Designation:E114−10StandardPracticeforUltrasonicPulse-EchoStraight-BeamContactTesting1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE114;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thispractice2coversultrasonicexaminationofmateri-alsbythepulse-echomethodusingstraight-beamlongitudinalwavesintroducedbydirectcontactofthesearchunitwiththematerialbeingexamined.1.2Thispracticeshallbeapplicabletodevelopmentofanexaminationprocedureagreeduponbytheusersofthedocument.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3E317PracticeforEvaluatingPerformanceCharacteristicsofUltrasonicPulse-EchoTestingInstrumentsandSystemswithouttheUseofElectronicMeasurementInstrumentsE543SpecificationforAgenciesPerformingNondestructiveTestingE1316TerminologyforNondestructiveExaminations2.2ASNTStandards:4SNT-TC-1ARecommendedPracticeforPersonnelQualifi-cationandCertificationinNondestructiveTestingANSI/ASNTCP-189ASNTStandardforQualificationandCertificationofNondestructiveTestingPersonnel2.3OtherDocuments:NAS-410CertificationandQualificationofNondestructiveTestPersonnel53.Terminology3.1RefertoTerminologyE1316fordefinitionsoftermsusedinthispractice.4.BasisofApplication4.1Purchaser-SupplierAgreements:Thefollowingitemsrequireagreementbetweentheusingpartiesforthispracticetobeusedeffectively:4.1.1QualificationofN...
