|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN583-3:1997TheEuropeanStandardEN583-3:1997hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS19.100NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWNon-destructivetestingÐUltrasonicexaminationPart3.TransmissiontechniqueLicensedCopy:RRICTISQRRICTISQ,na,TueSep0512:53:54BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoard,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15September1997©BSI1997ISBN0580283089BSEN583-3:1997AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateTextaffectedNationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN583-3:1997.TherehaspreviouslybeennodirectBritishStandardequivalenttothisstandard.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeWEE/46,Non-destructivetesting,whichhastheresponsibilityto:±aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;±presenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;±monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitled`InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex',orbyusingthe`Find'facilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to8,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.LicensedCopy:RRICTISQRRICTISQ,na,TueSep0512:53:54BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSICENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComiteÂEuropeÂendeNormalisationEuropaÈischesKomiteefuÈrNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1997AllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwidetoCENnationalmembersRef.No.EN583-3:1997EEUROPEANSTANDARDEN583-3NORMEEUROPEÂENNEEUROPAÈISCHENORMMay1997ICS19.100Descriptors:Non-destructivetests,ultrasonicfrequencies,ultrasonictests,transmission,generalities,inspectionmethods,measurements,comparisonanalysisEnglishversionNon-destructivetestingÐUltrasonicexaminationÐPart3:TransmissiontechniqueEssaisnondestructifsÐControÃleultrasonoreÐPartie3:TechniquepartransmissionZerstoÈrungsfreiePruÈfungÐUltraschallpruÈfungÐTeil3:DurchschallungstechnikThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1997-04-10.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.LicensedCopy:RRICTISQRRICTISQ,na,TueSep0512:53:54BST2006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIPage2EN583-3:1997©BSI1997ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC138Non-destructivetesting,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyAFNOR.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyNovember1997,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyNovember1997.ThisstandardconsistsofthefollowingParts:EN583-1Non-destructivetestingÐUltrasonicexaminationÐPart1:GeneralprinciplesEN583-2Non-destructivetestingÐUltrasonicexaminationÐPart2:SensitivityandrangesettingEN583-3Non-destructivetestingÐUltrasonicexaminationÐPart3:TransmissiontechniqueEN583-4Non-destructivetestingÐUltrasonicexaminationÐPart4:ExaminationforimperfectionsperpendiculartothesurfaceEN583-5Non-destructivetestingÐUltrasonicexaminationÐPart5:CharacterizationandsizingofimperfectionsENV583-6Non-destructivetestingÐUltrasonicexaminationÐPart6:Time-of-flightdiffractiontechniqueasamethodfordetectionandsizingofimperfectionsAccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.ContentsPageForeword21Scope32Normativereferences33Definitions34Principlesoftheexamination34.1Basictechniquesandset-up34.2Capabilityofdetectionofimperfections34.3Requirementsforgeometryandaccess54.4Effectsofvariationincoupling,angulationandalignmentofprobe55Examinationtechniq