BS EN 12517-1998 Non-destructive testing of welds. Radiographic testing of welded joints. Acceptance levels.pdf
BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 12517:1998 Incorporating Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 Non-destructive testing of welds Radiographic testing of welded joints Acceptance levels The European Standard EN 12517:1998, with the incorporation of amendments A1:2002 and A2:2003, has the status of a British Standard ICS 25.160.40 ? Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sat Oct 28 07:11:24 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI BS EN 12517:1998 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Engineering Sector Board, was published under the authority of the Standards Board and comes into effect on 15 June 1998 © BSI 15 March 2004 ISBN 0 580 29645 8 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 12517:1998, including amendments A1:2002 and A2:2003. The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags ?. Tags indicating changes to CEN text carry the number of the CEN amendment. For example, text altered by CEN amendment A1 is indicated by ?. As agreed by CEN/TC 121/SC 5 resolution 134/2000 and in accordance with amendment A1:2002, the term “ examination” has been replaced by “ testing” throughout the document. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee WEE/46, Non-destructive examination, which has the responsibility to: A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled “ International Standards Correspondence Index” , or by using the “ Search” facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 6, an inside back cover and a back cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication Amd. No.DateComments 1423628 February 2003See national foreword 1494415 March 2004Change to foreword and deletion of Annex ZA Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sat Oct 28 07:11:24 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM EN 12517 February 1998 + A1 October 2002 + A2 December 2003 ICS 25.160.40 Descriptors: Welded joints, butt welds, steels, non-destructive tests, quality control, weld defects, radiographic analysis, acceptability English version Non-destructive testing of welds Radiographic testing of welded joints Acceptance levels (includes amendment A1:2002 and A2:2003) Essais non destructifs des assemblages soudés Contrôle par radiographie des assemblages soudés Niveaux d acceptation (inclut les amendements A1:2002 et A2:2003) Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung von Schweißverbindungen Durchstrahlungsprüfung von Schweißverbindungen Zulässigkeitsgrenzen (enthält Änderungen A1:2002 und A2:2003) This European Standard was approved by CEN on 31 January 1998. Amendment A1 was approved by CEN on 23 August 2002. Amendment A2 was approved by CEN on 20 November 2003. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions. 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This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 1998, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 1998. This document been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Foreword to amendment A1 This document (EN 12517:1998/A1:2002) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 121, Welding, the Secretariat of which is held by DS. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2003 and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by April 2003. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s). For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document. Annex A is informative. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Foreword to amendment A2 This document EN 12517:1998/A2:2003 has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN TC 121, Welding, the Secretariat of which is held by DS. This amendment to the European Standard EN 12517:1998 shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2004, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by June 2004. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Contents Page Foreword2 1Scope3 2Normative references3 3Radiographic technique3 4General4 5Acceptance levels4 Annex A (informative) Guide to the limitations of radiography6 Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sat Oct 28 07:11:24 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI ? EN 12517:1998 © BSI 15 March 2004 3 1 Scope This standard specifies acceptance levels for indications from imperfections in steel butt welds detected by radiography. If ?defined by specification?, the acceptance levels may be applied to other types of welds or materials. The acceptance levels may be related to welding standards, application standards, specifications or codes. Such a relationship is shown in EN 12062 for EN 25817. This standard assumes that the radiographic testing has been carried out in accordance with EN 1435. When assessing whether a weld meets the requirements specified for a weld quality level, the sizes of imperfections permitted by standards are compared with the dimensions of indications revealed by a radiograph made of the weld. 2 Normative references This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of, any of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies. EN 970, Non-destructive examination of fusion welds Visual examination. EN 1435, Non-destructive testing of welded joints Radiographic testing of fusion welded joints. EN 12062, Non-destructive testing of welds General rules for metallic materials. EN 25817, Arc welded joints in steel Guidance of quality levels for imperfections. (ISO 5817:1992) EN 26520, Classification of imperfections in metallic fusion welds, with explanation. (ISO 6520:1982) EN 30042, Arc welded joints in aluminium and its weldable alloys Guidance on quality levels for imperfections. (ISO 10042:1992) 3 Radiographic technique Depending on the weld quality level, radiographic technique A or B in accordance with EN 1435 is used as shown in Table 1. Table 1 Radiographic testing Quality levels in accordance with EN 25817 or EN 30042 Testing techniques and levels in accordance with EN 1435 Acceptance levels in accordance with pr EN 12517 B B 1 CB1)2 D A 3 1)However, the maximum area for a single exposure shall correspond to the requirements of class A of EN 1435. Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sat Oct 28 07:11:24 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI ? EN 12517:1998 4© BSI 15 March 2004 4 General Welded joints should be visually examined and evaluated in accordance with EN 970 before radiographic examination. The acceptance levels in this document are basically valid for evaluation of imperfections which cannot be detected and evaluated by visual examination. Surface imperfections (such as undercut and excessive penetration, surface damage, weld spatter, etc.), which due to object geometry cannot be evaluated, but where the interpreter suspects the EN 25817 quality levels are not fulfilled, shall be subject to more specific examination. ?When quantification of undercut and/or excessive penetration by radiography is required, specific procedures, according to the specification, using test exposures may be applied in order to establish a basis for approximate quantification in accordance with the requirements of EN 25817.? 5 Acceptance levels The acceptance levels for indications are shown in Table 2. The ?imperfection? types are those listed in EN 25817. The symbols used in Table 2 are the following: lis the length of imperfection, in millimetres; sis the minimal butt weld thickness, in millimetres; Lis the tested length of the welded joint, in millimetres; his the height of imperfection, in millimetres; bis the width of weld reinforcement, in millimetres. Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sat Oct 28 07:11:24 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI ? EN 12517:1998 © BSI 15 March 2004 5 Table 2 Acceptance levels for indications in butt welds No. Type of imperfections in accordance with EN 26520 Acceptance level 31)Acceptance level 21)Acceptance level 1 1 Cracks (100)Not permittedNot permittedNot permitted 2 Crater cracks (104)Permitted one per each 40 mm of the weld Not permittedNot permitted 3 Porosity and gas pores (2011, 2013, 2014 and 2017) l ? min (0,5 s; 5 mm) ? l ? s for L = min (12 s; 150 mm) l ? min (0,4 s; 4 mm) ? l ? s for L = min (12 s; 150 mm) l ? min (0,3 s; 3 mm) ? l ? s for L = min (12 s; 150 mm) 4 Wormholes (2016)l ? min (0,5 s; 4 mm) ? l ? s for L = min (12 s; 150 mm) l ? min (0,4 s; 3 mm) ? l ? s for L = min (12 s; 150 mm) l ? min (0,3 s; 2 mm) ? l ? s for L = min (12 s; 150 mm) 5 Solid and metallic inclusions (300) and elongated cavities (2015) l ? 2 s and ? l ? L/10 ?for L = min (12 s; 150 mm)? l ? s and ? l ? L/10 ?for L = min (12 s; 150 mm)? l ? max (0,3 s; 6 mm) and l ? 25 mm ? l ? s for L = min (12 s; 150 mm) 6 Copper inclusions (3042) Not permitted Not permittedNot permitted 7 Lack of fusion (401)Permitted, but only intermittently and not breaking the surface l ? 25 mm and ? l ? 25 mm for L = min (12 s; 150 mm) Not permittedNot permitted 8Lack of penetration (402) l ? 25 mm and ? l ? 25 mm for L = min (12 s; 150 mm) Permitted if not breaking the surface l ? 12 mm and ? l ? 15 mm for L = min (12 s; 150 mm) Not permitted 92)Undercut (501)Smooth transition is required h ? 1,5 mm Smooth transition is required h ? 1 mm Smooth transition is required h ? 0,5 mm 102)Excessive penetration (504) Moderately high h ? min 5 mm; (1 mm + 1,2 b) Fairly high h ? min 4 mm; (1 mm + 0,6 b) Of good shape Smooth transition to parent metal h ? min 3 mm; (1 mm + 0,3 b) 112)Local protrusion (5041) PermittedOccasional local excess permitted provided the transition is smooth 122)Stray flash and spatter (601), (602) Acceptance of stray flash depends on type of parent metal and likelihood of cracking Acceptance of spatter depends on type of parent metal 1)Acceptance levels 3 and 2 may be specified with prefix X, which denotes that all indications over 25 mm are unacceptable. 2)Surface imperfections: the acceptance levels are those defined for visual testing. These ?imperfections? are normally accepted or rejected for visual testing. Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sat Oct 28 07:11:24 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI ? EN 12517:1998 6© BSI 15 March 2004 Annex A (informative) Guide to the limitations of radiography NOTEThe numbers in parentheses conform to those used in EN 26520. A.1 Volumetric imperfections in butt welds Porosities and gas pores (2011, 2013, 2015
