|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN10246-15:2000TheEuropeanStandardEN10246-15:2000hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS23.040.10;77.040.20:77.140.50NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWNon-destructivetestingofsteeltubesÐPart15:Automaticultrasonictestingofstrip/plateusedinthemanufactureofweldedsteeltubesforthedetectionoflaminarimperfections©BSI06-2000ISBN0580341739BSEN10246-15:2000AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsNationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN10246-15:2000.ThisBritishStandardcontainselementsofBS3889-1,Non-destructivetestingofpipesandtubesÐPart1:Methodsofultrasonictestingforthedetectionofimperfectionsinwroughtsteeltubes.AcompletelistofthepartsofEN10246isgiveninannexAofthisstandard.WhenallrelevantpartshavebeenpublishedBS3889-1:1983willbewithdrawn.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteeISE/73,Steelforpressurepurposes,toSubcommitteeISE/73/1,Steeltubesforpressurepurposes,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Ðaidenquirerstounderstandthetext;ÐpresenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;ÐmonitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthissubcommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitledªInternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndexº,orbyusingtheªFindºfacilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to13andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.–Part15:Automaticultrasonictestingofstrip/plateusedinthemanufactureofweldedsteeltubesforthedetectionoflaminarimperfectionsEssaisnondestructifsdestubesenacier–Partie15:Contröleautomatiqueparultrasonspourladétectiondesdédoubluresdanslesbandes/plaquesutiliséespourlafabricationdestubesenaciersoudésZerstörungsfreiePrüfungvonStahlrohren–Teil15:AutomatischeUltraschallprüfungvonBand/Bech,dasfürdieHerstellunggeschweißterStahlrohreeingesetztwird,zumNachweisvonDopplungenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon25December1999.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2000CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN10246-15:2000E©BSI06-2000CONTENTSPageFOREWORD..............................................................................................................................31SCOPE...............................................................................................................................42GENERALREQUIREMENTS..............................................................................................43METHODOFTEST............................................................................................................44REFERENCESTANDARDS................................................................................................65EQUIPMENTCALIBRATIONANDCHECKING....................................................................76ACCEPTANCE...................................................................................................................87TESTREPORTING..............................................................................