ASTM_E_2375_-_08_2013.pdf

Designation:E237508(Reapproved 2013)Standard Practice forUltrasonic Testing of Wrought Products1,This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2375;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.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope1.1 PurposeThis practice establishes the minimum re-quirements for ultrasonic examination of wrought products.NOTE1This standard was adopted to replace MIL-STD-2154,30Sept.1982.This standard is intended to be used for the same applicationsas the document which it replaced.Users should carefully review itsrequirements when considering its use for new,or different applications,or both.1.2 ApplicationThis practice is applicable for examinationof materials such as,wrought metals and wrought metalproducts.1.2.1 Wrought Aluminum Alloy ProductsExaminationshall be in accordance with Practice B594.1.3 Acceptance ClassWhen examination is performed inaccordancewiththispractice,engineeringdrawings,specifications,or other applicable documents shall indicate theacceptance criteria.Five ultrasonic acceptance classes aredefined in Table 1.One or more of these classes may be usedto establish the acceptance criteria or additional or alternatecriteria may be specified.1.4 Order of PrecedenceContractual requirements andauthorized direction from the cognizant engineering organiza-tion may add to or modify the requirements of this practice.Otherwise,in the event of conflict between the text of thispractice and the references cited herein,the text of this practicetakes precedence.Nothing in this practice,however,super-sedes applicable laws and regulations unless a specific exemp-tion has been obtained.1.5 Measurement ValuesThe values stated in inch-poundsare to be regarded as standard.The metric equivalents are inparentheses.1.6 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 The following documents form a part of this practice tothe extent specified herein:2.2 ASTM Standards:2B107/B107M Specification for Magnesium-Alloy ExtrudedBars,Rods,Profiles,Tubes,and WireB221 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Ex-truded Bars,Rods,Wire,Profiles,and TubesB241/B241M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Seamless Pipe and Seamless Extruded TubeB594 Practice for Ultrasonic Inspection of Aluminum-AlloyWrought ProductsE127 Practice for Fabricating and Checking Aluminum Al-loy Ultrasonic Standard Reference BlocksE164 Practice for Contact Ultrasonic Testing of WeldmentsE213 Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Metal Pipe andTubingE317 Practice for Evaluating Performance Characteristics ofUltrasonic Pulse-Echo Testing Instruments and Systemswithout the Use of Electronic Measurement InstrumentsE428 Practice for Fabrication and Control of Metal,Otherthan Aluminum,Reference Blocks Used in UltrasonicTestingE543 Specification for Agencies Performing NondestructiveTestingE1065 Practice for Evaluating Characteristics of UltrasonicSearch UnitsE1158 Guide for Material Selection and Fabrication ofReference Blocks for the Pulsed Longitudinal Wave Ul-trasonic Testing of Metal and Metal Alloy ProductionMaterialE1316 Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E07 on Nonde-structive Testing and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E07.06 onUltrasonic Method.Current edition approved June 1,2013.Published June 2013.Originallyapproved in 2004.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as E2375-08.DOI:10.1520/E2375-08R13.2For 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.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 2.3 American Society for Nondestructive Testing(ASNT)Standards:SNT-TC-1A Recommended Practice for Personnel Qualifi-cation and Certification in Nondestructive Testing3ANSI/ASNT-CP-189 ASNT Standard for Qualification andCertification of Nondestructive Testing Personnel32.4 Society for Automotive Engineers(SAE)Standards:AMS 4928 Titanium Alloy,Bars,Wire,Forgings,and Rings6Al-4V Annealed4AMS 6409 Steel,Bars,Forgings,and Tubing,0.80 Cr,1.8Ni,0.25 Mo,(0.38-0.45 C),(SAE 4340)Special AircraftSteel Cleanliness,Normalized and Tempered4AMS 6415 Steel,Bars,Forgings,and Tubing,0.80 Cr,1.8Ni,0.25 Mo(0.38-0.43 C)(SAE 4340)4AMS 6484 Steel,Bars,Forgings,and Tubing,080 Cr