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EUROPEANSTANDARD EI{ 583-1

November 1998
NORMEEUROPEENNE
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EUROPAISCHENORM December2003

ICS 19.100

Descriptors:non-destructiyetests, industrial products, ultrasonic tests, generalities,equipB'ent, a4iustment, prepamtion

EnElish version

Non-destructivetesting - Ultrasonic examination -

Part l.: Generalprinciples
(includes amendmentA1:2003)

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Essais non destructifs - Contr6le ZerstcirungsfreiePriifu ng -
ultrasonore - Partie 1: Principes g6n6aux . Ultraschallpriifung - Teil 1: Allgemeine
(inclut I'amendementA1 :2003) Grundsdtze
(enth5tt Anderung 41:2003)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on L4 October 1998.

Amendment A1 was approvedby CEN on 20 November 2003.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal
Regulationswhich stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and
bibliographical referencesconcerningsuch national standards may be obtained
on apptcation to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three offrcial versions (Enelish, French,
German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CEN merrber into iis own language and notified to the
Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium,
CzechRepublic, Denmark, Finlan4 France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Slovakia, Spain, Sweden,Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, 8-1050 Brussels

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Foreword Foreword to amendment 1

r-i-; This European Standard ha.sbeenpreparedby This documentEN 583-1:1998/41:2003 has been
Technical CommitteeCENIIC 138,Non-destructive preparedby TechnicalCommittee CEN/IC 188,
testing, the Secretariat of which is heLdby AFNOR. Non-destructivetesting, the Secretariat of which is
This documenthas beenprepared under a mandate held byA-FNOR.
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given to CEN by the European Commissionand the This amendmentto the European standard
European Free Tlade Association. EN 583-1:1998 shall be giventhe status ofa
For relationship witb EU Directive(s), national standard,either by publication of an
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seeinformative annex ZA, which is an integral part identical text or by endorsement,at the latest by
of this standard. June 2004,and conflicting national standards shall
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be withdrawn at the latest by June 2004.
This stand.arclconsistsof the following parts:
This documenthas beenprepared under a mandate
EN 583-1,Non-destruetiuetesting - ultrasonic given to CEN by the European Commissionand the
ff ewmination - Part 1: Generalprinciples. European Free Trade Association.
EN 683-2,Non-d,estructiuetesting- (Jltrasonic Accordingto the CEN/CENELEC Internal
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eraminatbn - Part 2: Sensitivity and range Regulations,the national standards organizations
setting. of the follo\ryingcountries are bound to implement
EN 583-3,Non-destrucfiuetusting- [Jltrasonic this EuropeanStandard:Austria, Belgium,
eramination - Part 3: Tlansrnissinntechnique. CzechRepublic,Denmark, Finland, France,
r- Germany, Greece,Hungar5r, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
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EN 583-4,Non-dcstructivetesting- lJltrasonic Luxembourg,Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
erc,minatinn- Part 4: Exannirntion for Portugal, Slovekia,Spain, Sweden,Switzerland and
imperfectinnsperpendicular to the surface. the United Kingdom.
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EN 583-5,Non-d,estructiuetesting- [Jltrasonic
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eramination - Part 5: Characterizatinnand sizing Contents
of imperfectinns. _
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ENV 583-6,Non-d.estructiuetesting- [Jltrasonic 1 Scope o
exarnination- Part 6: Time-of-flight d,iffracti,on 2 Normative references o
techniqu.eas a methodfor detectionand,sizing of Qualification and certifrcation of
|; imperfectinns
. personnel .1
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Information required prior to examination 4
Regulations,the national standards orsanizations 5 Principles of ultrasonic examination 4
of the following countries are bound to implement
6 Equipment D
E this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech
(f- &public, Dennarl Finland, France,Germany, Settings 7
J Greece,Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, 8 Preparationfor examination 8
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, 9 Examination 8
Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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11 Examination procedure I
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I Scope
This standard definesthe generalprinciples required for the ultrasonic examination ofindustrial products
that permit the transmission of ultrasound.
The specificconditionsof application and use of ultrasonic examination, which dependon the type of
product examined,are describedin documentswhich could include:
- product standards;
- specifrcations;
- codes:
- contractual documents;
- written procedures.
Unless otherwise specifredin the referencingdocumentsthe minimum requirements of thie standard are
applicable.
This standard doesnot define:
- extent of examination and scanningplans;
- acceptancecriteria.

2 Normative references
This European Standard incorporates,by dated or undated reference,provisions from other publications.
These normative referencesare cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed
bereafter. For dated references,subsequentamendmentsto or revisions ofany ofthese publications apply
to this EuropeanStandard only when incorporatedin it by amendment or revision: For undated references
the latest edition of the publication referred to applies.
EN 473, Quatificatioi and certification of NDT personnel- Generalprinciples.
EN 2?963, Weldsin steel- Calibration block No. 2 for ultrasonic ernmination of welds. ($O 7963:1985).
prEN 583-2,Non-d.estructiue testing- (Jltrasonicexaminatinn - Part 2: Sensitiuity and range settingr')
EN 583-3, Non-destructiuetesting- Ultrasonic examination - Part 3: Transmission techniqtrc.
prEN 12223, Non-destructiuetesting- (Jltrasoni,cexaminatinn - Specificationfor calibration bl,ock
iVo. ID.
prEN 12668-1,Non-destructiuetesting- Cha,racteriaationand verification of ultrasonic erumhwtinn
eqwipment- Part 1: Instrurnentsr).
fr prEN 12668-2,Non-d.estructiue
eguipment - Part 2: Probesr).
testing- Characterizationand, uerification of ultrosonic exam,inatinn

prEN 12668-3,Non-d.estructiue testing- Characterizationand uerification of ultrasoni'cexaminntbn

eguipment- Part 3: Combinedequipmentt).

I Qualification and certification of personnel

The examination shall be performed by personnelqualited in accordancewith EN 473.
The requirementsfor qualification and certification shall be specifiedin the product standards and-/orother
applicabledocuments.

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4Information required prior to examination

Prior to examination the following information shall be available, as applicable:
- purposeof examination;
- qualification and certification ofpersonnel;
- environmental conditions and state of examination object;
- requirement for a written examination procedure;
- any special requirements for preparation of scanning surface;
- examinatioa volume;
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- requirements for evaluation and recording level;
- acceptancecriteria;
- extent of examination including scanningplan;
- requirements for a written examination report.

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5 Principles of ultrasonic examination
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An ultrasonic examination.isbasel on-propagationof_ultrasonicwavesthrough the object to be examined,
and,Bonitoring-either the transrnjtted signal ltermed the transmissiontechiique), dth; ;it;ui;A;;G;
or diftacted &om any surfaceor discontinuity (termed the pulse echotechnique).
Both techniquescan employ a eingle prote acting as both transmitter and receiver, or double (twin)
transduc_erprobe,or sep,aratetransmitting and ieceiving probes.Similarly, both techniquescan involve
intermediate reflection from one or more surfacesof the object under examination.
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The examination can be performedmanually or by the use of semi.automaticor fully automatic equipment,
and can use contact, gap or immersion scanning,or other coupling methodsadaptld to specitcp^mffems.
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Tle most commonlyused types ofwaves a,relongitudinal and transverse,and these can be propagated
: gither.p_erpendicularly,or at an angle, to tl'e tesi surface.Other types of modes,e.g. Lamb *rlr.si,
L:-: Rayleigh waves can also be used foi specialapplications.
The choiceof wave modeand direction of propagationwill d.ependon the putpose of the examination, and
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tn perpendicular to the plane of the reflector as possible. ".at1]l
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This te,chniqueis basedon measuring the signal attenuation after the passageofan ultrasonic wave
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a- a) a back wall echo;or
b) any other signal transmitted either directly, or after intermediate reflection from the surfacesof the
object.
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5.4 Pulse echo technique

This technique utilizes the reflected or diffracted signal from any interface of interest within the object
under examination.This signal is characterizedby its amplitude and position along the timebase;the latter
related to the distancebetweenthe reflector and the probe.The location ofthe reflector is determined from
the knowledgeof its distance,the direction of soundpropagation, and the position ofthe probe.
It is recommendedthat the signal amplitude be measuredby comparisonwith either:
a) a distanceamplitude correction @AC) curve, or a seriesof DAC curves, obtained by using artificial
reflectors (sidedrilled holes,flat-bottomed holesor notchesetc.) wi6hin one or more referenceblocks;
b) an equivalent reflector diagram @GS system);
c) echoesfrom suitable notches;or
d) echoesfrom large planar reflectors perpendicularto the acousticaxis (e.9.back wall echo).
These techniquesare describedin prEN 583-2.
In order to obtain further information about the shapeand size ofreflectors, other techniquesmay be used.
Such techniquesare based,for example on variations in signal amplitude with movement of the probe,
measurement of soundpath or frequencyanalysis.

6 Equipment
6.1 Ultrasonic instrument
The ultrasonic instrument shall fulfil the requirements ofprEN 12668-1.
6.2 Ultrasonic probes
The pmbe shall fulfrl the requirements of prEN 12698-2.
6.2.1Probe selection
The choiceofthe probedependson the purposeofthe examination and the requirements ofthe referencing
standard or specification.It dependson:
the material thickness, shape and surface condition;
the tlpe and metallurgical condition of the examined material;
the type, position and orientation of imperfectionsto be identified.
The probe parameters listed in 6.2.2,6.2.3 and 6.2.4 shall be consideredin relation to the characteristics
of the examination object stated above.
6,2.2 Frequeney ond d.imensions of trdnsducer
The frequencyand dimensionsof a transducer determine the shape of the beam (near field and beam
divergence).The selectionshall assurethat the characteristicsof the beam are the optimum for the
examination by a compromisebetween the following:
- the near frelil length which Srall remain, wheneverpossible,smaller than the thickness of the object
Under exarnination;
NOTE It is possible to detect imperfections in the near frelil, but their cbaracterization is less accurate alrd less repmilucible.
- the beam width, which shall be sulEciently small within the examination zone furthest from the probe
to maintain an ailequate detection level;
- the beam divergence,which shall be sufficiently large to detect planar imperfections that are
unfavourably orientated.
Apart from the aboveconsiderationsthe selectionof frequencyshall take into account the sound
attenuation in the materiaf and the reflectivity ofimperfections. The higher this ftequency, tbe greater the
examination resolution, but the sound waves are more attenuated (or the spurious signals due to the
structure are greater).The choiceof frequencythus representsa compromisebetween these two factors.
Most examinations are performed at frequenciesbetween I MHz and 10 MHz.
6,2.3 Deod. zo,ne
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6.2.4 Domping
The selectionof probe shall also include considerationofthe damping which inlluences the resolution as
well as the frequencyspectrum.
6,2,6 Focueing prcbeg
Focusingprobesare mainly usedfor the detectionof small defectsand for sizing reflectors.Their sound
6.eldsshould be describedby focal zoneand focal diameter. Their advantagesin relation to unfocussed
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f"} single crystal probes are an increasedlateral resolution and a higher signal to noise ratio. Sensitivity
setting has to be carried out by using referencereflectors.
t:t 6.8 Coupling media
11 Different coupling media can be used,but their tlae shall be compatiblewith the materials to be examined.
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The characteristicsof the couplingmedium shall remain constant throughout the verification, calibration
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If the constancyofthe characteristicscannotbe guaranteedbetweencalibration and examination, a a
transfer correction may be applied. One method for determining the necessarycorrectionis describedin 6

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After the examination is completed,the coupEngmedium shall be removedifits presenceis liable to hinder
subsequentoperations,inspectionor use of the object.
6.4 Calibration blocks
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When amplitudes of echoesfrom the object are comparedwith echoesftom a referenceblock, certain
requirements relating to the material, surfacecondition, geometryand temperature of the block shall be
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Where possible,the referenceblock shall be made from a material with acousticproperties which are
within a specifiedrange with respectto the material to be examined,and shall have a surfacecondition
-X, comparableto that ofthe objectto be examined.If these characteristicsare not the same, a transfer
correctionshall be applied.A method for determining the necessa.ry correctionis describedin prEN 583-2.
rR The geometricalconditionsofthe referenceblock and the objectunder examination shall be considered.For
further details, seeprEN 583-2.

a on a geometry
The ofthe referenceblock, its dimensions,and the position ofany reflectors,should be indicated
case-by-case basis in the specificstandards and codes.The position and number ofreflectors should
relate to the scanningofthe entire examination zone.
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When referenceblocks are usedfor immersion examination the inlluence of water in the holes shall be
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The consequences oftemperature differencesbetweenexamination object,probes,and referenceblocks,

shall be consideredand comparedto the requirementsfor the accuracyofthe examination. Ifnecessary the
referenceblocksshall be maintained within the specifiedtemperature range during the examination.
6.5 Specific blocks
In certain cases,specifrcblocks e.g. with identified natural defectscan be usedto finalize the examination
method and to checkthe stability ofthe sensitivity.

7 Settings
?.1 General settings
In the absenceofdefined instructions in the standards or detailed specifrcations,it is essential to ensure
that:
- suppressionshall not be used unless specificallycalled for by the referencing documents;
- the amplilier is used in an appropriate frequencyband;
- 6ltering is set to give optimum resolution;
- the impedancematching of the examination system is adjusted,if necessary,to obtain a maximum
echoheight while preserving resolution;
- the pulse energy setting is as low as possibletaking the amplifrcation reserveinto consideration.
These settings shall be maintained throughout the examination.
The settings shall be made at the start of eachexamination sequenceand then checkedperiodically at
establishedtime intervals and whenever a system parameter is changedor the operator suspectsa drift
(seeprEN 12668-3).
A maximum drift of amplitude and range shall be established.Ifsuch maxima are exceedednew settings
are required or agreedactions are necessary.
7,2 Range settings
Each range shall be selectedto cover the examination zonedefrnedin the relevant standard, procedureor
detailed specifrcation.
The time baseand delay settings shall be made using a calibration block or by calculation. They shali be
verified by ultrasonically checking the location ofthe reflectors in the referenceblock.
7.3 Amplification
The amplification and pulse energy settings shall be made using the echoesfrom artificial reflectors, or
fr from the oppositesurface ofthe referenceblock or the examination object.They shall be adequateto:
- detect aJIthe imperfections from which the signal exceedsthe recording level or other signals of
interest definedin the referencing documents;
- evaluateaU the imperfection indications, or other signals ofinterest, by one ofthe methodsdescribed
in the relevant standard or by any other methods described in detail specifications associated with the
product to be examined.
The amplificatiob settings can be di-fferentduriag the examination for detection, and during evaluation.
For the detectionof imperfectionsby manual examination, the setting shall be such that all siSna\ 9!9veo/o
the evaluation level, up to the maximum range under examination, are displayed at a minimum of 20
fuIl screenheight or as specifiedin the referencedocuments.Methods of setting sensitivity are described
in prEN 583-2.
7.4 Pulse repetition frequency
When adjustable,the pulse repetition frequencyshould be sufficiently high to ensure adequatescreetr
brightness and to dete;t all reievant sigoul", *hil.t being sufflcientlf lol,rrtoavoid the production.of ghost
ech-oeswhen working on long path lenrths particular in low attenuation materials (seealso 9.2.2).

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8 Preparation for examination

8.1 Surface preparation
All scanning surfacesshall be ftee from dirt, loosescale,weld spatter etc., and shall be of suffrciently
uniform contour and smoothnessthat satisfactory acousticcoupling can be maintained. In addition, such
features of the surfaceofthe objectthat may give rise to errors of interpretation shall be removedprior to
examination (seeprEN 583-2).
8.2 Identification and datum points
Where the reporting of imperfectionsor other local featuresis a requirement ofthe referencing
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:= d_ocu_ment(s),each objectto be examinedshall be uniquely identiied and an agreed method of referencing
ehall be usedto clearly locatethe position ofany reportableimperfection.This method can be basedon the
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8,3 Application of transfer correction
i-: During the evaluation of gignalsby meansofreference blockg these shall display an ultrasonic wave
I attenuation, and surface loeses,equivalent to that of the examination object.
Ifnot, a transfer correctionshall be applied to compensatefor differencesin the surfacelossesand material
attenuation. Simple methodsare proposedin prEN 683-2.
aa For certain objectsof complexshape,coatedobjects,austenitic steel objects,etc., it can be difficult, or even
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G-l implemented.
For the examination irf specificproductsof relatively low thickness,or whoseattenualion is known to be
negligible, transfer correctionis possiblynot necessar5r.

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Scanning shall be carried out in accordancewith the requirementsof the referencing document(s).These
;i requirements shall include the area to be scannedand the scanningdirection, and can include the type,
ie size, frequencyand beam angle of the probe(s)to be used.
9,2 Overlap and scanning speed
9.2.1 Overlap
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-6 dB beam width at any depth within the examination volume.
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The choiceofscanning speedshall take into considerationthe pulse repetition frequencyand the ability of
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In gemi-automaticor automatic examination, the maximum scanning speed(V-J is determined by the
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J n is the number of consecutivesignals of an indication before alarm.

9.8 Evaluation and recording levels

The evaluation and recordinglevels are defined in relevant standards. When these levels are not defined,
the values applied during the examination shall be included in the examination report.

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9.8,LPulse echo tech'nique

Ifthe amplitude ofan echoexceedsthe evaluation level, the signal shall be evaluated against the
acceptancecriteria.
9,8.2 T ran$niasio n techni que
Ifthe amplitude ofthe transmitted signal is below the evaluation level, the signal shall be evaluated
against the acceptancecriteria.

10 Characterization of imperfections
10.1 Pulse echo technique
The imperfectionsare characterizedby at least:
- their location in the object (*, y and z co-ordinates);
- their reflectivity determined by measuringthe maximum amplitude of the echoby one of the methods
describedin prEN 583-2.
Supplementarycharacteristicscan also be determined,
- orientatiou
- size determinedby 6 dB drop technique,or other probe movement techniques;
- planar or non-planar characteristic.
10.2 Transrrission techniques
The imperfectionsare characterizedby at least:
their position in the object (* and y co-ordinates);
the maximum reduction of the transmitted sienal.
Supplementarycharacteristicscan also be determined such as the extent ofthe area ofreduced signals.

11 Examination procedure
For any ultrasonic examination an examination procedure shall be established. In addition to the
requirements stated in this general standard, at least the following details shall be included, as appiicatrle:
- descriptionof the products to be examined;
- referencedocuments;
- qualiEcationand certification of examination personnel;
- state of examination object;
- examination zones;
- preparation of scanning surfaces;
- coupling medium;
- clescriptionof examination equipment;
- environmental conditions;
- calibration and settings;
- scanrring plan;
- descriptionand sequenceof examination operations;
- evaluation arrd record.ing levels;
- characterizationof imperfections;
- acceptancecriteria;
- examination report.
A product standard, or a standard describinga specifictechnique, can serve as an examination procedure
if it is self-suffrcientwith respectto the exarnination. Ifreferencing documentsrequire a written
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12 Examination report
;i,: The examination report shall contain at least the following information:
-:: a) identification ofthe manufacturer, and/or the order;
b) completeidentification of the examinedobject;
t-l c) place of examination;
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