This practice is intended primarily for the examination of wrought metals, forged, rolled, machined parts or components to an ultrasonic class most typically specified in the purchase order or other contract document.

1. Scope

1.1 Purpose—This practice establishes the minimum requirements for ultrasonic examination of wrought products.

Note 1—This standard was adopted to replace MIL-STD-2154, 30 Sept. 1982. This standard is intended to be used for the same applications as the document which it replaced. Users should carefully review its requirements when considering its use for new, or different applications, or both.

1.2 Application—This practice is applicable for examination of materials such as, wrought metals and wrought metal products.

1.2.1 Wrought Aluminum Alloy Products—Examination shall be in accordance with Practice B 594.

1.3 Acceptance Class—When examination is performed in accordance with this practice, engineering drawings, specifications, or other applicable documents shall indicate the acceptance criteria. Five ultrasonic acceptance classes are defined in Table 1. One or more of these classes may be used to establish the acceptance criteria or additional or alternate criteria may be specified.

1.4 Order of Precedence—Contractual requirements and authorized direction from the cognizant engineering organization may add to or modify the requirements of this practice. Otherwise, in the event of conflict between the text of this practice and the references cited herein, the text of this practice takes precedence. Nothing in this practice, however, supersedes applicable laws and regulations unless a specific exemption has been obtained.

1.5 Measurement Values—The values stated in inch-pounds are to be regarded as standard. The metric equivalents are in brackets.

1.6 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.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

B107/B107M Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Profiles, Tubes, and Wire

B221 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes

B241/B241M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Seamless Pipe and Seamless Extruded Tube

B594 Practice for Ultrasonic Inspection of Aluminum-Alloy Wrought Products for Aerospace Applications

E127 Practice for Fabricating and Checking Aluminum Alloy Ultrasonic Standard Reference Blocks

E164 Practice for Contact Ultrasonic Testing of Weldments

E213 Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Metal Pipe and Tubing

E317 Practice for Evaluating Performance Characteristics of Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Testing Instruments and Systems without the Use of Electronic Measurement Instruments

E428 Practice for Fabrication and Control of Metal, Other than Aluminum, Reference Blocks Used in Ultrasonic Testing

E543 Specification for Agencies Performing Nondestructive Testing

E1065 Guide for Evaluating Characteristics of Ultrasonic Search Units

E1158 Guide for Material Selection and Fabrication of Reference Blocks for the Pulsed Longitudinal Wave Ultrasonic Testing of Metal and Metal Alloy Production Material

E1316 Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations

American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) Standards

Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE) Standards

Aerospace Industries Association Standard

Keywords

angle beam; contact method; immersion ultrasonic; longitudinal wave; nondestructive; straight beam; ultrasonic; ultrasonic examination; ultrasonic technique; ultrasound; wrought metal products; wrought metals; Ultrasonic examination; Wrought products;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 71.040.99 (Other standards related to analytical chemistry)

Citing ASTM Standards

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