ASTM E215-98
Historical Standard: ASTM E215-98 Standard Practice for Standardizing Equipment for Electromagnetic Examination of Seamless Aluminum-Alloy Tube
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ASTM E215
1. Scope
1.1 This practice is intended as a guide for standardizing eddy-current equipment employed in the examination of seamless aluminum-alloy tube. Artificial discontinuities consisting of flat-bottomed or through holes, or both, are employed as the means of standardizing the eddy-current system. General requirements for eddy-current testing procedures are included.
1.2 Procedures for fabrication of reference standards are given in Appendixes X1.1 and X1.2.
1.3 This practice is intended for the examination of tubular products having nominal diameters up to 4 in. (101.6 mm) and wall thicknesses up to the standard depth of penetration (SDP) of eddy currents for the particular alloy (conductivity) being examined and the test frequency being used.
Note 1-This practice may also be used for larger diameters or heavier walls up to the effective depth of penetration (EDP) of eddy currents as specified by the using party or parties.1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard.
1.5 This practice does not establish acceptance criteria. They must be established by the using party or parties.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, 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
E543 Specification for Agencies Performing Nondestructive Testing
E1316 Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations
Other Documents
NAS-410 NAS Certification and Qualification of Nondestructive Personnel (Quality Assurance Committee) Available from Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc. (AIA), 1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1700, Arlington, VA 22209-3928, http://www.aia-aerospace.org.Federal Standard
Fed Std. No. 245D Tolerance for Aluminum Alloy and Magnesium Alloy Wrought Products Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, DODSSP, Bldg. 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5098, http://dodssp.daps.dla.mil.Keywords
aluminum alloy; eddy currents; electromagnetic examination; equipment standardization; NDT; nondestructive testing; tubing; Aluminum alloys (tube); Eddy current examination; Electromagnetic (eddy current) testing; Equipment standardization; Nondestructive evaluation (NDE); Seamless aluminum alloy pipe/tube
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 23.040.15 (Non-ferrous metal pipes)
DOI: 10.1520/E0215-98
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