ASTM E543-2013 2500 Standard Specification for Agencies Performing Nondestructive Testing《无损检测机构的标准规范》.pdf

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1、Designation: E543 13Standard Specification forAgencies Performing Nondestructive Testing1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E543; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number

2、in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This specification has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.1. Scope*1.1 This specification covers minimum requirements foragenc

3、ies performing nondestructive testing (NDT).1.2 When using this specification to assess the capability of,or to accredit NDT agencies, Guide E1359 shall be used as abasis for the survey. It can be supplemented as necessary withmore detail in order to meet the auditors specific needs.1.3 This specifi

4、cation can be used as a basis to evaluatetesting or inspection agencies, or both, and is intended for usefor the qualifying or accrediting, or both, of testing orinspection agencies, public or private.1.4 The use of SI or inch-pound units, or combinationthereof, will be the responsibility of the tec

5、hnical committeewhose standards are referred to in this standard.1.5 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 appl

6、ica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E94 Guide for Radiographic ExaminationE114 Practice for Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Straight-BeamContact TestingE125 Reference Photographs for Magnetic Particle Indica-tions on Ferrous CastingsE127 Practice for Fa

7、bricating and Checking Aluminum Al-loy Ultrasonic Standard Reference BlocksE164 Practice for Contact Ultrasonic Testing of WeldmentsE165 Practice for Liquid Penetrant Examination for GeneralIndustryE213 Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Metal Pipe andTubingE215 Practice for Standardizing Equipment

8、for Electromag-netic Testing of Seamless Aluminum-Alloy TubeE243 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Examina-tion of Copper and Copper-Alloy TubesE273 Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of the Weld Zone ofWelded Pipe and TubingE309 Practice for Eddy-Current Examination of Steel Tubu-lar Product

9、s Using Magnetic SaturationE317 Practice for Evaluating Performance Characteristics ofUltrasonic Pulse-Echo Testing Instruments and Systemswithout the Use of Electronic Measurement InstrumentsE376 Practice for Measuring Coating Thickness byMagnetic-Field or Eddy-Current (Electromagnetic) Test-ing Me

10、thodsE426 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Examina-tion of Seamless and Welded Tubular Products, Titanium,Austenitic Stainless Steel and Similar AlloysE427 Practice for Testing for Leaks Using the Halogen LeakDetector(Alkali-Ion Diode)E428 Practice for Fabrication and Control of Metal, Ot

11、herthan Aluminum, Reference Blocks Used in UltrasonicTestingE431 Guide to Interpretation of Radiographs of Semicon-ductors and Related DevicesE432 Guide for Selection of a Leak Testing MethodE433 Reference Photographs for Liquid Penetrant Inspec-tionE479 Guide for Preparation of a Leak Testing Speci

12、ficationE493 Test Methods for Leaks Using the Mass SpectrometerLeak Detector in the Inside-Out Testing ModeE494 Practice for Measuring Ultrasonic Velocity in Materi-alsE498 Test Methods for Leaks Using the Mass SpectrometerLeak Detector or Residual Gas Analyzer in the TracerProbe ModeE499 Test Metho

13、ds for Leaks Using the Mass SpectrometerLeak Detector in the Detector Probe ModeE515 Practice for Leaks Using Bubble Emission TechniquesE545 Test Method for Determining Image Quality in DirectThermal Neutron Radiographic Examination1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E07

14、onNondestructive Testing and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E07.09 onNondestructive Testing Agencies.Current edition approved March 1, 2013. Published March 2013. Originallyapproved in 1976. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as E543 - 09. DOI:10.1520/E0543-13.2For referenced ASTM

15、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.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM In

16、ternational, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States1E566 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Sortingof Ferrous MetalsE569 Practice for Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Struc-tures During Controlled StimulationE570 Practice for Flux Leakage Examinat

17、ion of Ferromag-netic Steel Tubular ProductsE571 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Examina-tion of Nickel and Nickel Alloy Tubular ProductsE587 Practice for Ultrasonic Angle-Beam Contact TestingE592 Guide to Obtainable ASTM Equivalent PenetrameterSensitivity for Radiography of Steel Plates

18、14 to 2 in. (6 to51 mm) Thick with X Rays and 1 to 6 in. (25 to 152 mm)Thick with Cobalt-60E650 Guide for Mounting Piezoelectric Acoustic EmissionSensorsE664 Practice for the Measurement of the Apparent Attenu-ation of Longitudinal Ultrasonic Waves by ImmersionMethodE690 Practice for In Situ Electro

19、magnetic (Eddy-Current)Examination of Nonmagnetic Heat Exchanger TubesE703 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Sortingof Nonferrous MetalsE709 Guide for Magnetic Particle TestingE746 Practice for Determining Relative Image Quality Re-sponse of Industrial Radiographic Imaging SystemsE747 Prac

20、tice for Design, Manufacture and Material Group-ing Classification of Wire Image Quality Indicators (IQI)Used for RadiologyE748 Practices for Thermal Neutron Radiography of Mate-rialsE749 Practice for Acoustic Emission Monitoring DuringContinuous WeldingE750 Practice for Characterizing Acoustic Emis

21、sion Instru-mentationE751 Practice for Acoustic Emission Monitoring DuringResistance Spot-WeldingE797 Practice for Measuring Thickness by Manual Ultra-sonic Pulse-Echo Contact MethodE801 Practice for Controlling Quality of Radiological Ex-amination of Electronic DevicesE803 Test Method for Determini

22、ng the L/D Ratio of NeutronRadiography BeamsE908 Practice for Calibrating Gaseous Reference LeaksE976 Guide for Determining the Reproducibility ofAcousticEmission Sensor ResponseE999 Guide for Controlling the Quality of Industrial Radio-graphic Film ProcessingE1001 Practice for Detection and Evaluat

23、ion of Discontinui-ties by the Immersed Pulse-Echo Ultrasonic MethodUsing Longitudinal WavesE1004 Test Method for Determining Electrical ConductivityUsing the Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) MethodE1025 Practice for Design, Manufacture, and MaterialGrouping Classification of Hole-Type Image Quality I

24、n-dicators (IQI) Used for RadiologyE1030 Test Method for Radiographic Examination of Me-tallic CastingsE1032 Test Method for Radiographic Examination of Weld-mentsE1033 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Exami-nation of Type F-Continuously Welded (CW) Ferromag-netic Pipe and Tubing Above th

25、e Curie TemperatureE1067 Practice forAcoustic Emission Examination of Fiber-glass Reinforced Plastic Resin (FRP) Tanks/VesselsE1118 Practice for Acoustic Emission Examination of Rein-forced Thermosetting Resin Pipe (RTRP)E1139 Practice for Continuous Monitoring of AcousticEmission from Metal Pressur

26、e BoundariesE1211 Practice for Leak Detection and Location UsingSurface-Mounted Acoustic Emission SensorsE1212 Practice for Quality Management Systems for Non-destructive Testing AgenciesE1254 Guide for Storage of Radiographs and UnexposedIndustrial Radiographic FilmsE1312 Practice for Electromagnet

27、ic (Eddy-Current) Exami-nation of Ferromagnetic Cylindrical Bar Product Abovethe Curie TemperatureE1315 Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Steel withConvex Cylindrically Curved Entry Surfaces (Withdrawn2006)3E1316 Terminology for Nondestructive ExaminationsE1359 Guide for Evaluating Capabilities

28、 of NondestructiveTesting AgenciesE1417 Practice for Liquid Penetrant TestingE1419 Practice for Examination of Seamless, Gas-Filled,Pressure Vessels Using Acoustic EmissionE1444 Practice for Magnetic Particle TestingE1496 Test Method for Neutron Radiographic DimensionalMeasurements (Withdrawn 2012)3

29、E1571 Practice for Electromagnetic Examination of Ferro-magnetic Steel Wire RopeE1606 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Exami-nation of Copper Redraw Rod for Electrical PurposesE1629 Practice for Determining the Impedance of AbsoluteEddy-Current ProbesE1742 Practice for Radiographic Examin

30、ationE1774 Guide for Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers(EMATs)E1781 Practice for Secondary Calibration of Acoustic Emis-sion SensorsE1816 Practice for Ultrasonic Testing Using Electromag-netic Acoustic Transducer (EMAT) TechniquesE1888/E1888M Practice forAcoustic Emission Examinationof Pressurized

31、 Containers Made of Fiberglass ReinforcedPlastic with Balsa Wood CoresE1901 Guide for Detection and Evaluation of Discontinui-ties by Contact Pulse-Echo Straight-Beam UltrasonicMethodsE1930 Practice for Examination of Liquid-Filled Atmo-spheric and Low-Pressure Metal Storage Tanks UsingAcoustic Emis

32、sionE1932 Guide for Acoustic Emission Examination of SmallParts3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.E543 132E1961 Practice for Mechanized Ultrasonic Testing of GirthWelds Using Zonal Discrimination with Focused SearchUnitsE1962 Practice for Ultrasonic S

33、urface Testing Using Elec-tromagnetic Acoustic Transducer (EMAT) TechniquesE2001 Guide for Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy forDefect Detection in Both Metallic and Non-metallic PartsE2075 Practice for Verifying the Consistency of AE-SensorResponse Using an Acrylic RodE2076 Test Method for Examinati

34、on of Fiberglass Rein-forced Plastic Fan Blades Using Acoustic EmissionE2096 Practice for In Situ Examination of FerromagneticHeat-Exchanger Tubes Using Remote Field TestingE2191 Practice for Examination of Gas-Filled Filament-Wound Composite Pressure Vessels Using Acoustic Emis-sionE2192 Guide for

35、Planar Flaw Height Sizing by UltrasonicsE2223 Practice for Examination of Seamless, Gas-Filled,Steel Pressure Vessels Using Angle Beam UltrasonicsE2261 Practice for Examination of Welds Using the Alter-nating Current Field Measurement TechniqueE2338 Practice for Characterization of Coatings Using Co

36、n-formable Eddy-Current Sensors without Coating Refer-ence StandardsE2373 Practice for Use of the Ultrasonic Time of FlightDiffraction (TOFD) TechniqueE2374 Guide for Acoustic Emission System PerformanceVerificationE2375 Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Wrought ProductsE2479 Practice for Measuring

37、 the Ultrasonic Velocity inPolyethylene Tank Walls Using Lateral Longitudinal(LCR) WavesE2491 Guide for Evaluating Performance Characteristics ofPhased-Array Ultrasonic Testing Instruments and SystemsE2534 Practice for Process Compensated Resonance TestingVia Swept Sine Input for Metallic and Non-Me

38、tallic PartsE2580 Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Flat Panel Compos-ites and Sandwich Core Materials Used in AerospaceApplicationsE2700 Practice for Contact Ultrasonic Testing of WeldsUsing Phased Arrays2.2 Other Documents:ASNT Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A PersonnelQualification and Certifi

39、cation in Nondestructive Testing4ANSI/ASNT-CP-189 ASNT Standard for Qualification andCertification of Nondestructive Testing Personnel4NAS-410 Certification and Qualification of NondestructivePersonnel (Quality Assurance Committee)53. Terminology3.1 DefinitionsAdditional definitions are contained in

40、 thespecific specification or in Terminology E1316.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 agencythe public, independent, or in-house nonde-structive testing organization selected by the authority toperform the examination(s) required by the purchase order orspecification.3.2.2 auth

41、oritythe owner, prime contractor, engineer,architect, or purchasing agent in responsible charge of thework, or duly recognized or designated representative.3.2.2.1 DiscussionThe agency and the authority may bethe same in some cases.4. Significance and Use4.1 This specification is applicable where th

42、e systematicassessment of the competence of a nondestructive testingagency by a user or other party is desired.4.2 It is intended that the requirements specified in thisspecification apply to independent, public, or in-house agenciesto the extent required by the purchase order or specification.This

43、specification does not apply to in-house equipment,methods, and examinations used for the exclusive purpose ofinternal process control. It is intended that this specificationapply to all examination(s) used for the final acceptanceexamination(s) if such examination(s) are required by thepurchase ord

44、er or specification.4.3 Criteria are provided for evaluating the capability of anagency to properly perform designated examinations andestablishes essential characteristics pertaining to theorganization, personnel, facilities, and quality systems of theagency. This specification may be supplemented

45、by morespecific criteria and requirements for particular projects.5. Organization of the Agency5.1 The following information concerning the organizationof the agency shall be provided by documentation:5.1.1 A description of the organization including:5.1.1.1 The complete legal name and address of th

46、e mainoffice,5.1.1.2 The names and positions of the principal officers anddirectors,5.1.1.3 The agencys ownership, managerial structure, andprincipal members,5.1.1.4 The functional description of the agencys organiza-tion structure, operational departments, and support depart-ments and services. Thi

47、s may be demonstrated in the form ofcharts that depict all the divisions, departments, sections andunits, and their relationships,5.1.1.5 All relevant organizational affiliates of the agencyand the principal officers of affiliates and directors of theaffiliates where applicable,5.1.1.6 External orga

48、nizations and organizational compo-nents and their functions that are utilized for significanttechnical support services, and5.1.1.7 A brief history of the agency including its relation-ship with its organizational component affiliations and othersupporting information.5.1.2 A general description of

49、 the type of users of theagencys services.5.1.3 A listing of the relevant technical services offered.4Available fromAmerican Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), P.O. Box28518, 1711 Arlingate Ln., Columbus, OH 43228-0518, http:/www.asnt.org.5Available from Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc. (AIA), 1000Wilson Blvd., Suite 1700,Arlington, VA22209-3928, http:/www.aia-aerospace.org.E543 1335.1.4 A list giving applicable dates of the qualifications,accreditations, and recognition of the agency by others.6. Responsibilities and Duties6.1 A nondestructive te