ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 18563-3 First edition 2015-12-15 Non-destructive testing Characterization and verification of ultrasonic phased array equipment Part 3: Combined systems Essais non destructifs - Caractérisation et vérification de I'appareillage ultrasonore multi-elements - Partie 3: Systeme complet Reference number ISO 18563-3:2015(E) ISO International Organization for Standardization @ IS0 2015 mitted without license from IHS IS0 18563-3:2015(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT IS0 2015, Published in Switzerland All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISOcopyrightoffice Ch. de Blandonnet 8 · CP 401 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland Tel. +41 22 749 01 11 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 [email protected] www.iso.org Internatinai br DrganizationforStandardization Licensee-ZHEJIANG INST OF STANDARDIZzRoISQ5 - All rights reserved Not for Resale, 2016/3/29 03:12:12 networking permited withoutlicense from IHS IS0 18563-3:2015(E) Contents Page Foreword ..V 1 Scope .1 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Symbols. 5 General requirements for conformity 6 Modes of operation ..4 7 Equipment required for tests 8 Group 1 tests .9 8.1 General .9 8.2 Elements and channels .9 8.2.1 General .9 8.2.2 Channel assignment. .9 8.2.3 Relative sensitivity of elements .10 8.3 Beam characterization . ..12 8.3.1 General. .12 8.3.2 Absence of saturation. .13 8.3.3 Beam characterization for contact probes .14 8.3.4 Beam characterization for immersion probes 21 8.4 Imaging check .24 8.4.1 General 24 8.4.2 Reflector positioning. 25 8.4.3 -6 dB spot size 25 8.4.4 Amplitude comparison 25 9 Group 2 tests .25 9.1 General. 25 9.2 Visual inspection of equipment. 26 9.2.1 Operating procedure. 26 9.2.2 Acceptance criteria .. 26 9.3 Relative sensitivity of elements. 26 9.3.1 General. 26 9.3.2 Operating procedure .26 9.3.3 Identification of dead elements 27 9.3.4 Compensation of sensitivity variation 27 9.3.5 Acceptance criteria. 27 9.4 Linearity of amplification system 27 9.4.1 Operating procedure. 27 9.4.2 Acceptancecriteria 27 9.5 Absolute sensitivity of virtual probes 28 9.5.1 General. 28 9.5.2 Operating procedure 28 9.5.3 Acceptancecriterion. 28 9.6 Relative sensitivity of virtual probes .28 9.6.1 General 28 9.6.2 Operating procedure 28 9.6.3 Acceptance criterion. 29 9.7 Probe index points.. 29 9.7.1 General. 29 9.7.2 Operating procedure 29 9.7.3 Acceptance criteria. 29 9.8 Angle(s) of refraction. 29 ntemaonalganzatin5All rights reserved ii icensee=ZHEJIANG INST OF STANDARDIZATION C1 5956617 ed without license from IHS