Bulletin 49
May 17, 2010

PWL#081B - Resources on Ultrasonic Nondestructive Testing, Basic Principles, Wave Types, Wave Propagation, Defects in Castings, Measuring Size of Defects, Reliability, Sizing Errors, Articles, Standards, Reference Blocks, Buyers Guide and more...

Mid May Bulletin

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Resources

Ultrasonic testing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrasonic_testing

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing
http://www.asnt.org/

History of NDT-Instrumentation
http://www.ndt.net/article/wcndt00/papers/idn378/idn378.htm

NDT UT Ultrasound Explained (4 pages)
http://www.spacialpower.com/index.html

IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control Society (Links)
http://www.ieee-uffc.org/ultrasonics/links.asp

Non-Contact Ultrasonic Testing
http://www.twi.co.uk/content/ndt_ultratest.html

Examination Guide for Initial Certification
- Industrial Ultrasonics (28 pages)
www.nrcan.gc.ca/smm-mms/ndt-end/pdf/ult-ult-eng.pdf

Introduction to Ultrasonic Testing (Presentation - 46 frames)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/23793495/Introduction-to-Ultrasonic-Testing

Ultrasonic Testing of Steel Castings (38 pages)
http://www.sfsa.org/sfsa/pubs/misc/Ultrasonic%20Testing.pdf

Basic Principles of Ultrasonic Testing
(1 - html, 58 pages)(2 - pdf, 116 pages)
http://www.ndt-ed.org/EducationResources/CommunityCollege/Ultrasonics/Introduction/description.htm
and
http://web.missouri.edu/~washerg/Undergrad%20NDE/ultrasonic/pdf/NDT%20Resource%20Center%20Ultrasound.pdf

Basic Principles of Ultrasonic Testing (presentation, 43 pages)
http://www.kint.nl/methoden/niet%20destructief%20onderzoek/Basical%20Principles%20of%20UT.pdf

Nondestructive Material Testing with Ultrasonics
- Introduction to the Basic Principles -
http://www.ndt.net/article/v05n09/berke/berke1.htm

The Open Access NDT Database
http://www.ndt.net/

Ultrasonic Testing of Axle sets of Diesel-Engine trains
http://www.ndt.net/article/wcndt00/papers/idn779/idn779.htm

An Introduction to Ultrasonic Material Analysis
http://www.olympus-ims.com/en/applications-and-solutions/introductory-ultrasonics/introduction-material-analysis/

Take a Closer Look at Ultrasonic Inspection
http://www.ndtmag.com/Articles/Feature_Article/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000791033

Multiple Channel Ultrasonic Instrument for Inspection Systems
http://www.ductile.org/Magazine/2000_2/inspection.htm

Information for the Procurement and Conduct of NDT
Part 4:Ultrasonic Sizing Errors and Their Implication for Defect Assessment (48 pages)
http://www.hse.gov.uk/comah/sragtech/ndt4.pdf

Human Reliability in Ultrasonic Inspection
http://www.sonotronndt.com/article.asp?ArtID=12

Ultrasonic Testing: Seeing the Unseeable
http://www.qualitydigest.com/oct05/articles/02_article.shtml

Measuring with Sound
http://www.qualitydigest.com/nov01/html/ultrasonic.html

PC-Based Ultrasonic Test System Basics
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/3766

ASM NDT Buyers Guide (2009)(8 pages) Direct Download from
http://asmcommunity.asminternational.org/portal/site/www/AsmStore/ProductDetails/?vgnextoid=885caa253dc12210VgnVCM100000621e010aRCRD
or
http://asmcommunity.asminternational.org/static/Static%20Files/IP/Magazine/AMP/V167/I07/amp16707p27.pdf?authtoken=c6068d0ce7328bbcbb08e7bd7759bad22f72a83b

19 Articles on Ultrasonic NDT Technology
http://www.reliabilityweb.com/fa/ultrasonic.htm

Ultrasonic Testing of Aerospace Materials
(NASA Practice No. PT-TE-1422)(6 pages)
http://klabs.org/DEI/References/design_guidelines/test_series/1422msfc.pdf

Public Lessons Learned Entry: 0765
on Ultrasonic Testing of Aerospace Materials (above)
http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/llis/0765.html

techsolutions 6
Selecting a Nondestructive Testing Method,
Part V: Ultrasonic Testing (5 pages)
http://ammtiac.alionscience.com/pdf/TechSolutions06.pdf

ISO 11496:1993 01-Nov-1993
Seamless and welded steel tubes for pressure purposes -
Ultrasonic testing of tube ends for the detection of laminar imperfections
Click to Order.

BS EN 1714:1998
Non destructive testing of welded joints.
Ultrasonic testing of welded joints
British-Adopted European Standard / 15-Jan-1998 / 32 pages
Click to Order.

ISO 12094:1994
Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes
- Ultrasonic testing for the detection of laminar imperfections
in strips/plates used in the manufacture of welded tubes
International Organization for Standardization / 01-Dec-1994 / 7 pages
Click to Order.

ISO/FDIS 17640
Non-destructive testing of welds
-- Ultrasonic testing -- Techniques, testing levels, and assessment
http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_ics/catalogue_detail_ics.htm?ics1=25&ics2=160&ics3=40&csnumber=50438

Industrial Integration of Residual Stress Measuring NDT -
Systems Based on Ultrasonics and Micro-Magnetics
http://link.aip.org/link/?APCPCS/760/1387/1

Commercial Publications

Ultrasonic Pipe Testing Overview
http://www.corrview.com/service_03.htm

Ultrasonic Pipe / Tank Testing
http://www.eci-ndt.com/ultrasonic-pipe-tank-testing.html

Automated Ultrasonic Technology (AUT)
http://www.ixar.in/aut.aspx

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