25 ÷ 12.5 = 2, 50 ÷ 12.5 = 4, 75 ÷ 12.5 = 6, 100 ÷ 12.5 = 8, 125 ÷ 12.5 = 10

Zero control Velocity control

Ex. Range 0 to 150 mm, Normal probe, 4 Mhz, dia 10 mm, Ref. thk : 50 mm V1 Block.

1. 150 mm ÷ 10 div, therefore 1 div = 15 mm.

2. 50 ÷ 15 = 3.3, 100 ÷ 15 = 6.6, 150 ÷ 15 = 10.

Zero control Velocity control

Practice work.

1. Range 0-175 mm, Ref thk 25 mm.

2. Range 0-200 mm, Ref thk 50 mm.

3. Range 0-600 mm, Ref thk 100 mm.

4. Range 0-800 mm, Ref thk 100 mm.

5. Range 0-160 mm, On job calibration. ( No reference thk. Available ).

TR Probe Range Calibration ( work instruction )

1. Select proper ( TR ) probe & connect with the Machine.

2. Switch on the Machine.

3. Check the Mode ( Single / Dual )

a. Note : To change the mode, go to 5th Menu & 4th Raw, change the mode & come back.

4. Set the Range.

5. Set the velocity 5920 m/s.

6. Set the delay 0.0.

7. Set the gain over 40 db. ( db should be > 40 ).

8. Set the Initial pulse at zero division with the help of zero control.

9. Apply couplant on the reference thickness.

 10. Put the probe on the reference thickness.

11. Set lower thickness echo ( left side echo) with zero control & higher thickness echo ( right side
echo) with velocity control.

Range calibration steps.

Ex. Range 0 to 20 mm, TR probe, 4 Mhz, dia 10 mm, Ref. thk : 4 & 10 mm VW Block.

1. 20 mm ÷ 10 div, therefore 1 div = 2 mm.

2. 4 ÷ 2 = 2, 10 ÷ 2 = 5.

Zero control Velocity control

Ex. Range 0 to 30 mm, TR probe, 4 Mhz, dia 10 mm, Ref. thk : 6 & 9 mm VW Block.

1. 30 mm ÷ 10 div, therefore 1 div = 3 mm.

2. 6 ÷ 3 = 2, 9 ÷ 3 = 3.

Zero control Velocity control

Ex. Range 0 to 50 mm, TR probe, 4 Mhz, dia 10 mm, Ref. thk : 25 & 50 mm AL Block.

1. 50 mm ÷ 10 div, therefore 1 div = 5 mm.

2. 25 ÷ 5 = 5, 50 ÷ 5 = 10.

Zero control Velocity control

Practice work

1. Range 0-15 mm, Ref thk. 6 & 9 VW Block.

2. Range 0-10 mm, Ref thk. 5 & 10 VW Block.

Angle Probe Range Calibration ( work instruction )

1. Select proper ( Angle ) probe & connect with the Machine.

2. Switch on the Machine.

3. Check the Mode ( Single / Dual )

a. Note : To change the mode, go to 5th Menu & 4th Raw, change the mode & come back.

4. Set the Range.

5. Set the velocity 3250 m/s.

6. Set the delay 0.0.

7. Set the gain over 40 db. ( db should be > 40 ).

8. Set the Initial pulse at zero division with the help of zero control.

9. Apply couplant on the reference thickness.

10. Put the probe on the reference thickness.

11. Set lower thickness echo ( left side echo) with zero control & higher thickness echo ( right side
echo) with velocity control.

Range calibration steps.

Ex. Range 0 to 100 mm, Angle probe, 4 Mhz, 8 x 9 mm, Ref. Radius : 25 mm V2 Block.

1. 100 mm ÷ 10 div, therefore 1 div = 10 mm.

2. 25 ÷ 10 = 2.5, 100 ÷ 10 = 10.

Zero control Velocity control ( 3250 m/s )

Ex. Range 0 to 125 mm, Angle probe, 4 Mhz, 8 x 9 mm, Ref. Radius : 50 mm V2 Block.

1. 125 mm ÷ 10 div, therefore 1 div = 12.5 mm.

2. 50 ÷ 12.5 = 4, 125 ÷ 12.5 = 10.

Zero control Velocity control ( 3250 m/s )

Ex. Range 0 to 150 mm, Angle probe, 4 Mhz, 8 x 9 mm, Ref. Radius : 25 mm V2 Block.

1. 150 mm ÷ 10 div, therefore 1 div = 15 mm.

2. 25 ÷ 15 = 1.6, 100 ÷ 15 = 6.6.

Zero control Velocity control ( 3250 m/s )

Practice work

1. Range 0 – 125 mm, Ref Radius 25 mm V2 block.

2. Range 0 – 150 mm, Ref Radius 50 mm V2 block.

3. Range 0 – 175 mm, Ref Radius 25 mm V2 block.

4. Range 0 – 175 mm, Ref Radius 50 mm V2 block

5. Range 0 – 200 mm, Ref Radius 25 mm V2 block

6. Range 0 – 200 mm, Ref Radius 50 mm V2 block

Angle probe range calibration & block scanning

Ex. Weld thk 15 mm , Angle 70°

Part A

½ V = Thk / cosθ

= 15 / cos 70° = 43.85 mm

V = 87.71 mm

1 ½ V = 131.56 mm ( So minimum range should be 131.56 mm, but we will take 150 mm round figure)

Part B

Range 0 to 150 mm, Angle probe, 4 Mhz, 8 x 9 mm, Ref. Radius : 25 mm V2 Block.

1. 150 mm ÷ 10 div, therefore 1 div = 15 mm.

2. 25 ÷ 15 = 1.6, 100 ÷ 15 = 6.6.

Zero control Velocity control ( 3250 m/s )

Part C

½ Skip distance = Thk x tanθ

= 15 x tan 70° = 41.21 mm

Full skip distance = 82.42 mm

1 ½ skip distance = 123.63 mm ( so we should scan 123.63 mm both side from weld centre. )

Part D

Set the db for scanning.

Beam path (bp) = ________ division x 1 div. value. ( for this Ex. It is 15 mm ).

Surface distance (sd) = bp x sinθ ( for this Ex. It is sin70° = 0.93 )

Depth (d) = bp x cosθ ( for this Ex. It is cos70° = 0.34 )

Depth > Thk, then 2 Thk – d

Depth > 2 Thk, d – 2 Thk