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Designation:A388/A388M–07

UsedinUSNRC-RDTstandards

StandardPracticefor

UltrasonicExaminationofHeavySteelForgings

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ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA388/A388M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyear

oforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,rinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.

Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.

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1.1Thispractice

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coverstheexaminationproceduresforthe

contact,pulse-echoultrasonicexaminationofheavysteel

straightbeamtechniquesincludeutilizationoftheDGS(Dis-

tanceGain-Size)

AppendixX3.

1.2Thispracticeistobeusedwhenevertheinquiry,

contract,order,orspecificationstatesthatforgingsaretobe

subjecttoultrasonicexaminationinaccordancewithPractice

A388/A388M.

1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunits

uesstatedin

eachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,each

ing

valuesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformance

withthestandard.

1.4Thisspecificationandtheapplicablematerialspecifica-

tionsareexpressedinbothinch-poundunitsandSIunits.

However,unlesstheorderspecifiestheapplicable“M”speci-

ficationdesignation[SIunits],thematerialshallbefurnished

toinch-poundunits.

1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthe

safetyconcerns,ifany,e

responsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-

priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-

bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.

ncedDocuments

2.1ASTMStandards:

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A469/A469MSpecificationforVacuum-TreatedSteel

ForgingsforGeneratorRotors

A745/A745MPracticeforUltrasonicExaminationofAus-

teniticSteelForgings

ThispracticeisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeA01onSteel,

StainlessSteelandRelatedAlloysandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommittee

A01.06onSteelForgingsandBillets.

CurrenteditionapprovedMarch1,ally

eviouseditionapprovedin2005asA388/A388M–05.

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ForASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCodeapplicationsseerelatedSpecifi-

cationSA-388/SA-388MinSectionIIofthatCode.

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ForreferencedASTMstandards,visittheASTMwebsite,,or

contactASTMCustomerServiceatservice@ualBookofASTM

Standardsvolumeinformation,refertothestandard’sDocumentSummarypageon

theASTMwebsite.

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E317PracticeforEvaluatingPerformanceCharacteristics

ofUltrasonicPulse-EchoTestingInstrumentsandSystems

withouttheUseofElectronicMeasurementInstruments

E428PracticeforFabricationandControlofMetal,Other

thanAluminumReference,BlocksUsedinUltrasonic

Examination

E1065GuideforEvaluatingCharacteristicsofUltrasonic

SearchUnits

2.2ANSIStandard:

B46.1SurfaceTexture

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2.3OtherDocument:

RecommendedPracticeforNondestructivePersonnelQuali-

ficationandCertificationSNT-TC-1A,(1988orlater)

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ology

3.1Definitions:

3.1.1indicationlevels(clusters),n—fiveormoreindica-

tionsinavolumerepresentinga2-in.[50-mm]orsmallercube

intheforging.

3.1.2individualindications,n—singleindicationsshowing

adecreaseinamplitudeasthesearchunitismovedinany

directionfromthepositionofmaximumamplitudeandwhich

aretoosmalltobeconsideredtravelingorplanar.

3.1.3planarindications,n—indicationsshallbeconsidered

continuousoveraplaneiftheyhaveamajoraxisgreaterthan

1in.[25mm]ortwicethemajordimensionofthetransducer,

whicheverisgreater,anddonottravel.

3.1.4travelingindications,n—inductionswhoseleading

edgemovesadistanceequivalentto1in.[25mm]ormoreof

metaldepthwithmovementofthetransduceroverthesurface

oftheforging.

ngInformation

4.1Whenthispracticeistobeappliedtoaninquiry,

contract,ororder,thepurchasershallsostateandshallalso

furnishthefollowinginformation:

4.1.1Designationnumber(includingyeardate),

4.1.2Methodofestablishingthesensitivityinaccordance

with

8.2.2and8.3.3(Vee-orrectangular-notch),

AvailablefromAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI),25W.43rdSt.,

4thFloor,NewYork,NY10036.

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AvailablefromtheAmericanSocietyforNondestructiveTesting,1711Arlin-

gateLn.,28518,Columbus,OH43228–0518.

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*ASummaryofChangessectionappearsattheendofthisstandard.

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4.1.2.1Thediameterandtestmetaldistanceoftheflat-

bottomholeandthematerialofthereferenceblockin

accordancewith

8.2.2.2,

4.1.3Qualitylevelfortheentireforgingorportionsthereof

inaccordancewith

11.3,and

4.1.4Anyoptionsinaccordancewith1.4,5.4,5.5,6.1,7.1,

7.2,8.1.11,9.1,and9.2.

tus

5.1Anultrasonic,pulsed,reflectiontypeofinstrumentshall

temshallhaveamini-

mumcapabilityforexaminingatfrequenciesfrom1to5MHz.

Onexaminingausteniticstainlessforgingsthesystemshall

havethecapabilitiesforexaminingatfrequenciesdownto0.4

MHz.

5.1.1Theultrasonicinstrumentshallprovidelinearpresen-

tation(within5%)foratleast75%ofthescreenheight

(sweeplinetotopofscreen).The5%linearityreferredtois

ment

linearityshallbeverifiedinaccordancewiththeintentof

Practice

ofblocksprocessedinaccordancewith

PracticeE317orE428maybeusedtoestablishthespecified

65%instrumentlinearity.

5.1.2Theelectronicapparatusshallcontainanattenuator

(accurateoveritsusefulrangeto610%(+1dB)ofthe

amplituderatio)whichwillallowmeasurementofindications

beyondthelinearrangeoftheinstrument.

5.2SearchUnits,havingatransducerwithamaximum

activeareaof1in.

2

[650mm

2

]with

3

⁄

4

in.[20mm]minimum

to1

1

⁄

8

in.[30mm]maximumdimensionsshallbeusedfor

straight-beamscanning(see8.2);andsearchunitswith

1

⁄

2

in.

[13mm]minimumto1in.[25mm]maximumdimensions

shallbeusedforangle-beamscanning(see8.3).

5.2.1Transducersshallbeutilizedattheirratedfrequencies.

5.2.2Othersearchunitsmaybeusedforevaluatingand

pinpointingindications.

5.3Couplants,havinggoodwettingcharacteristicssuchas

SAENo.20orNo.30motoroil,glycerin,pineoil,orwater

ntsmaynotbecomparabletooneanother

andthesamecouplantshallbeusedforcalibrationand

examination.

5.4ReferenceBlocks,containingflat-bottomholesmaybe

usedforcalibrationofequipmentinaccordancewith

5.1.1and

maybeusedtoestablishrecordinglevelsforstraight-beam

examinationwhensospecifiedbytheorderorcontract.

5.5DGSScales,matchedtotheultrasonictestunitand

transducertobeutilized,maybeusedtoestablishrecording

levelsforstraightbeamexamination,whensospecifiedbythe

scalerangemustbeselectedto

includethefullthicknesscross-sectionoftheforgingtobe

pleofaDGSoverlayisfoundin

Appendix

X3.

nelRequirements

6.1Personnelperformingtheultrasonicexaminationstothis

practiceshallbequalifiedandcertifiedinaccordancewitha

writtenprocedureconformingtoRecommendedPracticeNo.

SNT-TC-1A(1988orlater)oranothernationalstandardthatis

acceptabletoboththepurchaserandthesupplier.

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ationofForgingforUltrasonicExamination

7.1Unlessotherwisespecifiedintheorderorcontract,the

forgingshallbemachinedtoprovidecylindricalsurfacesfor

radialexaminationinthecaseofroundforgings;theendsof

theforgingsshallbemachinedperpendiculartotheaxisofthe

fdiskandrectangular

forgingsshallbemachinedflatandparalleltooneanother.

7.2Thesurfaceroughnessofexteriorfinishesshallnot

exceed250µin.[6µm]unlessotherwiseshownontheforging

drawingorstatedintheorderorthecontract.

7.3Thesurfacesoftheforgingtobeexaminedshallbefree

ofextraneousmaterialsuchasloosescale,paint,dirt,andso

forth.

ure

8.1General:

8.1.1Asfaraspracticable,subjecttheentirevolumeofthe

eofradiiatchange

ofsectionsandotherlocalconfigurations,itmaybeimpossible

toexaminesomesectionsofaforging.

8.1.2Performtheultrasonicexaminationafterheattreat-

mentformechanicalproperties(exclusiveofstress-relief

treatments)butpriortodrillingholes,cuttingkeyways,tapers,

grooves,onfiguration

oftheforgingrequiredforthetreatmentformechanical

propertiesprohibitsasubsequentcompleteexaminationofthe

forging,itshallbepermissibletoexaminepriortotreatmentfor

cases,reexaminetheforging

ultrasonicallyascompletelyaspossibleafterheattreatment.

8.1.3Toensurecompletecoverageoftheforgingvolume,

indexthesearchunitwithatleast15%overlapwitheachpass.

8.1.4Formanualscanning,donotexceedascanningrateof

6in./s[150mm/s].

8.1.5Forautomatedscanning,adjustscanningspeedor

instrumentrepetitionrate,orboth,topermitdetectionofthe

smallestdiscontinuitiesreferencedinthespecificationandto

me

shallthescanningspeedexceedthespeedatwhichan

acceptablecalibrationwasmade.

8.1.6Ifpossible,scanallsectionsofforgingsintwo

perpendiculardirections.

8.1.7Scandiskforgingsusingastraightbeamtechnique

fromatleastoneflatfaceandradiallyfromthecircumference,

wheneverpracticable.

8.1.8Scancylindricalsectionsandhollowforgingsradially

acticable,alsoexam-

inetheforgingintheaxialdirection.

8.1.9Inaddition,examinehollowforgingsbyangle-beam

techniquefromtheoutsidediametersurfaceasrequiredin

8.3.1.

8.1.10Inrecheckingorreevaluationbymanufactureror

purchaser,usecomparableequipment,searchunits,frequency,

andcouplant.

8.1.11Forgingsmaybeexaminedeitherstationaryorwhile

pecifiedbythe

purchaser,eithermethodmaybeusedatthemanufacturer’s

option.

8.2Straight-BeamExamination:

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