BS EN 10246-6-2000

|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN10246-6:2000TheEuropeanStandardEN10246-6:1999hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS23.040.10;77.040.20NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWNon-destructivetestingofsteeltubesÐPart6:AutomaticfullperipheralultrasonictestingofseamlesssteeltubesforthedetectionoftransverseimperfectionsLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,FriMay2511:54:41GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorCommittee,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsCommitteeandcomesintoeffecton15February2000©BSI02-2000ISBN0580354377BSEN10246-6:2000AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsNationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN10246-6:1999.ThisBritishStandardcontainselementsofBS3889-1:1983.AcompletelistofthepartsofEN10246isgiveninannexAofthisstandard.ThisBritishStandardpartiallysupersedesBS3889-1:1983,andwhenallrelevantpartshavebeenpublishedBS3889-1:1983willbewithdrawn.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteeISE/73,Steelsforpressurepurposes,toSubcommitteeISE/73/1,Steeltubesforpressurepurposes,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Ðaidenquirerstounderstandthetext;ÐpresenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;ÐmonitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthissubcommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitledªInternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndexº,orbyusingtheªFindºfacilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to13andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,FriMay2511:54:41GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI(8523($167$1'$5'1250((8523e(11((8523b,6&+(1250(11RYHPEHU,&6(QJOLVKYHUVLRQ1RQGHVWUXFWLYHWHVWLQJRIVWHHOWXEHV3DUW$XWRPDWLFIXOOSHULSKHUDOXOWUDVRQLFWHVWLQJRIVHDPOHVVVWHHOWXEHVIRUWKHGHWHFWLRQRIWUDQVYHUVHLPSHUIHFWLRQV(VVDLVQRQGHVWUXFWLIVGHVWXEHVHQDFLHU3DUWLH&RQWU{OHDXWRPDWLTXHSDUXOWUDVRQVVXUWRXWHODFLUFRQIpUHQFHGHVWXEHVSRXUODGpWHFWLRQGHVLPSHUIHFWLRQVWUDQVYHUVDOHVGHVWXEHVHQDFLHUVDQVVRXGXUH=HUVW|UXQJVIUHLH3UIXQJYRQ6WDKOURKUHQ7HLO$XWRPDWLVFKH8OWUDVFKDOOSUIXQJQDKWORVHU6WDKOURKUHEHUGHQJHVDPWHQ5RKUXPIDQJ]XP1DFKZHLVYRQ4XHUIHKOHUQ7KLV(XURSHDQ6WDQGDUGZDVDSSURYHGE\&(1RQ2FWREHU&(1PHPEHUVDUHERXQGWRFRPSO\ZLWKWKH&(1&(1(/(&,QWHUQDO5HJXODWLRQVZKLFKVWLSXODWHWKHFRQGLWLRQVIRUJLYLQJWKLV(XURSHDQ6WDQGDUGWKHVWDWXVRIDQDWLRQDOVWDQGDUGZLWKRXWDQ\DOWHUDWLRQ8SWRGDWHOLVWVDQGELEOLRJUDSKLFDOUHIHUHQFHVFRQFHUQLQJVXFKQDWLRQDOVWDQGDUGVPD\EHREWDLQHGRQDSSOLFDWLRQWRWKH&HQWUDO6HFUHWDULDWRUWRDQ\&(1PHPEHU7KLV(XURSHDQ6WDQGDUGH[LVWVLQWKUHHRIILFLDOYHUVLRQV(QJOLVK)UHQFK*HUPDQ$YHUVLRQLQDQ\RWKHUODQJXDJHPDGHE\WUDQVODWLRQXQGHUWKHUHVSRQVLELOLW\RID&(1PHPEHULQWRLWVRZQODQJXDJHDQGQRWLILHGWRWKH&HQWUDO6HFUHWDULDWKDVWKHVDPHVWDWXVDVWKHRIILFLDOYHUVLRQV&(1PHPEHUVDUHWKHQDWLRQDOVWDQGDUGVERGLHVRI$XVWULD%HOJLXP&]HFK5HSXEOLF'HQPDUN)LQODQG)UDQFH*HUPDQ\*UHHFH,FHODQG,UHODQG,WDO\/X[HPERXUJ1HWKHUODQGV1RUZD\3RUWXJDO6SDLQ6ZHGHQ6ZLW]HUODQGDQG8QLWHG.LQJGRP(8523($1&200,77(()2567$1'$5',=$7,21&20,7e(8523e(1'(1250$/,6$7,21(8523b,6&+(6.20,7(()h5125081*&HQWUDO6HFUHWDULDWUXHGH6WDVVDUW%%UXVVHOV‹&(1$OOULJKWVRIH[SORLWDWLRQLQDQ\IRUPDQGE\DQ\PHDQVUHVHUYHGZRUOGZLGHIRU&(1QDWLRQDO0HPEHUV5HI1R(1(LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,FriMay2511:54:41GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI3DJH(1¸%6,&RQWHQWV3DJH)RUHZRUG6FRSH*HQHUDOUHTXLUHPHQWV0HWKRGRIWHVW5HIHUHQFHVWDQGDUGV(TXLSPHQWFDOLEUDWLRQDQGFKHFNLQJ$FFHSWDQFH7HVWUHSRUWLQJ$QQH[$LQIRUPDWLYH7DEOHRI3DUWVRI(11RQGHVWUXFWLYHWHVWLQJRIVWHHOWXEHV$QQH[%QRUPDWLYH0DQXDOVHPLDXWRPDWLFXOWUDVRQLFWHVWLQJRIXQWHVWHGHQGVVXVSHFWDUHDVLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,FriMay2511:54:41GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI3DJH(1¸%6,)RUHZRUG7KLV(XURSHDQ6WDQGDUGKDVEHHQSU