UDC 669,141.26-4:621.74.002.6 10.179: 621.753. Einteilung nach Gitestufen aufgrund zerstérungst ‘2 comma has been used throughout as the decimal marker. of ordering. 1. Field of application 1.1. Asa supplement to the general technical delivery ‘conditions for castings specified in DIN 1690 Part 1, this standard gives a classification into various severity levels for the external and internal condition of steel castings in the as delivered condition (see Explanatory notes) ‘The classification is based on the requirements with regard to the results of non-destructive tests 1.2. This standard does not apply to fabrication welds (for definition, see DIN 1680 Part 1). For these, special agreements regarding the internal and external condition ‘and checking of these shall be made at the time of order- ing. 2. Severity levels 2.1. Classification by severity levels The clastfiation by severity levels forthe external con- dition shall be made on the basis of magnetic particle Inspection or penetrant inspection on the basis of the characteristics given in table 1 or table 2 or on the basis ofthe series of illustrations in Appendices A and 8. In cases of dispute, the values given in table 1 or table 2 shall be mandatory ‘The classification by severity levels for the internal con: dition is based on ultrasonic tess or radiographic tests for the characteristics given in table 3 or table 4 (eee sub clause 3.3.2.1) 2.2 Choice of severity levels 2.2.1 © With regard to the permissibility of external (oF internal discontinuities in steoi castings, specifications in material standards or in the order, based on the classi- fication by severity levels as in subclause 2.1 and using standard designations as in subclause 2.3 may be agreed. For this purpose, the following factors shall be borne in rmind according to the level, type and distribution of the loads: 22.4.4 Different severity levels may be agreed for sg] citferant ares of the casting tn such cose, to areas T] concmad shal bo clearly specified ie 3] by siving ther location and thelr enath and width; ~ inthe case of ends for weng an in special surface 2] one as cseribed in subelause 2.23, ditionally by £] aiving their dope. ‘uth Vong Gmbh, Barn Sonor eveusva ale r@he for German Standards N-NOrmen) DEUTSCHE NORM. Technical delivery conditions for castings made from metallic materials Steel castings; classification into severity levels on the basis of non-destructive testing Technische Lieferbedingungen fir GuBsticke aus metallischen Werkstoffen; Stahiguisticke; er Prifungen In keeping with current practice in standards published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), “The subclauses marked with two dots @ give specifications which are optional and may be agreed upon at the time Exselet Leere4s DIN EN AS$SQ-2 June 1985 2.2.1.2 ©@ In addition to severity levels of equal value, different severity levels may also be agreed for internal and external condition. 2.2.4.3: Severity level 1 is only applicable for ends for ‘welding and for special surface zones as deseribed in sub- clause 2.2.3. 2.2.1.4 The shape of the castings affects their condition ‘and their testability. Apart from this, the testability of a casting also depends on its surface condition. 2.2.2 If no severity level has been agreed at the time of ordering, and if not otherwise specified in the material standards, the requirements for severity evel § shall apply. 2.23 @@ In special cases, ahigher, i.e. numerically lower, sevarity level as for the remaining wall thickness may be agreed for an outer layer of the outer zone as shown in figure 1 (briefly referred to as “special outer zone" for example in the case of surfaces to be machined by the manufacturer (see subclause 2.3, example 3) 2.2.4 e@ For production welds (for definition, see DIN 1690 Part 1), the same requirements shall apply 25 for the parent metal, uniess other requirements have ‘been agreed at the time of ordering 2.3. Standard designation ‘The standard designation for the severity level shall con sist of the following elements, as shown in the example below: — the term “severity level”; = the number of this standard; the symbol § (= surface) for the soverity level relating +o the external condition (see tables 1 and 2}; — the symbol V (= volume) for the severity level, relat ing to the internal condition (see tables 3 and 4) Exarmple 1: Severity level DIN 1690 ~ $2 -V4 10. In cares where, contrary to the specifications given subelause 3.3.2.1 the choioe of test method is not being left to the manufacturer, the following code letters for Continued on pages 2 to 16 DIN 1690 Part 2 Engl. Price group 11Page 2 DIN 1690 Part 2 the test method shall be added to the symbol for the severity level, as shown in examples 2 and 3: for magnetic particle inspection, M; for penetrant inspection, & for ultrasonic inspection, U; for radiographic inspection, R Example 2: ‘Severity level DIN 1690 — MS2— RVE Example 3: Severity level DIN 1690 — MS2— RVA, ‘on all surfaces to be machined: MSI; in a zone down to 20mm below the surface: UV 3 Testing 3.1 ©@ Agreements with regard to testing ‘and documents on materials testing 3.1.1. In cases where castings assigned to saverity levels 01 to 3 have been ordered, retesting for conformity of the consignment with the relevant requirements is also deemed to have been agreed, 3.1.2. In cases where castings assigned to severity level 4 or 5 have been ordered, retesting for conformity of the consignment with the relevant requirements, where this is desired by the purchaser, shall be agreed at the time of ordaring, 3.1.3. Unless otherwise agreed at the time of ordering, an inspection certificate 8 as specified in DIN 50 049 shall be issued giving the results of non-destructive test- ing of the consignment. 3.2 @@ Scope of test programme Unless otherwise agreed at the time of ordering (for ‘example, in the case of series production), all the cast: ings being supplied shall be appropriately tested at the points to which the severity level applies. 3.3 Test methods 3.3.1. Magnetic particle inspection or penetrant inspection ‘Magnetic particle inspection as specified in Stahi-Eisen- Prifblatt (Iron and steel test sheet) 1936 or penetrant testing as specified in Stahi-Eisen-Prifblatt 1936 shall be Used for verifying that the steel casting conforms to the requirements regarding the extarnal condition as given in ‘able 1 or 2. In the case of castings made from non-mag: netizable grades of cast steel, penetrant inspection shall be used, and in the case of castings of magnetizable (ferromagnetic) grades of cast steel, magnetic particle inspection shall be used for preference ‘Magnetic particle inspection shall be used for inspecting ‘machined surfaces unless otherwise agreed (see subclause 23) The series of illustrations shown in Appendix A may be used as an aid for assessing nomlinear indications on the basis of magnetic particle inspoction and the series of illustrations shown in Appendix B may be used for assessing non-linear indications on the basis of penetrant inspection (see subclause 2.1). Each illustration corre: sponds to one of the severity levels 1 to § asin table 1 of severity levels 01 to 6 as in table 2. The procedure for determining the severity level isto place a frame with inside dimensions of 148mm X 105 mm (size A6) over ‘the least favourable area and to find the same or the next least favourable reference illustration in the series 3.3.2 Radiographic or ultrasonic inspection 3.3.2.1. Unless otherwise agreed at the time of ordering, the choice of test method shall be left tothe manufacturer ‘The following should be observed whon making the choice: In the case of austenitic materials, only radiographic inspection shall be carried out. In the case of ferritic (including pearlitic and martensitic) steels, radiographic inspection shall be used for prefer tence for examining thin-walled castings, ends for welding and, where necessary, as a supplement to ultrasonic. inspection for determining the type of defect (see table 3, ine 11) Ustrasonic inspection should be considered for prefer ance for thicker castings and for examining production welds and as @ supplement to radiographic inspection for determining the position in depth and the thickness of defects (see table 4, footnote 2) The size of defect to be detected and the casting geo- metry shall also be taken into account in choosing the test method. For this reason, it is not possible to define precisely the demarcation between the terms “thick” and “thin” used above. It lies in the range between 50 and 100 mm, 3.3.2.2 © Ultrasonic inspection Ultrasonic inspection shall be carried out as deseribed in ‘Staht-Eisen Prifblatt 1922. Test class I shall apply for severity levels 1 t0.4 and test class II for severity level 5. 3.3.2.3 ©@ Radiographic inspection DIN 54 109 Part 1 and Part 2shali apply for radiographic inspection, and also DIN 54 111 Part 2 The test shall be carried out as described in DIN 54 117 Part 2, test class A, unless otherwise specified for parti ular areas. Image quality clas II as in OIN 64 109 Part 2 shall be complied with,DIN 1690 Part 2. 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Division of wall into zones (The division of the wall relates to the sizes of the casting ready for assembly) Figure 2. Explanatory note on the terms “individual area” and “total area’ of indications given in table 3 Individual areas F are areas whose distance A from the neighbouring area is greater than the largest dimension £ of either of the two neigh: bouring areas, In the present example therefore, Fy, Fe, Fs are individual areas, whilst the total area is Fy + Pet Py Dimensions L and B of the indication area are obtained from the ine joining the centre points of the probes during scanning of the indication area, In the case of long sound paths, if neces- sary, the actual extension of the indication area shall be determined, taking into account the sound field geometry and the sound prop: agation,DIN 1690 Part 2. Page 9 Appendix A Series of illustrations for assessing non-linear indications with magneticparticle inspection as in Stah/-Eisen Prifblatt 1935 (see subclause 2.1) Figure A1, Indications corresponding to severity level 1 Figure A2, Indications corresponding to severity level 2.Page 10 DIN 1690 Part 2 a w we x ‘ ’ Figute AB. Indleations corresponding to severity level 3, a v sll we * ge * a 4 » we Figure Ad. Indications corresponding to severity level 4DIN 1690 Part 2 Page 11 Re ¥ Se wee. r “EF Figure AS. Indicetions corresponding to severity level 5,Page 12. DIN 1690 Part 2 Appendix B Series of illustrations for assessing nom-linear indications with penetrant inspection as in Stah/-Eisen-Pritblatt 1936 (see subclause 2.1 and table 2, footnote 5) Figure B1. Indications corresponding to severity level 01. (6 indications, the largest size of which is between 0,3 and 11mm) Figure B2. Indications corresponding to severity level 1. (B indications, the largest size of which is between 1, and 3mm)DIN 1690 Part 2. Page 13 Figure 83. Indications corresponding to severity level 2. {B indications, the largest size of which is between 2 and 6 mm) Figure B4, Indications corresponding to severity level 3. (12 indications, the largest size of which is between 3 and 9mm)Page 14 DIN 1690 Part 2 Figure BS, Indications corresponding to severity level 4 (20 indications, the largest size of which is between 5 and 14mm) Figure 86. Indications corresponding to severity level 5 (32 indications, the largest size of which is between 5 and 21 mm)DIN 1690 Part 2. Page 15 Standards and other documents referred to DIN 476 DIN. 1690 Part 1 DIN 50049) DIN 64 109 Part 1 DIN 64 109 Part 2 DIN 64.111 Part 2 Trimmed sizes of paper ‘Technical delivery conditions for eastings made from metallic materials; general conditions Documents on materials testing Nondestructive testing; image quality of radiographs of metallic materials; concepts, image quality indicators, determination of image quality index. Non-destructive testing; image quality of X-ray and gamma-ray radiographs of metallic materials; directions for formation of image quality classes Non-destructive testing; testing of metallic materials by X-rays or gamma-rays; radiographic tech: ‘niques for castings made from ferrous materials, Stahl-Eisen-Prifblett 1922") Ultraschallprtung von Gu@sticken aus ferritischem Stahl (Ultrasonic testing of castings made from ferritic steel) ‘Stahl-Eisen-Prifblatt 19361) Oberflichenrifprifung von Guffsticken aus Stahl; Magnetpulverpriifung (Surface crack testing of steel castings; magnetic particle inspection) Stahi-Eisen Prifblatt 1936") Oberflachenrifiprifung von Guigsticken aus Staht, Eindringpriffang (Surface crack testing ASTM-E 1862) ASTM-E 2807) ASTM-E 4462) of steel castings; penetrant testing) Standard reference radiographs for heavy-walled (2 to 4%2 in. (51 to 114 mm)) steel castings Standard reference radiographs for heavy-walled (442 to 12 in. (114 to 305 mm)) steel castings ‘Standard reference radiographs for steel castings up to 2 in. (51 mm) in thickness 1) Obtainable from: Verlag Stahleisen mbH, Postfach 82 29, 0-400 Disseldorf 1 2) Obtainable from: Beuth Verlag GmbH, Burggrafenstrae 4—10, D-1000 Berlin 30.Page 16 DIN 1690 Part 2 Explanatory notes ‘As a supplement to the general technical delivery condi tions for castings made from metallic materials in DINT690, Part 1, this standard provides a classification of steel cast ings on the basis of severity levels determined by non: destructive testing The classification into quality classes as in DIN 17.245 (High temperature ferritic steo! castings (October 1977 edition)) have been used as a basis for this standard, Essentially, the following amendments have been made ‘compared with this earlier classification system. 4) An additional severity level, i. severity level §, has been adopted because of the wider field of applica tion of DIN 1690 Part 2 b) For the surface quality, the classification into severity levels as in ISO/DP 4986 (Magnetic particle inspection of steel castings) and ISO/DP 4987 (Penetrant inspec: tion of steel castings) has been adopted. ©) In order to bring the standard into line with the spec ifications given in SEP 1922, for assessing ultrasonic indications, a distinction has been made between indications without measureable extension and indications with measureable extension, 4) The division of the wall into various cross-sectional zones used for assessment of ultrasonic indications has been brought into fine with that used in 1SO/DP 4992 (see figure 1). In addition to this how- ever, a higher severity level for “special outer zones” {2s described in subclause 2.2.3 may be agreed upon. In the case of ultrasonic testing, for the mid zone, which in general is subject to less stress, less severe requirements than for the outer zone have always applied. In order to obtain better agreement between the requirements with regard to the results of ultra sonic testing and those of radiographic testing, from this point of view, footnote 2 in table 4 hes been added. International Patent Classification c22C38/00 GOIN 29/04 B22 1/00 G01N 23/02 GOIN 27/84 §) This standard, like the ISO draft proposals, opens up the previously non-existent possibility of combining ‘high severity level for the external condition with @ lower severity level for the internal condition and the reverse (see subclause 2.2.1.2). ‘There was unanimous agreement that itis imposible for the manufecturer (even after previous testing for internal defects in the zone near the surface) to agree to conform toa particular severity level with certainty in the case of surfaces that will only be produced by the purchase. ‘The field of application of this standard has therefore been limited to the as delivered condition. In order to remedy the problem described, as far as possible, finish ‘machining of surfaces of high severity level (i.e, low severity level number) should be included in the as de~ livered condition. In the case of series production, ap- propriate agreements may be limited to finish machining of start-up semples. if the purchaser has to or wants to carry out finish machining himself, in order to reduce the risk of rejects, he should make use of the possibility of ordering “special outer zones" (see subclause 2.2.3) and specify his requirements regarding the zones for ‘machining in the drawing in such a manner that the manufacturer is able, by appropriately adjusting his cast: ing technique and/or making design changes, to reduce the frequency of unacceptable defects. With regard to the assessment of production welds, see also DIN 8563 Part 3 (Quality assurance of weldi ‘operations; fusion welded joints on steel, requirements, evaluation groups) and AD-Merkblatt (AD Instruction sheet) HP 5/3 (Herstellung und Priffung der Verbindun- gon; zerstOrungstreie Prafung der SchweiBnahte) (Pro- ‘duction and testing of joints; non-destructive testing of welds).