ASTM_E_2104_-_15.pdf

Designation:E210415Standard Practice forRadiographic Examination of Advanced Aero and TurbineMaterials and Components1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2104;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.Scope1.1 This practice establishes the minimum requirements forradiographic examination of metallic and nonmetallic materialsand components used in designated applications such as gasturbine engines and flight structures.1.2 The requirements in this practice are intended to controlthe radiographic process to ensure the quality of radiographicimages produced for use in designated applications such as gasturbine engines and flight structures;this practice is notintended to establish acceptance criteria for material or com-ponents.When examination is performed in accordance withthis practice,engineering drawings,specifications or otherapplicable documents shall indicate the acceptance criteria.1.3 All areas of this practice may be open to agreementbetween the cognizant engineering organization and thesupplier,or specific direction from the cognizant engineeringorganization.1.4 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.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E543 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 RadiologyE1030 Test Method for Radiographic Examination of Me-tallic CastingsE1032 Test Method for Radiographic Examination of Weld-mentsE1079 Practice for Calibration of Transmission Densitom-etersE1165 Test Method for Measurement of Focal Spots ofIndustrial X-Ray Tubes by Pinhole ImagingE1254 Guide for Storage of Radiographs and UnexposedIndustrial Radiographic FilmsE1390 Specification for Illuminators Used for Viewing In-dustrial RadiographsE1316 Terminology for Nondestructive ExaminationsE1815 Test Method for Classification of Film Systems forIndustrial RadiographyE1817 Practice for Controlling Quality of Radiological Ex-amination by Using Representative Quality Indicators(RQIs)E2033 Practice for Computed Radiology(PhotostimulableLuminescence Method)E2698 Practice for Radiological Examination Using DigitalDetector Arrays2.2 AWS Documents:3ANSI/AWS A2.4 Symbols for Welding and NondestructiveTesting2.3 AIA Documents:4NAS-410 Certification and Qualification of NondestructiveTest Personnel2.4 NCRP Documents:5NCRP 51 Radiation Protection Design Guidelines for 0.1-100 MeV Particle Accelerator Facilities1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E07 on Nonde-structive Testing and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E07.01 onRadiology(X and Gamma)Method.Current edition approved June 1,2015.Published June 2015.Originallyapproved in 2001.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as E2104-09.DOI:10.1520/E2104-15.2For 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 from American Welding Society(AWS),550 NW LeJeune Rd.,Miami,FL 33126,http:/www.aws.org.4Available from Aerospace Industries Association of America,Inc.(AIA),1000Wilson Blvd.,Suite 1700,Arlington,VA22209-3928,http:/www.aia-aerospace.org.5Available from National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements(NCRP),NCRP Publications,7910 Woodmount Ave.,Suite 800,Bethesda,MD20814.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 NCRP 91 Recommendations on Limits for Exposures toIonizing Radiation2.5 Other Government Documents:NIST Handbook 114 General Safety Standard for Installa-tions Using Non-Medical X-ray and Sealed Gamma-raySources,Energies up to 10 MeV6NOTE1DoD Contracts:Unless otherwise specified,the issues of thedocuments that are DoD adopted are those listed in the issue of theDepartment of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards(DoDISS)cited in the solicitation.NOTE2Order of Precedence:Contractual requirements and specificdirection from the cognizant engineering organization shall take prece-dence over the requirements in this practice.In the event of conflictbetween the text of this practice and the references cited herein,the text