ASTM E213 Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Metal Pipe and Tubing

ASTM E213 Standard for Ultrasonic Testing of Metal Pipe Tube

This practice covers a procedure for detecting discon- tinuities in metal pipe and steel tubing during a volumetric exami- nation using ultrasonic methods. Speciﬁc techniques of the ultrasonic testing method to which this practice applies include pulse-reﬂection techniques, both contact and non-contact (for example, as described in Guide E 1774), and angle beam immersion techniques.

Artiﬁcial reﬂectors consisting of longi- tudinal, and, when speciﬁed by the using party or parties, transverse reference notches placed on the surface of a reference standard are employed as the primary means of standardizing the ultrasonic system.

This practice is intended for use with tubular products having outside diameters approximately 1⁄2 in. (12.7 mm) and larger, provided that the examination parameters comply with and satisfy the requirements of Section 12. These procedures have been successful with smaller sizes.

These may be speci- ﬁed upon contractual agreement between the using parties. These procedures are intended to ensure that proper beam angles and beam shapes are used to provide full volume coverage of pipes and tubes, including those with low ratios of outside diameter to wall thickness, and to avoid spurious signal responses when examining small-diameter, thin-wall tubes.

The procedure in Annex A1 is applicable to pipe and tubing used in nuclear and other special and safety applica- tions. The procedure inAnnexA2 may be used to determine the helical scan pitch.

This practice does not establish acceptance criteria; they must be speciﬁed by the using party or parties.

The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The SI equivalents are in parentheses and may be approximate.

This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

ASTM Standard
E543 Specification for Agencies Performing Nondestructive Testing
E1065 Guide for Evaluating Characteristics of Ultrasonic Search Units
E1316 Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations
E1774 Guide for Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers (EMATs)
E1816 Practice for Ultrasonic Testing Using Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer (EMAT) Techniques

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