2 01 3 Pad Bs idpde AN INTERNATIONAL CODE V Nondestructive ExaminationEN me) 2013 ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code PERS) July 1, 2013 V NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee on Nondestructive Examination SRC SL TEU at icy ‘Two Park Avenue * New York, NY * 10016 USATABLE OF CONTENTS List of Sections Foreword . : : o o o a Statement of Policy on the Use of the Certification Mark and Code Authorization in Advertising ‘Statement of Policy on the Use of ASME Marking to Identify Manufactured Items Submittal of Technical Inquiries to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Standards Committees Personnel ASTM Personnel Summary of Changes... : List of Changes in Record Number Order Cross-Referencing and Stylistic Changes in the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Subsection A Nondestructive Methods of Examination Article 1 General Requirements To Scope T120 General 7-130 Equipment T150 Procedure T-160 Calibration 1.170 Examinations and Inspections... T180 Evaluation T190 Records/Documentation Mandatory Appendix I Glossary of Terms for Nondestructive Examination Nonmandatory Appendix A Imperfection vs Type of NDE Method Article 2 Radiographic Examination T210 Scope 1-220 General Requirements 1230 Equipment and Materials 7-260 Calibration 270 Examination 7-280 Evaluation 7-290 Documentation Mandatory Appendix I In-Motion Radiography Mandatory Appendix I Real-Time Radioscoplc Examination Mandatory Appendix III__Digital Image Acquisition, Display, and Storage for Radiography and Radioscopy Mandatory Appendix IV _Interpretation, Evaluation, and Disposition of Radiographic and Radioscopic Examination Test Results Produced by the Digital Image Acquisition and Display Process Mandatory Appendix V Glossary of Terms for Radiographic Examination Mandatory Appendix VI__Digital Image Acquisition, Display, Interpretation, and Storage of Radiographs for Nuclear Applications Mandatory Appendix VI Supplement A Mandatory Appendix VII Radiographic Examination of Metallic Castings xl liv 1 20 22 24 26 29 32Mandatory Appendix VII Mandatory Appendix IX Nonmandatory Appendix A Nonmandatory Appendix C Nonmandatory Appendix D Article 4 T410 7-420 T4380 T440 Mandatory Appendix 1 Mandatory Appendix 11 Mandatory Appendix II Mandatory Appendix 1V Mandatory Appendix V Mandatory Appendix VII Mandatory Appendix VIIL Mandatory Appendix IX Nonmandatory Appendix A Nonmandatory Appendix B Nonmandatory Appenc Nonmandatory Appen Nonmandatory Appen Nonmandatory Appendix G Nonmandatory Appendix 1 Nonmandatory Appendix J Nonmandatory Appendix K Nonmandatory Appendix L ‘Nonmandatory Appendix M Nonmandatory Appendix N Radiography Using Phosphor Imaging Plate Application of Digital Radiography Recommended Radiographic Technique Sketches for Pipe or Tube ‘Welds Hole-Type 1QI Placement Sketches for Welds Number of 1QIs (Special Cases) Ultrasonic Examination Methods for Welds Scope General Equipment feos Miscellaneous Requirements Techniques: Calibration Examination Evaluation Documentation Screen Height Linearity Amplitude Control Linearity ‘Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD) Technique Phased Array Manual Raster Examination Techniques Using Linear ‘Arrays Phased Array E-Scan and S-Scan Linear Scanning Examination Techniques Ultrasonic Examination Requirements for Workmanship Based Acceptance Criteria Ultrasonic Examination Requirements for a Fracture Mechanics Based Acceptance Criteria Procedure Qualification Requirements for Flaw Sizing and Categorization Layout of Vessel Reference Points General Techniques for Angle Beam Calibrations General Techniques for Straight Beam Calibrations Examples of Recording Angle Beam Examination Data Computerized Imaging Techniques Alternate Calibration Block Configuration Examination of Welds Using Angle Beam Search Units Alternative Basic Calibration Block Recording Straight Beam Examination Data for Planar Reflectors ‘TOED Sizing Demonstration/Dual Probe — Computer Imaging Technique General Techniques for Angle Beam Longitudinal Wave Calibrations Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD) Interpretation 33 36 39 4B 48 st 51 51 62 62 62 65 66 67 68 69 70 6 16 78 80 co a as 91 93 97 103 106 107 110 un 4 18Nonmandatory Appendix 0 Nonmandatory Appendix P Mandatory Appendix I Mandatory Appendix Il Mandatory Appendix IIL Mandatory Appendix IV Article 6 T610 7-620 1-630 1640 7-650 1-660 1-670 1-680 T690 Mandatory Appendix I Mandatory Appendix IL Mandatory Appendix IIL Article 7 T710 T1720 1730 1740 1-750 760 1770 1-780 1790 Mandatory Appendix I Mandatory Appendix IL Mandatory Appendix I Mandatory Appendix IV Mandatory Appendix V ‘Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD) Technique — General, Examination Configurations Phased Array (PAUT) Interpretation Ultrasonic Examination Methods for Materials Scope General Equipment Calibration Examination Bvaluation Documentation Ultrasonic Examination of Pumps and Valves Inservice Examination of Nozzle Inside Corner Radius and Inner Corner Regions Glossary of Terms for Ultrasonic Examination Inservice Examination of Bolts Liqui Scope General Equipment Miscellaneous Requirements Technique Calibration Examination Evaluation Documentation Penetrant Examination Glossary of Terms for Liquid Penetrant Examination sation Control of Contaminants for Liquid Penetrant Exa Qualification Techniques for Examinations at Nonstandard ‘Temperatures ‘Magnetic Particle Examination Scope General Equipment : Miscellaneous Requirements ‘Technique Calibration Examination Evaluation Documentation ‘Magnetic Particle Examination Using the AC Yoke Technique on Ferritic Materials Coated with Nonmagnetic Coatings Glossary of Terms for Magnetic Particle Examination ‘Magnetic Particle Examination Using the Yoke Technique with Fluorescent Particles in an Undarkened Area {attention of Akernace Wevslength Light Sonnets for Exceation of Fluorescent Particles .. : . Requirements for the Use of Magnetic Rubber Techniques 138 142 151 151 151 181 152 154 155 155 187 158 159 162 163 163 163 163 163 164 164 164 166 166 168 169 170 172 172 172 a7 172 173 176 179 181 181 193 186 187 189 191Nonmandatory Appendix A Article 8 Tato Mandatory Appendix 1 Mandatory Appendix 11 Mandatory Appendix II Mandatory Appendix IV Mandatory Appendix V Mandatory Appendix VI Mandatory Appendix Vi Mandatory Appendix VII Article 9 T910 1-920 Mandatory Appendix 1 Article 10 T1000 Mandatory Appendix 1 Mandatory Appendix IL Mandatory Appen Mandatory Appendix 1V Mandatory Appendix V Mandatory Appendix VI Mandatory Appendix VII Mandatory Appendix VIIL Mandatory Appendix 1X Mandatory Appendix X Nonmandatory Appen Article 11 Measurement of Tangential Field Strength with Gaussmeters Eddy Current Examination Scope Glossary of Terms for Eddy Current Examination Eddy Current Examination of Nonferromagnetic Heat Exchanger Tubing Eddy Current Examination on Coated Ferritic Materials External Coil Eddy Current Examination of Tubular Products Eddy Current Measurement of Nonconductive-Nonmagnetic Coating Thickness on a Nonmagnetic Metallic Material Eddy Current Detection and Measurement of Depth of Surface Dis- continuities in Nonmagnetic Metals with Surface Probes . Eddy Current Examination of Magnetic and Nonmagnetic Conductive Metals to Determine if Flaws are Surface-Connected Eddy Current Examination of Nonmagnetic Heat Exchanger Tubing Visual Examination . Scope General Equipment Technique valuation Documentation Glossary of Terms for Visual Examination Leak Testing Introduction Bubble Test — Direct Pressure Technique Bubble Test — Vacuum Box Technique de Detector Probe Test Halogen Helium Mass Spectrometer Test — Detector Probe Technique Helium Mass Spectrometer Test — Tracer Probe Technique Pressure Change Test Glossary of Terms for Leak Testing ‘Thermal Conductivity Detector Probe Test Helium Mass Spectrometer Test — Hood Technique Ultrasonic Leak Detector Test Supplementary Leak Testing Equation Symbols Acoustic Emission Examination of Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Vessels Scope General Vessel Conditioning Equipment Calibration Evaluation Documentation 194 195 195 196 197 204 206 208 zat 24 218 223 223 223, 224 224 224 224 228 226 226 29 231 233 236 239 242 244 246 249 252 254 255 255 255 255 256 256 263, 264Mandatory Appendix I Mandatory Appendix It Mandatory Appendix IIL Nonmandatory Appendix A Article 12 T1210 T1220 71230 T1260 1.1270 T1280 T1290 Mandatory Appendix I Mandatory Appendix IL 1 Mandatory Appent Nonmandatory Appendix A Nonmandatory Appendix B Article 13 T1310 1.1320 71330 T1340 11350 T1360 71370 T1380 7.1390 Mandatory Appendix 1 Mandatory Appendix It Mandatory Appendix II Mandatory Appendix 1V Mandatory Appendix V Mandatory Appendix VI Mandatory Appendix VII Article 14 1410 T1420 17-1430 1440 T1450 7.1460 T1470 T1490 Instrumentation Performance Requirements Instrument Calibration Glossary of Terms for Acoustic Emission Examination of Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Vessels ‘Sensor Placement Guidelines ‘Acoustic Emission Examination of Metallic Vessels During Pressure Testing Scope General Equipment Calibration Examination Evaluation Documentation Instrumentation Performance Requirements Instrument Calibration and Cross-Referencing Glossary of Terms for Acoustic Emission Examination of Metal Pressure Vessels, Sensor Placement Guidelines Supplemental Information for Conducting Acoustic Emission Examinations Continuous Acoustic Emission Monitoring Scope General Equipment Requirements Procedure Requirements .... Calibration Examination Evaluation/Results Reports/Records ‘Nuclear Components Non-Nuclear Metal Components Nonmetallic Components .. Limited Zone Monitoring Hostile Environment Applications Leak Detection Applications Glossary of Terms for Acoustic Emission Examination Examination System Qualification Scope General Requirements Equipment Application Requirements Conduct of Qualification Demonstration Calibration Examination... Evaluation 265 268 269 270 276 276 276 277 277 278 279 279 282 284 285 286 291 292 292 292 293 295, 297 297 298 299 299 300 302 305 307 309 312 314 315 315 315 316 316 318 318 319 321T1490 Mandatory Appendix 1 Mandatory Appendix I Article 15 Tasi0 520 Subsection B Article 22 SE-94 SE-747 SE-999 SE-1025 ‘SE-1030 Se-1114 SE-1165 SE-1255 Documentation and Records Glossary of Terms for Examination System Qualification. UT Performance Demonstration Criteria Alternating Current Field Measurement Technique (ACEMT) Scope General Equipment a Miscellaneous Requirements Calibration Examination Evaluati Documentation Magnetic Flux Leakage (MPL) Examination Scope .... see bese General Equipment Requirements Calibration Examination Evaluation Documentation Remote Field Testing (RFT) Examination Method Scope «... cee cee General Equipment ‘Technique Calibration Examination Evaluation Documentation Documents Adopted by Section V Radiographic Standards Standard Guide for Radiographic Examination Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture and Material Grouping Classification of Wire image Quality Indicators (1QI) used for Radiology Standard Guide for Controlling the Quality of Industrial Radi graphic Film Processing i Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture, and Material Grouping Classification of Hole-Type Image Quality Indicators (IQI) used for Radiology Standard Test Method for Radiographic Examination of Metallic Castings Standard Test Method for Determining the Size of Iridium-192 Industrial Radiographic Sources Standard Test Method for Measurement of Focal Spots of Industrial X-Ray Tubes by Pinhole Imaging Standard Practice for Radioscopy . 321 322 323, 326 326 326 326 327 327 328 329 329 330 330 330 331 331 331 331 332 332 334 334 334 334 334 335, 337 337 337 339 340 341 a7 385, 397 403 anSE-1416 SE-1647 Article 23, SA-388/SA-388M SA-435/SA-435M SA-577/SA-S77™M, SA-578/SA-578M. SA-609/SA-609M SA-745/SA-745M. SB-548 SE-213 SE-273 SE-797/SE-797M SE-2491 SE-2700 Article 24 sp-129 SD-516 sp-208 SE-165 Article 25 SD-1186 SE-709 Article 26 SE243 ‘Standard Test Method for Radioscopic Examination of Weldments ‘Standard Practice for Determining Contrast Sensitivity in Radiology Ultrasonic Standards Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Steel Forgings Standard Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic Examination of, Steel Plates Standard Specification for Ultrasonic Angle-Beam Examination of Steel Plates Standard Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic Examination of Rolled Steel Plates for Special Applications Standard Practice for Castings, Carbon, Low-Alloy and Martensitic ‘Stainless Steel, Ultrasonic Examination Thereof Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Austenitic Steel Forgings ‘Standard Method for Ultrasonic Inspection of Aluminum-Alloy Plate for Pressure Vessels Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Metal Pipe and Tubing Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of the Weld Zone of Welded Pipe and Tubing . Standard Practice for Measuring Thickness by Manual Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Contact Method Standard Guide for Evaluating Performance Characteristics of Phased-Array Ultrasonic Testing Instruments and Systems Standard Practice for Contact Ultrasonic Testing of Welds Using Phased Arrays Liquid Penetrant Standards Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (General Bomb Method) Standard Test Method for Sulfate Ion in Water Standard Test Method for Chlorine in New and Used Petroleum Products (Bomb Method) Standard Practice for L Industry ‘Magnetic Particle Standards uid Penetrant Examination for General Standard Test Methods for Nondestructive Measurement of Dry Film Thickness of Nonmagnetic Coatings Applied to a Ferrous Base Standard Guide for Magnetic Particle Testing Eddy Current Standards ‘Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Examination of Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes 423, 429 434 435 445, 449 453 461 473 479 485 641SE-2096 Article 29 SE-650 SE-976 Se-1211 SE-1419 Article 30 SE-1316 Article 31 SE-2261 Standard Practice for In Situ Examination of Ferromagnetic Heat-Exchanger Tubes Using Remote Field Testing Acoustic Emission Standards Standard Guide for Mounting Piezoelectric Acoustic Emission Sensors Standard Guide for Determining the Reproducibility of Acoustic Emission Sensor Response . Standard Practice for Leak Detection and Location Using Surface- “Mounted Acoustic Emission Sensors ‘Standard Practice for Examination of Seamless, Gas-Filled, Pressure ‘Vessels Using Acoustic Emission ‘Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations Standard Standard Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations Alternating Current Field Measurement Standard Standard Practice for Examination of Welds Using the Alternating Current Field Measurement Technique Mandatory Appendix I Mandatory Appendix IL Standard Units for Use in Equations Nonmandatory Appendix A Guidance for the Use of U.S. Customary and SI Units in the ASME FIGURES 1-275 1-263 VEAL A210-1 210-1 210-2 c210-3 210-4 D-210-1 D.210-2 p-210-3 D.210-4 p-210-5 D-210-6 D-210-7 D210-8 1-434.1.7.2 143421 7-434.3-1 1-4343-2 143441 7-4344.2.1 1.434422 7-4344.3 T4345. Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Location Marker Sketches Beam Width Determination Reference Film Single-Wall Radiographic Techniques Side and Top Views of Hole-Type IQI Placements Side and Top Views of Hole-Type IQI Placements Side and Top Views of Hole-Type IQI Placements Side and Top Views of Hole-Type IQI Placements Complete Circumference Cylindrical Component Section of Circumference 240 deg ar More Cylindrical Component (Example is Alternate Intervals) Section(s) of Circumference Less than 240 deg Cylindrical Component Section(s) of Circumference Equal to or More than 120 deg and Less than 240 deg Cylindrical Component Option i. o Complete Circumferential Welds Spherical Component Welds in Segments of Spherical Component Plan View A-A Array of Objects in a Circle Ratio Limits for Curved Surfaces Non-Piping Calibration Blocks . . Calibration Block for Piping Alternate Calibration Block for Piping, Calibration Block for Technique One Alternate Calibration Block for Technique One Alternate Calibration Block for Technique One Calibration Block for Technique Two Calibration Block for Straight Beam Examination of Nozzle Side Weld Fusion Zone and/or ‘Adjacent Nozzle Parent Metal 649 660 649 665 675. 683 692 693 71 733 746 m7 48 uw 7 30 40 44 45 46 47 48 48 49 49 49 49 30 50 54 35 56 37 58 59 60 60 61440 1-434.2.1(@) 101-434.2.1(b) 4635 B-4611 B4612 4613 462.1 462.3 B464 B65 B46 C461 462, D-490, 460.1 460.2 6-461 (a) -461(b) 3431 L432 M4611 M4612 M-4613 W-421(6) N-421(¢) N-451) N-452(a) N-452(b) 453 WAs4(a) N-454(b) w-4st(a) W-481(b) N-481() N-481(d) w48t(e) N-481(0) N-481(8) N-481(h) n-48i(i) N-481() N-482(a) Linearity TOFD Reference Block Two-Zone Reference Block Example . Offset Scans Sweep Range (Side-Drilled Holes) Sweep Range (lIW Block) Sweep Range (Notches) Sensitivity and Distance-Amplitude Correction (Side-Drilled Holes) Sensitivity and Distance-Amplitude Correction (Notches) Position Depth and Bear Path Planar Reflections Beam Spread Sweep Range Sensitivity and Distance-Amplitude Correction Search Unit Location, Position, and Bear Direction tater Resolution and Depth Discrimination Blok for 45 deg and 60 de Aplications Lateral and Depth Resolution Block for 0 deg Applications Critical Radius Re for Transducer/Couplant Combinations Correction Factor (Gain) for Various Ultrasonic Examination Parameters Basic Calibration Block Example of a Flat Demonstration Block Containing Three Notches Sweep Range (Side-Driled Holes) Sweep Range (Cylindrical Surfaces) Sweep Range (Straight Beam Search Unit) Sensitivity and Distance-Amplitude Correction Schematic Showing Waveform Transformation into Grayscale Schematic Showing Generation of Grayscale B-Scan From Multiple A-Scans : Schematic Showing Standard TOFD Setup and Display With Waveform and Signal Phases TOFD Display With Flaws and Displayed A-Sean Measurement Tools for Flaw Heights Schematic Showing the Detection of OffAxis Flaws Measurement Errors From Flaw Position Uncertainty ‘TOFD Image Showing Hyperbolic "Tails" From the Ends af a Flaw Image Used to Measure Flaw Length TORD Image Showing Top and Bottom Diffracted Signals From Midwall Flaw and A-Scan I terpretation ‘TOFD Image Showing Top and Bottom Diffracted Signals From Centerline Crack and A-Sean Interpretation... Schematis of Image Generation, San Pattern, Waveform, and TOFD Display Showing the Image of the Point Flaw Schematics of Image Generation, Flaw Location, and TOFD Display Showing the Image of the Inside (ID) Surface-Breaking Flaw Schematics of Image Generation, Flaw Location, and TOFD Display Showing the Image of the Outside (OD) Surface-Breaking Flaw Schematis of Flaw Location, Signals, and TOFD Display Showing the Image of the Midwall Flaw Flaw Location and TOFD Display Showing the Image ofthe Lack of Root Penetration Flaw Location and TOFD Display Showing the Image ofthe Concave Root Flaw law Location, TOFD Display Showing the Image of the Midwall Lack of Fusion Flaw, and the ASean Flaw Location and TOFD Display Showing the Image ofthe Porosity - Faw Location and TOFD Display showing the Image of the Transverse Crack Schematics of Image Generation, Flaw Location, and TOFD Display Showing the Image of the Interpass Lack of Fusion Schematic of Flaw Locations and TOFD Image Showing the Lateral Wave, Backwall, and Three of the Four Flaws 68 n 2 3 85 86 36 87 88 89 89 90 a1 92 94 99 101 104 105 108 112 ut 115 116 117 11a 119 119 120 121 121 122 122 123. 123 124 125 125 126 126 127 127 128 128 129 130N-482(b) N-483(a) N-483(b) N-483{¢) N-483(€)(2) N-483(4)(2) N-483(€)(3) N-483(e) N-493(0) N-483() N-483(h) 0-470(a) 0-470(0) 0-470(@) 0-470(¢) Pail P4212 P43 P-a2i-d P4521 P45224 P452.2-2 P48 P4811 P4a12 P4813 Psat P4BLs 15343 11-630 1754.21 1-7542.2 1-764.2(a) 1.-764.2(b)(1) 1-764.2(b)(2) 1-766.1 1.86031 11-860:3.2 1-880 v-860 vie32 vi-8s0 vul-8305 vii-862 villas. vull868.2 T-A173(@)(0) T-1173(a)(2) 11173)(3) Schematic of Flaw Locations and TOFD Display Showing the Lateral Wave, Backwall, and Four Flaws Acceptable Noise Levels, Flaws, Lateral Wave, and Longitudinal Wave Backwall TOFD Image with Gain Too Low ‘TOFD Image With Gain Set Too High TOFD Image With the Gate Set Too Early TOFD Image With the Gate Set Too Late ‘OED Image With the Gate Set Too Long ‘TOFD Image With Transducers Set Too Far Apart TOFD Image With Transducers Set Too Close Together ‘OFD Image With Transducers not Centered on the Weld Axis, ‘TOFD Image Showing Electrical Noise Interference Example of a Single Zone TOFD Setup Example of a Two Zone TOFD Setup (Equal Zone Heights) Example of a Three Zone TOFD Setup (Unequal Zone Heights With Zone 3 Addressed by Two Offset Scans) Example of a Four Zone TOFD Setup (Equal Zone Heights) Black and White (B&W) Version of Color Palette Scan Pattern Format Example of an E-Scan Image Display Example of an $-Scan Image Display Flaw Length Sizing Using Amplitude Drop Technique and the Vertical Cursors on the C-Scan Display Scan Showing Flaw Height Sizing Using Amplitude Drop Technique and the Horizontal Cursors ‘on the B-Scan Display. Flaw Height Sizing Using Top Diffraction Technique and the Horizontal Cursors on the S-Scan Display (The two arrows in the A-scan at left show the relevant signals for measurement) S-Scan of LD. Connected Crack E-Sean of LOF in Midwall, $-Scan of Porosity, Showing Multiple Reflectors OD. Toe Crack Detected Using $-Scan IP Signal on S-Scan, Positioned on Root Slag Displayed as a Midwall Defect on S-Scan Straight Beam Calibration Blocks for Bolting Liquid Penetrant Comparator. : Single-Pass and Two-Pass Central Conductor Technique ‘The Effective Region of Examination When Using an Offset Central Conductor Pie-Shaped Magnetic Particle Field Indicator Artifical Flaw Shims ‘Antficial Flaw Shims Ketos (Betz) Test Ring : Differential Technique Response From Calibration Reference Standard Absolute Technique Response From Calibration Reference Standard Flaw Depth as a Function of Phase Angle at 400 kiiz [Ni-Cr-Fe 0.050 in. (1.24 mm) Wall, Tube] ‘Typical Lift-off Calibration Curve for Coating Thickness Showing Thickness Calibration Points ‘Along the Curve Reference Specimen Impedance Plane Representations of Indications From Figure VI-B32 Eddy Current Reference Specimen Impedance Plane Responses for Stainless Steel (a) and Carbon Steel (b) Reference Specimens Differential Technique Response From Calibration Reference Absolute Technique From Calibration Reference Standard ‘Atmospheric Vessels Stressing Sequence ‘Vacuum Vessels Stressing Sequence Test Algorithm - Flowchart for Atmospheric Vessels 131 132 133, 134 134 135 135 136 136 137 137 139 140 140 un 143 43 44 145. 14s 146 146 447 48 4g. 149 149 150 153 170 47s 175 v7 177 178 180 200 201 202 209 213 213 215 217 zai 221 258 259 260T-L173(b)(1) Pressure Vessel Stressing Sequence 261 T-1173{b)(2) Algorithm — Flowchart for Pressure Vessels 262 ra Sample of Schematic of AE Instrumentation for Vessel Examination a . 267 Adio Case 1 — Atmospheric Vertical Vessel 270 A120 Case 2 — Atmospheric Vertical Vessel an A130 Case 3 — Atmospheric/Pressure Vessel : o : 272 A140 Case 4 — Atmospheric/Pressure Vertical Vessel 273 A150 Case 5 — Atmospheric/Vacuum Vertical Vessel - - aT A160 Case 6 — Atmospheric/Pressure Horizontal Tank 275 T-127321 An Example of Pressure Vessel Test Stressing Sequence 279 1-1273.2.2 An Example of In-Service, Pressure Vessel, Test Loading Sequence : - 280 Aazio Case 1 — Vertical Pressure Vessel Dished Heads, Lug or Leg Supported 286 4.1220 Case 2 — Vertical Pressure Vessel Dished Heads, Agitated, Baffled Lug, or Leg Support 287 A230 Case 3 — Horizontal Pressure Vessel Dished Heads, Saddle Supported : 288 A240 Case 4 — Vertical Pressure Vessel Packed or Trayed Column Dished Heads, Lug or Skirt Supported : : - 289 Aazso Case 5 — Spherical Pressure Vessel, Leg Supported : : + 290 T1331 Functional Flow Diagram — Continuous AE Monitoring System 294 1-1332.2 Response of a Waveguide AE Sensor Inductively Tuned to 500 kHz ce 2 24 v.1322 Metal Waveguide AE Sensor Construction 310 v-1323, ‘Mounting Fixture for Steel Waveguide AE Sensor 311 1434 Flaw Characterization for Tables ll-1434-1 and lI-1434-2 o o 324 T1533 ACEMT Calibration Block 328 1.162211 Reference Plate Dimensions 331 T-1622.12 Reference Pipe or Tube Dimensions 332 7.1762 Pit Reference Tube (Typical) 335 1-1763.1(a) __ Voltage Plane Display of Differential Channel Response for Through Wall Hole (Through Hole Signal) and 20% Groove Showing Preferred Angular Relationship 336 T-1763.1(b) Voltage Plane Display of Differential Channel Response for the Tube Support Plate (TSP), 20% Groove, and Through Wall Hole (Through Hole Signal) 336 117632 Reference Curve and the Absolute Channel Signal Response From Two Circumferential Grooves and a Tube Support Plate 337 TABLES A110 Imperfection vs Type of NDE Method 5 1-233. _ Hole‘Type 1QI Designation, Thickness, and Hole Diameters 8 1-233.2 Wire IQI Designation, Wire Diameter, and Wire Identity : - a 7-276 1Q1 Selection 2 1-283 Equivalent Hole-Type IQI Sensitivity... - - - 4 A-210-2 Double-Wall Radiographic Techniques 4a T-421 Requirements of an Ultrasonic Examination Procedure 52 1-422 Requirements of a TOFD Examination Procedure 70 1-422 Requirements of a Phased Manual Raster Scanning Examination Procedure Using Linear Arrays 75 V-421 Requirements of a Phased Array Linear Scanning Examination Procedure Using Linear Arrays 6 VU-421 Requirements of an Ultrasonic Examination Procedure for Workmanship Based Acceptance Criteria 73 VIII-421 Requirements of an Ultrasonic Examination Procedure for Fracture Mechanics Based Acceptance Criteria 80 Example Data Record 94 ‘Transducer Factor F; for Various Ultrasonic Transducer Diameters and Frequencies 103 Search Unit Parameters for Single Zone Examinations Up to 3 In. (75 mm) 138 Search Unit Parameters for Multiple Zone Examinations Up to 12 in. (300 mm) Thick 138 Recommended TOFD Zones for Butt Welds Up to 12 in. (300 mm) Thick 139 Variables of an Ultrasonic Examination Procedure 152 Requirements of a Liquid Penetrant Examination Procedure : - 164 Minimur Dwell Times 1651721 L721 uL721 wai vat 821 W823 v-821 vee21 vui-823 vul-a21 rs2. L021 u-1021 uL-1021 ML-1031 W-1021 v-1021 vio21 vull-1021 vull-1031, 1.1021 X-1021 T4121 T1181 T1281 1351 11-1352 T4721 14722 e431 1434-2 7-152 11623 T1721 wa ENDNOTES INDEX Requirements of a Magnetic Particle Examination Procedure Requirements of AC Yoke Technique on Coated Ferritie Component Requirements for an AC or HWDC Yoke Technique With Fluorescent Particles in an Undarkened Area Requirements for Qualifying Alternate Wavelength Light Sources for Excitation of Specific Fluorescent Particles Requirements for the Magnetic Rubber Examination Procedure Requirements for an Eddy Current Examination Procedure Requirements of an External Coil Eddy Current Examination Procedure Requirements of an Eddy Current Examination Procedure for the Measurement of Nonconductive-Nonmagnetic Coating Thickness on a Metallic Material Requirements of an Eddy Current Examination Procedure forthe Detection and Measurement of Depth for Surface Discontinuities in Nonmagnetic Metallic Materials Requirements of an Eddy Current Surface Examination Procedure Requirements for an Eddy Current Examination Procedure Requirements of a Visual Examination Procedure . Requirements of a Direct Pressure Bubble Leak Testing Procedure Requirements of a Vacuum Box Leak Testing Procedure Requirements of a Halogen Diode Detector Probe Testing Procedure Tracer Gases, Requirements of a Helium Mass Spectrometer Detector Probe Testing Procedure Requirements of a Helium Mass Spectrometer Tracer Probe Testing Procedure Requirements of a Pressure Change Testing Procedure Requirements of a Thermal Conductivity Detector Probe Testing Procedure ‘Tracer Gases Requirements of a Helium Mass Spectrometer Hood Testing Procedure Requirements of an Ultrasonic Leak Testing Procedure Requirements for Reduced Operating Level Immediately Prior to Examination Evaluation Criteria ‘An Example of Evaluation Criteria for Zone Location ‘An Example of Evaluation Criteria for Zone Location, {An Example of Evaluation Criteria for Multisource Location Total Number of Samples for a Given Number of Misses at a Specified Confidence Level and POD Required Number of First Stage Examiners vs. Target Pass Rate Flaw Acceptance Criteria for 4 in. to 12 in. Thick Weld Flaw Acceptance Criteria for Larger Than 12 in. Thick Weld Requirements of an ACFMT Examination Procedure Requirements of an MFL Examination Procedure Requirements of an RFT Examination Procedure Standard Units for Use in Equations 473 193 187 189 192 198 206 208 ait 214 219 223 29 231 234 234 237 240 242 247 247 249 252 255 263 281 303, 304 320 320 324 324 327 332 334 747 751 753a3) LIST OF SECTIONS SECTIONS 1 Rules for Construction of Power Boilers Il Materials «+ Part A — Ferrous Material Specifications + Part B — Nonferrous Material Specifications + Part C — Specifications for Welding Rods, Electrodes, and Filler Metals Part D — Properties (Customary) Part D — Properties (Metric) IL Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility Components + Subsection NCA — General Requirements for Division 1 and Division 2 + Appendices «= Division 1 subsection NB — Class 1 Components ~ Subsection NC — Class 2 Components ~ Subsection ND — Class 3 Components = Subsection NE — Class MC Components ~ Subsection NF — Supports = Subsection NG — Core Support Structures = Subsection NH — Class 1 Components in Elevated Temperature Service Division 2 — Code for Concrete Containments + Division 3 — Containments for Transportation and Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High Level Radioactive Material and Waste + Division 5 — High Temperature Reactors IV Rules for Construction of Heating Boilers V_ Nondestructive Examination VI Recommended Rules for the Care and Operation of Heating Boilers Vil Recommencled Guidelines for the Care of Power Boilers VIIL_ Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels + Division 1 + Division 2 — Alternative Rules + Division 3 — Alternative Rules for Construction of High Pressure Vessels IX Welding, Brazing, and Fusing Qualifications X _ Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels XI Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components XII Rules for Construction and Continued Service of Transport Tanks