in pect | ven Fr translation No guarantee can be gi Nachdrvd auch evszvpivolinve mit Genehmigung des Dovtichon Nermaneunchisor, Barn 30, gestae, i DEUTSCHE NORMEN UDC _620.179.16-05 . -Mon-deatructive Testing - Calibration block 1 aid-ite Use for the Adjustnent and Control of Mtrasonic Echo Equipnent Tinie iia lamang ronteepntgar GES WERE PETE reg wt HURST VPC Suasact seein _ Sontents . ‘4 Purpose snd application... + 2. Caldteation Bleck... 4. Idaperity ‘of, timebase sweep and ‘emphiris fea oletatetetanelotapeke! « Bqutyment adjustuent by-using We Ohliges sy techalqae SS ss. . 3, Sp actiestt ages ie Je Burpose snd application Bite, Standard containn miles, fon the preparation and uge of galibration block 1 which snow be Svaliabie to the ultrauonte tester for the moor comsonly nected eqeisecat asduatuest ast Socitoring fungttons, particularly if the teatinge involve ‘and low siiay carton ate Bie seauuring facilities described are, novever, tot aequate for the purpose of wakiag a, dee felied cospaticon of the muitebiiity of Gittereit Links cr equigsent abd poobe fore seectsie, fast duly Uchansctertved fy the type of flav, tho matertel ef8 the geometty of the teat piece) Gee,"for sxaapio, Sections € aud 75, oe By 7 Be Salibration block 4 ‘Tee calibration block dealt with im this Standard ie sron other standard calibration blocks. It cousie! according to DIN 47100 into which « cylint __Dineneiong : The dimeneions of calibration block 1 are given in Fig. 14 fered calibration bleck 1 to distinguish of a steel body made of St 52-3 ler of plastic material io inuerted (wee Fig. 1). jesgrained and ubiforn utructure, the blank (measuring approximately * 120 mm x 30 nm)-must be heat-treated as followst ai coun bt erect an"hour et 920 °C and quench in water, then temper for 3 hours at 650 °C and pat ia ok Prior to final machining en all-over ultrasonic teat most be nade on both alfes. tron each of the Busfaoes «thickness efvat Lenst, fae meet oe planed Soye Hiyeseaese ete echo side (see Fig. 1) are planed in the longitudinal direction. The echo side 4a ground. To event. disterbanta: fron intermediate echosy all ncalee ehell bo staued' on" seectetneen res Rippecheigne 4 aa)s ° 2.3. Preperation of the plasticn eylinter : The 25 wn long plastics oylinder consinte of polyacthecrylic netiylester.-One end is'provided with a cost of conductive oliver the thickness of waten hae’? an Phe neteureacatec de’ coat aust ve Seneca Continued on pages 2 t0-5 Explenetions oupage 6 ‘DIN 54720 engl. Preiegr 5Page 2 DI 54420 A : "he front baat #0 of the echo ere made to coincide with the Bince the trefielt tine of the pulses varies with the velocity a adgustaent ‘of calibration block 446 bat deat Fisal eith's tongitadinel wave velocity. (else termed coupressiondl wave ESSA Ciata"idehta traseveras wove velscley. also tensed ahesr wave veloc suracy nothod of adjusting the ‘the pulse tranoit tine in this cylinier ~ corresponding ‘he plastica cylinter io onty, a Low-acet Eng BRLPERES,SreneLS toes SBS crater 4 comseee” Sete Maebase mange up ts Dg nores)_ prob ‘he norsal probe ia placed on calibration block 1 in ‘tho menor shove in Figs 2 Yor eccurate edjuctnent only the multiple echos should de. 2,8 Tysult of the physical propertics igen, the distance between the daitial pula ixet echo 4s somevhat larger then the ic ‘between two multiple Whe fore, the initial pulee 18 position. ‘of ecale zero a2 ohovn in Fle. 3 mathe trace for the 100 ma tinebar eorresponting distance marks. ‘of sound in the eubstance boing. ally only waits fof Crier LS OP Sis a/e In8 af Metance indications be- iG approximately to the transit tine a, LT Figure 2. Position of norsel probe yhen adjusting the dic— Yance indication in the tinebese range up to 25¢ m= Eiblirncads Saar PAP oR aes oat 0 25 50°75 100 range2:2, Bimedese zenge over 250 ma using norued ‘The normal probe ts placed either in position a or Position b, as shown in Fig. 3, 4::_Zinebane xenge up to epprozinately 500 ea ustng ‘apple probes ¥en using angle probes, adJustamnt of the distance idlcation fo gencraliy’earsied out Jolatiy wise correction of the transaission point ani aetecntnation -0f the probe index, see Sections Sc1 and 02+ DIN 54120 Page 3 Figure *. Fooltign of norsel probe tinedase eoea ‘ago ayete ised train 0: Pence tadiestGon fuses ‘waves over a Jirgt, a noraal probe for longitudinal waves is plac in the position shown in Fig. 5..Tro Dave oF ‘fie echos must be brought into line with the 50am, 100 sa) 150 ma etc. distance markers. Hex, the angle vrebe de comected and correction of the tranuiscien point made according to.Section 5.2. Jointly with the adjust ~~ Beas 3) Saat Soeeson ease a equipment is adjusted, Ms 5 Metences 16 alao of intereat in 2:4. Determining the probe intex 7. To check the accuracy of this lin the point of emergence ta exact Gh thy nldcpoint of thovarc gntet Perinaeg tesco Shethiacosia the aide of ealloretion Maes un 4a dercribed in Section 5.1, the maxizum of the first i i ESeEase tenge over 258 na ‘e probes the probe index and the intronfesion angle must be ” Bo probe index 4 defined an that point at vaio the bean axie’eue eo position of the probe Ander ie uaually denoted by or iine setter janent-mltiple echos must be equal. If the distance ‘then the distances, fea the sultiple by the distance sarkers, mist be ‘of all the echos aust alter by the 8 from the angle probs en tine on, the dg of the nel the angie probe ie moved Longiteainelio te snd Ses the position shown in Fig. 6 until the echo reflected fron the are Tete the eka Biessedt Sade 0 Sse ute aie Gistance Harker ond the wecond echo = aviatog from the Soe Shy hae ie ; Hig. 7-, Iie adjusteen Soper’ cater ele en gree sre ee etait between the vertical a the exis of the le probe is moved to and fro, ie dntromt igo angle, oither 1608), b (60 to 75°) or © (95° to 66°) (eit fron the npron eine below the mark deasti serained in Section 5. ie ‘gubstance bein the use of cal: he 100 200 Higure 7. Correcting the trancate~ e abetance indiatien® ‘maxinun amplitude. ‘the introstes segerteeten wtejecale on Figure 8. Definition of intro afosion angio ds is sngle probe ie guided etraight. The intro~ investigated and there fore tion Block 1 only holds.Pago 8 DIN 58120 : : Sse Adduating the distenge tna! projection int By ie rojection int Poattion « ‘She 255 Seamed seb to, tue eee fe the tien aicie‘scconting E2eRstion 5 Tae odgustnent boldo good aaly the transverse wave velocity of 3655 a/o 215 Bok indigeted tn Section 3. Sears BE bs At tvi ty thom Tho sensitivity of indication of en ultrasonic gehovequlpnent 2 high if the echo of a weak Fo." Heeeign point is Giepteyes with large ampli Siroog peflestion point ie" dlaplayed omy vith rong zefiection point se onl low azplitude. ‘The’ sensitivity ‘of indication of a test, equipment depends on the following factors: e) tho equipment settings + Beane ttete vse or mamas SESS pes ees eh ot Set rom Remeeiapm. > AE a royttn iaptaen ‘aie type, of sett fotor Colyetel, barlus Chtsnats ete-) end ite damping, mediated sound i ried, ete. ¢) probe-to-specinen contact conditions: Unrface properties of test ploce, couplants used, etc. 4) estarial and teapereture of the test pices ‘Sound velocity, sound abucrption, otc ¢) reflection points properties, geouetry, diatance frou probe ete. Since 4t 40 ensedtial to take account of the specific propertice of the equipment and the test sonditions, it ie not poostble, without further inforaation, to aeate an abeciute foter es fa aisanten sdnsietvtty a ‘particularty, it 48 not directly possible tye jepronente with calibration Dock 4 to compere dlgfottat tpea of equipacct, one eh ancfner, da tonsa of the eenaitivity oF indlentios of equigeest Bven anmusing desl coupling between the probe end calibration block 4, the latter only stlovs ive index to be Sefiued for re-eetting the sensitivity of a particuiar equipecct 4 Conguaction with @ specific probe. In contrest with the sensitivity of indication the auirgent, neitivity only. involves polate a) and o), Oniy under’ the sane ceat.copsitions (pots tivity of indication. “ta aii and caifbration vleck 15 Tea gain control adjustable in teres of decibels ( the sensitivity of indication andthe equipeent oe Hon block’ the procedure io ex follove A norsel prose Le laced oa calibration Slack 1 acrorfing to Pis, 25 etisinatively, if 05,00 Breve, be teedy the"ppeteton tn gr 6 to adopted" Cin bee ine ‘unximea echo 13 foundye © ‘ize back ooho'ds brought fo°full sotech Setghe. Next with the ether egal mebanged, the dB contcol is moved ty an ancine which 40 to ve etated 26 al appropriate for the tent in Lead: fa thie vay e,seasure.of sensitivity is of scunitivity can also bo reproduced, even after a long iutervel: Uatng the sane method for a gives toot piece, the recaetting of a definite sensitivity of in ‘Sisakion can elao be referred to a suitable back ecko of tho test pices. Tp oiler to determing vhetber the seneitivity of an equipacot hes altered vith the passage of Heey ti went Lo sot €o full sensitivity and tee tek eens of ealiorgtion biote ? Soight £7 Renas’of fhe of control (prabes pooitionsd sccording to Figs 2 on Fig. 6). tno valu way on the Gb control at Lifferent tisee wre'n seaatre OF nS chadge of eensitivity sith tise, 3f a 4B control te not available, the procedure according to Sections 6.1, 6.2 and 6.5 should ‘be adopted. tivity in AB, When using calibra G4, Rowsetting ogi aitivity by uv The nopael probe ie positioned on the plastics cylinder according to Fig. 102 ere For thie measurement, the conductive silver coat on the ‘Figare 10. Position of norpat $0 deters Plestica cylinder must be undasaged. Purthermore, oving to fhe considerable teuperature-dependence of sound absorption out Sn'plasticn asterials, the valuce to be coupared should, ee the plastize eyifager- er possible, be neaaured really Toon, it seneitivity whea uoing the equi; ‘operating it in confunction ‘musber of echoa and the am no are ‘Squipuent weed in conjunction ‘beset again to tho amo sonaitivity, even 41a fairly Jong interval hae elapsed. In gone casos, too, the 1,5 na hole can Sheeting equipoent’ senaivivt ced So cailbration block Eig and moved uaeth aaginan amplitude, tate Zelative senmre of equips 6.2. Rensotting a given equipsent sensitivity by ustog = spl proves Bae sagt probe 49 pont tione 19 of a mi obtained by. ene a vreet fa maximum echo obtained by. aoving ‘Probe to and, fro Hiaan, Sas ha Eerey careit puee aati ts ths. folleving previous edjustuen ‘ho position of the echo on The echo from the saweuta can al: pose the precedure in Section 5. Ja both cases, when uats fo ocho of ti DIN $120 Page 5 t approxinately the eae “ tenperatare). Aaa rolative stated, In this wey, the” avith the same probe can Figure 11. Foattien of norms), probe used for ve Bee ee The soresl prove te ; gopedtiy: ve Vin the sanner"ehown ia. 1 peget "cnplitute te: dikewt . erie take 1c Sensitiniey, ey = 14 on calibration block 1 “ Figure 42. Fosttion of angle probe tof the tinebase Tange, says “tErent ‘the screen. ipmant,enultivity, Yor thie pur ws rollowsd oad’ the a of this echo ia 6, the equipment with the sane angle probe, the sane sensitivity can ‘be obtained oven after a lengthy period bas elapecd. $23: Checking the change tn egutpsent sensitivity Jor thie purpose the changes Setting to sexinan scuaitiyi ised antervale with the sane equipsent which affect a particular echo with tine are indicated at the ting maintained (this is sost imply done by 3@ Sections 6.1 and 6.2). ty) C Ze Eatizating the depth resolving power . agpth resolving power 18 the dPrectlon ot tobad. prope ment with suy i fy ‘size and “exp! the probe characterietice an Sen ech: can also aizulate Bot possible, by mr a certain extent in conjunct: Seamtring, the bat f-ampil ug ro Zhe depen recciving power cease fue chow £0 appear 1 power (seo Fig. 14). + rigsre 13. Poatton of noraet grote, Mure Ae duets oye fon Fete SEE aE Ete ‘> Senne Sng" Sy ering neasuresenta vith calibration block 1,,t0'ayectiy an avaoiaee ces ure of depth’resolving pover for geseral uso. Tho depth resolving power can be estinate, ie echo. Other pts eit Zgetere ara the equipacee rettine, di the probe-to-specinen coupling conditions tues Section Ge" POFtIY querlap, interference effects between the Gifterent accugtte wave-tratsa ‘chon ie Tt ie therofere 18 wlth eajustosnt of the dintaace Saltention (lection 3) 3 hbave width of the cho. Furthermore, ven using neraat, 7 ‘tho echo trace of the alot with the two edjecent feces can Se used for eatiantin ‘bringing tho ‘probe to the Position ehova in ig. 13. Tule vill wlat'nofe Sr leoe separation, depending on the depth Peeclving Jeo Ae LPago 6 DIM 54120 : Apart froa the efrealar groove, which bes bean replaced by the tvo saucute, calibration block 1 corre- ) ponds vith the shepo proposed by the International Institute of Welding (I1¥)- The reasons for this perture have Dean expliaed by B. Munary.. Oe 5 Ta formulating the teat of thte Standard, an attenpt has been unde to iactude definitions of equipeent seaaitivity, seneit ‘aid Japth reselving povery. 4a addition to deacriptions of the On fhe sthor Bales the Mdnad sone" (i}tan not been mentioned Milo"ths Nocautewont taetiities avaliable with calibration tock 1 do aot allow it-to be deternined siitarelst Sleiiaciy, without eeaitional rte and ascaurecentay 4¢ de aot peosible by using calibration Tock Tes anke eanaustive Comperiscen regarding te efficiency of difterent equipeente and probes a object of thin Standard-ta to provide the altrasonie teeter vith a versatile calibration block vith sropertiog avitatie for the cost conson typea of equipseat adfuntesnt. Through the woaiteriog of “Sti proper atfustorat of equipacnt At io intended that eich a calibration Block: MCeuparebility than neached Aithorte between nesoureweste nade in