HRVATSKA NORMA HRN EN 584-2 Pro dane studen 1997, Ics: 19.100 37,040.99 Nerazorno ispitivanje — Film za industrijsku radiografiju — 2. Provjera kemijske obrade filma pomoéu referentnih veijednosti (EN 584-2:1996) Non-destructive testing — Industrial radiographic film ~ Part 2: Control of film processing by means of reference values (EN 584-2:1996) Na ternelju Glanka 9. Zakona o normizaoiji (Narodne novine br. 55/96), a u skiadu s dankom 11. Pravilnika o izradbi, izdavanju i objavi hrvatskih norm (Narodne novine br. 74/97) Dréavni zavod za normizacij i mjeritejstvo na prijedlog tehrickog odbora DZNMITO 135 Nerazorna ispitivanja i provedene rasprave prihvatio je europsku normu EN 584-2:1996 u izvoriku na engleskom jeziku kao hrvatsku norm. Sukladno lanky 13. Pravilnixa o izradbi, izdavanju | objavi hrvatskih normi obavijest O prihvatanju norme objavijena je u Glasilu DZNM 8-10/1997 o¢ 1997-11-15. Europska norma EN 584-2:1996 ima status hrvatske norme Detavni gavod za normizaciimientalitve Zabranjena je urnodavaniehrvatekih norm i ninavn dela Reterenciek ra HRN EN 884 25097 enAutorska prava Prema élanku 10. Zakona 0 normizaciji (Narodne novine br. 163/2003) hrvatske se norme izdaju kao posebne publikacije i zasti¢ene su u skladu sa zakonom, acionalnim propisima i medunarodnim propisima o autorskim pravima, ‘Sva autorska prava i prava uporabe hrvatski norma pripadaju Hrvatskom zavodu za norme. Zabranjeno je umnoZavanje ili raspaéavanje dijelova ili cjeline (besplatno davanie ili prodaja) koje hrvatske norme bez suglasnosti Hrvatskog zavoda za norme. Zabrana mnozavanja odnosi se na bilo koji oblik (elektroniéki, papimati, CD-ROM i dr.) i na bilo koje sredstvo (elektronisko ili mehani¢ko).EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 584-2 NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM Decenber 1996 tes 19.100 Descriptors: non-destructive tests, industriatradiograpny, adiographic film, inspection, reproducibility, sensitivity: photography, English version Non-destructive testing - Industrial radiographic film - Part 2 : Control of film processing by means of reference values Essais non destructife - Film pour radiegraphie Zerstorungsfreie prafung = Industrielle File industrielle Partie. 2 Controle, du fur die Durenstranlungeprufung = Teil 2 thaltemant des filme eu moyen do valeurs de Kenteelle der Filmverarbe'tung ait Kilfe van référence Referenauerten ‘This European Standard kas approved by CEN on 1996-12-06. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Hegulatione which seiputate the con ions for giving this Eurepeen Standard the status ofa national stondrd uithout ny alteration. Up-to-date Lists and bibliographical references eoncenning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Contrat Secretariat or to any CEN mesber. The European Standards exist in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language nade by ‘tanstation under ‘the responsibility of @ CEN member’ Tate ite ‘ohn Language and notified to the Contral Secretariat nas the sam status az the official verstons. EW eenbers are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Oemmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Treland, Italy, Luxembourg, Metherlanee, Norway, Portugal, spats, Sweden, Switzerland sed United Kingdon. CEN Eurepean Committee for Standardization Canité Européen de Normal eaten Eurepatsches Komitee fur Normung Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart,36 8-1050 Brussels © 1995 Copyright reserved to CEM menbers Ref. Ho. EN 584-2:1996 €Page 2 EN 584-2: Contents. Page Foreword 3 Introduction 4 1 Scope 4 2 Normative references 4 3. Definitions 4 4 Manufacturing of pre-exposed film strips 5 for control af the processing system 5 User verification of compliance with a classified 8 film system § Interpretation of resuits 9 7 Checking intervals 10 8 Documentation of results 10 9 Compliance with film system classifcation 10 Annex A (informative): Method for processing control uwPage 3 EN 584-2:1996 Foreword ‘This European Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 138 "Non- destructive testing", the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR. This Buropean Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 1997, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by Tune’1597. A second part of this standard is EN 584-1 Non-destructive testing - Industria) radiographic film - Part 1: Classification of film systems for industrial radiography. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal. Regulations, the national stanéaz organizations of the following Countries are bound to inplensae cae Hees Standard: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, feoleaa reland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, ’ Portugal ny Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom fee ee eeePage 4 EN 584-2:1996 Introduction The purpose of this standard is to describe a procedure for the control of the film processing systems by users by processing calibrated pre-exposed strips. The strips are exposed to X-rays and are accompanied by a certificate from the film strip manufacturer. The user processes the pre-exposed strips in his system and records the results. In this standard, clause 4 shows the responsibility of the film strip manufact- urer. The user is responsible for clauses 5 to 8, which show compliance with the chosen system classification. 1 Scope This standard describes a procedure for the control of film processing systems. 2 Normative references This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed hereafter. For dated refer- ences, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to this European Standard only wnen incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to ap- plies. EN 584-1:1994 Non-destructive testing - Industrial radiographic film - Part 1: Classification of film systems for industrial radiography 3 Definitions For the purposes of this standard, the following definitions apply: 3.1 film system Combination of film and film processing which is carried out in accorcance with the instructions of film manufacturer and/or the manufacturer of the processing chemicals [EN 584-1:1994]. 3.2 film system class A classification taking into account limiting values given in table 1 of EN 584-1:1994. 3.3. film strip A piece of filmmaterial on which a step wedge can be exposed. 3.4 pre-exposed film strip A film strip that is pre-exposed so as to present at least ten different densi- ties after processing.Page 5 EN 584-2:1996 2.5 Net density Oet-cal gensity without base and fog density. Oeteca 4 Manufacturing of pre-exposed film strips for control of the processing system 4. Size film strips shall have a minimum exposed area of 15 nm x 100 mm. The pre- xposed film strips have different fields: A step wedge for density measurements nda blank field for base olus fog density and long term storage time test. pe The selected type of film for film-strips shall have a response to processing wnich 18 representative for the set of films as classified according to EN 584-1. 4.2 Selection of film strip 4.3 Examples of production of pre-exposed film strips The exposure arrangement 1s shown in figure 1. The step wedge design is cescrio- ed in figure 2 and table 1. A different design and material can be used if same density Steps are provided, Dimensions in millimeters Prefilter Ou nictness 3 om source 8 Figure 1: Example of an exposure arrangement The successive steps of the film strip shall be exposed in order to obtain den- sity increments of about 0,3 after processing, for example by a step wedge as described in table 1 and figure 2. Appropriate precautions against scattered radiation have to be taken. The 7 diation source is a constant potential X-ray tube operated at approximately 150 kV. The exposure time is chosen in this way as to obtain a net density of approximately 2,0 at one of the first six steps (going from low to high den- sities) of the step wedge after processing the pre-axposed film strip in the conditions of the system classified according to EN 584-1.Page 6 EN 584-2:1996 Figure 2: Step wedge Table I: Height of steps; Material: Fine-grained copper Step no. | — Height for 180 Ky 1 u 2 10 i 10 4 9 5 8, 6 é 7 7 @ 7 9 6 10 6 4.4 Measurement fields and determination of reference values The steps for determination of reference values shall ba as follows (see figure 3): Step x: The step with a net optical density closest to 0 = 2,0. a higher density which is four steps from x. Step X + 4: The step wi To obtata the reference values, at least five pre-exposed film strips shall be processed in a classified film system. The resulting optical densities shall have a maximum tolerance AO = + 0,1. The reference values are obtained as follows: + Re ence speed index Sr: The average value of the net densities af step X is calculated. The speed in- dex reference 1s equal to this average value, rounded to one decimal.Page ? EN 584-2:1996 - Reference contrast index Cr The average value of the net densities of step X +4 is calculated. Th ontrast index reference is the positive difference of the averag| of eps X and X + 4, rounded to one decimal. eae Dimensions in millimeters Blane ela | Position 012345678910 sip x xeh Figure 3: Example of test strip. Position and density of steps x and X44 on the strip may vary 4.5 Pre-exposed film strip-certificate Pre-exposed strips shall always be accompanied by a certificate containing the following data: - A description of the processing system, Specifying the processor, the chemi. stry, the processing cycle and the temperature. = The brand name and type of the pre-exposed film strip. - The reference values for speed index and contrast index and the step numbers for calculating the corresponding indexes. The following data shall be displayed as shown: + Processing: Manual or automatic = Developer, type, time temperature - Fixer, type, time, temperature - Test Strip ~ Brand name Type = Speed Index ~ Reference speed ~ Reference speed ste = Contrast Index = Reference contrast index (C-) ~ Reference contrast step (X + 4) index (Sp) 0)Page 8 EN 584-2:1996 4.6 Storage of pre-exposed film strips Pre-exposed film strips shall be stored in a cool and dry place. The manufact- urer shall state the expiry date and storage conditions 5 User verification of compliance with a Classified film system 5.1 General For testing compliance with a classified film system, pre-exposed film strip and film type of the film system under verification shall be of the same brand. If the reference value cannot be achieved at the time of installation of the processing system, the temperature of the developer may be adjusted with + 2 kK from the temperature which was specified in the pre-exposed film strip-certi- ficate according to 4.5. 5.2 Pracessing conditions 5.2.1 Automatic processing The automatic processor shall be set and maintained according to the reconmend- ation of the manufacturers. To avoid transient changes of processing quality during start up, start up procedures as recommended by the manufacturer have to be followed before developing of the pre-exposed film strips. If the automatic processor is running continuously, pre-exposed film strips may be processed without Conditioning 5.2.2 Manual processing The processing chemicals shall be mixed. replenished and temperature controlled according to the specified film system classification and the recommendations of the film manufacturer. 5.3. Processing of pre-exposed film strips To achieve good transport through the automatic processor, the recommendations of the manufacturer , considering processing and transport of sma)) sized films, shall be followed. 5.4 Evaluation of the pre-exposed film strips 5.4.1 Calibration of densitometer For the measurements of optical densities, a densitometer with a minimum optical density range from D = 0 to D = 4 shall be used. The densitometer shall be calibrated using a reference wedge. The densitometer shall be considered calibrated, when the measured optica) densities of the re- ferencewedge match the specified optical densities within * 0,1.Page 9 EN $84-2:1996 5.4.2 Parameters for processing system evaluation The parameters for evaluation of the processing system are obtained as fol ows: This is the difference between density Dy , 4 of step X +4 and the density Dy of step X referred to a reference speed index S-, to eliminate speed influences. To cal- culate the contrast index Cy, the following formula is used: = Cx: Contrast inde Sr Cx + (Dx4g = Dx) a 5x where: = Dg: density of step 0 = Dg: density of step x “Ss Speed index D,-Do 5.4.3 Control of fixing and washing The achieved quality of processed film depends partly on residual thiosulfate in the film emulsion layers due to poor fixing or washing conditions. To evaluate the fixing and washing, the following test shal] be performed. Use 10 g of silver nitrate and 30 g of acetic acid per liter of distilled water. One drop of the test solution is applied to a blank part of the processed film. Af- ter two minutes the excess fluid is removed. This procedure is repeated on the other side of the film, opposite to the first spot. The stain obtained is comp- ared with a chart supplied by the film manufacturers. 6 Interpretation of results 6.1 General After processing a test strip, the processing system parameters are calculated following 5.4.2. These results have to be compared with the reference values as given in 4.5. A processing system is consistent if the test results comply with the following conditions : 6.2 Limits for D9 The value of Do has to be Jess than 0,3. 6.3 Speed index (Sx) The obtained speed index may not vary from the specified reference speed index (Sp, see 4.5) by more than + 10 %. 6.4 Contrast index (Cx) The obtained contrast index may not vary from the specified reference contrast index (Cr, see 4.5) by more than - 10 ¥ or + 15 %.7 Checking intervals The processing shall generally be checked after new preparation of developer solution, Additionally, a regular control is recommended. If the ambient conditions vary significantly (i.e. mobile darkroom, temperature) if manual replenishment is applied, the control procedure shall be more fre- quent. Moreover, a more continuous control according to Annex A is recommended. 8 Oacumentation of results The document presenting the results shall contain the following information: - Date of test - Processing: manual or automatic - Parameter settings: temperature of developer and processing time = Brand name and type of chemistry used - Brand name, type and identification of certified film strips - Base and fog density Do (6.2.) = Speed index Sy and reference Speed index Sp (6.3 and 4.5) - Contrast index Cy and reference contrast index Cr (6.4 and 4.5) The documentation of these results may be in the form of a written report, a display chart or a computer program. 9 Compliance with fiim system classification For a film system of a given class, compliance with that class shall be obtained as follows: @y using pre-exposed test strips, the user’s film system has the same clas sification as mentioned in the manufacturer's data sheets, if the values obtain- ed by processing the test strips fulfil the conditions of clause 6.Page 12 EN 584-2:1996 Annex A (informative) Method for processing control This annex defines an additional procedure for users to assess consistency of processing. The objective ts to achieve a routine quality control, not to establish absolute conformance with a classified film system. The frequency shall be adapted to the requirements of the inspection application. A. Strips for processing control Although the same pre-exposed strips as for the classification compliance test can be used, this is not required for monitoring the processing quality. For this purpose Strips that have at least three steps can be used: Step A: An unexposed step to measure base density plus fogs Step B: A step exposed to a density of approximately D = 2, to be used as speed indicator: Step C: A'step exposed to a density of approximately 0 = 3,5 to establish a contrast indicator. 4.2 Parameters for sensitometric evaluation The parameters for sensitometric evaluation are: = Og: Density of step A. = Speed indicator: Density of step 8. - Contrast indicator: Density of step minus the density of step 8. A.3. Reference values Reference values for the sensitometric indexes are obtained in the following way (processing conditions shall be according to 5.1. and 5.2.). One shall process at least three test strips and determine the values for base plus fog, speed indicator and contrast indicator. The thus acquired values have to be within a tolerance of 0,10. This procedure has to be repeated at least three times with a minimum delay of 24 h. For each paramater, the average of at least nine values is calculated. This value is the reference value for proces- sing control. These reference values shall be determined each time film strips from a new batch are used. A.4 Interpretation of results A test strip shall be regularly processed, and the parameters determined. The Processing quality is consistent if the test results differ by less than the permitted tolerances,Page 12 EN 584-2:1996 Adsl Limits of Dp The density of step A shall not exceed 0,3. A.4.2 Speed indicator The speed indicator shall not differ by more than + 0,3 from the established reference. A.4.3 Contrast indicator The contrast indicator shall not differ by more than + 15% and - 10% from the established reference. A.S Documentation The acquired results shall be recorded according to clause 8, but the sensitometric indices (see A.2) will be displayed as a function of time.CCjenovnt azred D.