ASTM_E_1032_-_12.pdf

Designation:E103212Standard Test Method forRadiographic Examination of Weldments1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1032;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This test method provides a uniform procedure forradiographic examination of weldments using industrial radio-graphic film.Requirements expressed in this method areintended to control the quality of the radiographic images andare not intended for controlling acceptability or quality ofwelds.1.2 The radiographic extent,the quality level,and theacceptance criteria to be applied shall be specified in thecontract,purchase order,product specification,or drawings.1.3 The radiographic techniques stated herein provide ad-equate assurance for defect detectability;however,it is recog-nized that,for special applications,specific techniques usingmore or less stringent requirements may be required than thosespecified.In these cases,the use of alternative radiographictechniques shall be as agreed upon between purchaser andsupplier(also see Section 4).1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.(For more specificsafety precautionary information,see Section 7.)2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E94 Guide for Radiographic ExaminationE242 Reference Radiographs for Appearances of Radio-graphic Images as Certain Parameters are ChangedE390 Reference Radiographs for Steel Fusion WeldsE543 Specification for Agencies Performing NondestructiveTestingE747 Practice for Design,Manufacture and Material Group-ing Classification of Wire Image Quality Indicators(IQI)Used for RadiologyE999 Guide for Controlling the Quality of Industrial Radio-graphic Film ProcessingE1025 Practice for Design,Manufacture,and MaterialGrouping Classification of Hole-Type Image Quality In-dicators(IQI)Used for RadiologyE1079 Practice for Calibration of Transmission Densitom-etersE1254 Guide for Storage of Radiographs and UnexposedIndustrial Radiographic FilmsE1316 Terminology for Nondestructive ExaminationsE1815 Test Method for Classification of Film Systems forIndustrial Radiography2.2 ASNT Standards:3Recommended Practice No.SNT-TC-1A Personnel Qualifi-cation and Certification in Nondestructive TestingANSI/ASNT-CP-189 Standard for Qualification and Certifi-cation of Nondestructive Testing Personnel2.3 Other Standards:NAS 410 National Aerospace Standard Certification andQualification of Nondestructive Test Personnel4EN 444 Nondestructive TestingGeneral Principles for Ra-diographic Examination of Metallic Materials by X andGamma RaysBasic Rules5ISO 5579 Nondestructive TestingRadiographic Examina-tion of Metallic Materials by X and Gamma RaysBasicRules53.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor definitions of terms used in this testmethod,see Terminology E1316.1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E07 onNondestructive Testing and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E07.01 onRadiology(X and Gamma)Method.Current edition approved June 15,2012.Published July 2012.Originallyapproved in 1985.Last previous edition approved in 2006 as E1032-06.DOI:10.1520/E1032-12.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available fromAmerican Society for Nondestructive Testing(ASNT),P.O.Box28518,1711 Arlingate Ln.,Columbus,OH 43228-0518,http:/www.asnt.org.4Available from Aerospace Industries Association of America,Inc.(AIA),1000Wilson Blvd.,Suite 1700,Arlington,VA22209-3928,http:/www.aia-aerospace.org.5Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 4.Basis of Application4.1 Personnel QualificationNondestructive testing(NDT)personnel shall be qualified in accordance with a nationallyrecognized NDT personnel qualification practice or standardsuch as ANSI/ASNT-CP-189,SNT-TC-1A,NAS 410 or asimilar document.The practice or standard used and itsapplicable revision shall be specified in the contractual agree-ment between the using parties.4.2 Qualification of Nondestructive AgenciesIf specifiedin the contractual agreement,NDT agencies shall be qualifiedand evaluated in accordance with Practic