Ultrasonic Thickness Testing Procedure

Refinery And Petrochemical
Integrated Development
(RAPID) Package 2
ULTRASONIC THICKNESS
TESTING PROCEDURE
Owner: PRPC Refinery and Cracker SDN.BHD
CONRACTOR Project No.: M6002-01DD

Document No.
:
Contract No :
RAPID/CTC/05-2013-P2
Page 1 of 7
RAPID-P0002-0100-PMG-PRC-0001-0011
ULTRASONIC THICKNESS TESTING PROCEDURE
Document Class:
29-Jul-16
IFR Issued For Review
Rev.
DATE
DD-MMM-YY
STATUS REVISION MEMO
1- not accepted
Vendor Job No.
2- not approved and has comment(s)
Designation
:
(Eq. Service,if applicable):
3- approved by Purchaser without comment
Vendor Doc. No.
4- approved with minor comment
Requisiton No.
:
Date
:
2016.08.22
Sign
WRITTEN BY
(name & signature)
:
CHECKED BY
(name & signature)
Unit
Item No.
RAPID-P0002-0100-PMG-PRC-0001-0011
APPROVED BY
(name & signature)

(RAPID) Package 2
TESTING PROCEDURE
Document No.
:
Contract No :
RAPID-P0002-0100-PMG-PRC-0001-0011
Page 2 of 7
Table of Content
1.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES ............................................................................................................................................3
2.
RANGE OF TESTING..................................................................................................................................................3
3.
ACOUSTIC VELOCITY RANGE OF SEVERAL MATERIALS .............................................................................3
4.
INSTRUMENTS AND PROBES .................................................................................................................................3
5.
STANDARD TEST BLOCK ........................................................................................................................................4
6.
COUPLING ....................................................................................................................................................................4
7.
INSTRUMENT RECTIFICATION ...............................................................................................................................4
8.
TESTING PREPARATION ..........................................................................................................................................5
9.
METHOD OF MEASUREMENT .................................................................................................................................5
10. TREATMENT FOR ABNORMAL MEASUREMENT ..............................................................................................5

11. RECORDING AND REPORTING ..............................................................................................................................5
12. COMPLETION DATA ARCHIVE ...............................................................................................................................6
APPENDIX: TESTING REPORT FORMAT ......................................................................................................................7

(RAPID) Package 2
TESTING PROCEDURE
Document No.
:
1.
Contract No :
Page 3 of 7
RAPID-P0002-0100-PMG-PRC-0001-0011
General principles
1.1 Goals
The purpose of making the technological procedure is to improve and guarantee the quality of
ultrasonic thickness Testing. Ultrasonic thickness Testing personnel should finish their assignment
strictly according to requirement in technological procedure.
1.2 The reference for procedure making is
ASME BPVC Section V - Nondestructive Examination
ASME BPVC Section VIII - Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels
2.
Range of testing
The procedure is suitable for test thickness of special metal equipment, materials, accessories,
machinery parts by digital direct reading ultrasonic thickness instrument or type A pulse reflection
ultrasonic flaw detector.
3.
Acoustic velocity range of several materials
Acoustic velocity of several materials is listed in table1, when using the data of this table, actual
acoustic velocity of material should be measured if necessary.
Table 1 Acoustic velocity of some main materials: m/s
Material
Alumi
names
nium
Steel
Stainles
coope
s steel
zirconium
titani
zinc
lead
um
Cas
t
iron
longitudin
al
6300
5900
wave
velocity;
4.
5800
4700
4310
6240
4170
2170
3500
5600
Instruments and probes
4.1 The accuracy of ultrasonic thickness instrument should meet the measurement requirements.
4.2 Ultrasonic thickness usually adopts the single crystal straight probe which is type of direct
contact, also, single crystal straight probe and double crystal straight probe with deferred
piece can be used for testing.
4.3 Testing wall thickness of high temperature workpiece should use the special high temperature
probe, casting piece and coarse grained materials should adopt the probe which have large
diameter and low frequency.
4.4 Generally, thickness gauge which the accuracy is 0.0 or 0.01 can be used for testing
workpiece thickness, thickness gauge with 0.01 accuracy is needed for testing important part
or making judgement.

(RAPID) Package 2
TESTING PROCEDURE
Document No.
:
5.
RAPID-P0002-0100-PMG-PRC-0001-0011
Contract No :
Page 4 of 7
Standard test block
5.1 Basic requirement and size of test block is shown at ASME standard: The typical ladder block
for thickness testing calibration.
5.2 When testing the thickness of curve surface, the same curvature blocks should be used, or
amend the standard block for testing.
6.
Coupling
The non-bubble and suitable viscosity coupling agent should be choose according to the surface
situation and acoustic impedence of tested workpiece such as engine oil, silica gel, glycerol,
sodium silicate and paste. If the workpiece surface is roughness, more viscous coupling agent is
needed.
7.
Instrument rectification
7.1
Ultrasonic thickness meter rectification
7.1.1 Digital direct-reading ultrasonic thickness meter Adding the probe on the rectify block of
digital direct-reading ultrasonic thickness meter, making the digital shows on the thickness
meter screen is the known value of block by adjusting the sound velocity correction button.
7.1.2 Type A pulse reflection ultrasonic flaw detector
a. Correction process is done at the thickness value which is near the maximum and minimum
value (or half of the maximum value) of thickness which is waiting for testing by ladder blocks.
b. Adding probe on the block which is more thick, then, adjust the sound velocity correction
button to make the digital shows on the thickness meter screen is the known value of block.
c. Adding probe on thinner block, adjusting zero correction button to make the digital shows on
the thickness meter screen is near the known value of block.
d. Finally, make sure the correct number of both higher and lower sides of measurement is
obtained by iterative adjustment, instrument adjusting process is finish.
e. If sound, velocity of material is known, the sound velocity value can be set in advance, then,
adjust zero correction button on the block which is the part of instrument to make sure the
instrument display is the block thickness. At this time, instrument adjusting process is finish
7.2 Correction of ultrasonic flaw detector
a. Correction process is done at the thickness value which is near the maximum and minimum
value ( or half of the maximum value) of thickness which is waiting for testing by ladder
blocks.
b. Adding probe on the block which is thicker, then, adjust the scanning range button of
instrument until bottom echo appear in the corresponding scale position.
c. Adding probe on thinner block, adjusting delay scanning button until bottom echo appear in
the corresponding scale position.

(RAPID) Package 2
TESTING PROCEDURE
Document No.
:
RAPID-P0002-0100-PMG-PRC-0001-0011
Contract No :
Page 5 of 7
d. Finally, make sure the correct bottom echo of both thinner and thicker sides of measurement
is obtained by iterative adjustment, instrument adjusting process is finish.
8.
Testing preparation
Floating rust, scabrities or part of paint film which is disengaged should be clean, proper grinding
can be done by grinding wheel if necessary.
9.
Method of measurement
Each position for thickness testing should be tested three times respectively, and recording in time.
During test the thickness of pipe, the centre line of the probe and tube shaft centre line should be
vertical, and through the pipe axis centre.
10. Treatment for abnormal measurement

When using ultrasonic thickness gauge to measure thickness, sometimes the abnormal value
would appear which must be properly dealing with.
10.1 There is no display value
If the workpiece curvature radius is too small or large number of pitting corrosion is on the back,
there is no display value on instrument. At this time, the supplementary testing process should be
done by adopting ultrasonic flaw detector.
10.2 The display value is about 2 times of actual thickness
When workpiece thickness is less than 3 mm and the back is more smooth, at this time, small
distance probe or special probe should be used to avoid the display value is about 2 times of
actual thickness.
10.3 The display value smaller than actual thickness
When the inner defect is exist, thickness gauge display value is always less than 70% of the
nominal thickness, at this time, ultrasonic flaw detector should be used to detect place around the
testing point to confirm whether the testing is influenced by defects, the straight probe or angle
probe can be used.
10.4 After using carbon block to correct thickness gauge, the display value perhaps would be
larger than actual value due to acoustic velocity difference, which should be pay attention to
and must correct by corresponding blocks.
11. Recording and reporting

11.1 Thickness testing personnel must finish original ultrasonic thickness records timely and
seriously, if the diagram about thickness testing is needed, the diagram should completely
and clearly reflect the actual position for testing.
11.2 The operator should issue report correctly according to the ultrasonic thickness testing
recording. Ultrasonic thickness report must be filled completely according to the format
prescribed. Report writing must be correct, legible and cannot be altered arbitrarily.

(RAPID) Package 2
TESTING PROCEDURE
Document No.
:
RAPID-P0002-0100-PMG-PRC-0001-0011
Contract No :
Page 6 of 7
11.3 Thickness test result should be based on the report, any individual oral data cannot be taken
as the basis of construction and completion data, the report should deliver to entrust unit or
the client timey.
11.4 Ultrasonic thickness report is only effective which must have the signing by operator and
audit and stamped with the special seal for testing.
12. Completion data archive

12.1 Non-destructive testing data of projects under construction should have special person to
(personnel duty engineer, evaluation personnel) storage, storage environment shall ensure
that data will not be affected with damage and loss.
12.2 Completion data should be transfer to the archivists timely.

(RAPID) Package 2
TESTING PROCEDURE

Document No.
:
Contract No :
Page 7 of 7
RAPID-P0002-0100-PMG-PRC-0001-0011
Appendix: testing report format

N No.032-2015
Ningbo Hengxin Engineering Testing Co.,Ltd
Ultrasonic Thickness Measurement Report
Report No.
Project name
Entrust No.
Entrusted by
Record No.
Test piece description
Test piece No.
Date of entrustment
Material
Surface states
Test place
Test percentage
Test criteria
Equipment model
Equipment No.
Measurement
precision
Standard test coupon
Reference block
Couplant
()
Test position No.
mm
Check point No. Nominal thickness
Tested by:
Reviewed by:
Actual
thickness
mm
()
Test position No.
Check point No.
mm
mm

Nominal
thickness
mm
Actual
thickness
mm
()
Date:
(Seal)
811 . Address:No.811 Yufan east road Zhenhai Ningbo Zhejiang Province Tel\Fax0574-86433603
. Part adopts is invalid without the approval of the company.
Page of

Ultrasonic Thickness Testing Procedure

Transféré par

Informations du document

Copyright

Formats disponibles

Partager ce document

Partager ou intégrer le document

Options de partage

Avez-vous trouvé ce document utile ?

Ce contenu est-il inapproprié ?

Droits d'auteur :

Formats disponibles

Ultrasonic Thickness Testing Procedure

Transféré par

Droits d'auteur :

Formats disponibles

Refinery And Petrochemical

Owner: PRPC Refinery and Cracker SDN.BHD

CONRACTOR Project No.: M6002-01DD