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    The document discusses ultrasonic testing calibration on duplex stainless steel. It notes that calibration blocks should have similar acoustic properties to the test material. A small velocity difference of 100 m/s exists between austenitic and duplex stainless steel. This velocity difference results in a negligible time base scale difference of 0.85mm. The document also describes using a side drilled hole reflector in a reference block for amplitude calibration.

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    The document discusses ultrasonic testing calibration on duplex stainless steel. It notes that calibration blocks should have similar acoustic properties to the test material. A small velocity difference of 100 m/s exists between austenitic and duplex stainless steel. This velocity difference results in a negligible time base scale difference of 0.85mm. The document also describes using a side drilled hole reflector in a reference block for amplitude calibration.

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    The document discusses ultrasonic testing calibration on duplex stainless steel. It notes that calibration blocks should have similar acoustic properties to the test material. A small velocity difference of 100 m/s exists between austenitic and duplex stainless steel. This velocity difference results in a negligible time base scale difference of 0.85mm. The document also describes using a side drilled hole reflector in a reference block for amplitude calibration.

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    The document discusses ultrasonic testing calibration on duplex stainless steel. It notes that calibration blocks should have similar acoustic properties to the test material. A small velocity difference of 100 m/s exists between austenitic and duplex stainless steel. This velocity difference results in a negligible time base scale difference of 0.85mm. The document also describes using a side drilled hole reflector in a reference block for amplitude calibration.

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    The document discusses the construction and use of calibration blocks for ultrasonic testing of austenitic and duplex stainless steel materials. Calibration blocks aim to match the acoustic properties of test materials. The velocity difference between austenitic and duplex stainless steel is minor at 100 m/s. The small difference in indications of 0.85mm can be ignored.

    Calibration blocks are constructed to have the same acoustic properties as the test material, with the material used in the block matching the acoustic velocity. This allows the block to accurately calibrate for the test material.

    The velocity of austenitic stainless steel is 5780 m/s while duplex stainless steel has a velocity of 5880 m/s, a difference of 100 m/s.

    Ultrasonic Testing on Duplex Stainless Steel

    Reference Block

    Calibration Block

    Presented by
    R.Baskar, AMIE (Mech)
    ASNT NDT Level III RT,UT,PT & MT
    CSWIP 3.2
    AWS SCWI

    60 Austenitic material
    Velocity = 5780 m/s
    26

    50mm

    Radius

    Calibration Block for UT Equipment


    2
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    Calibration Block for UT Equipment

    Calibration blocks shall as near as


    practicable, have the same acoustic
    60
    Austenitic material properties as the material to be tested
    Velocity = 5780 m/s
    (Reference: DNV-OS-F101, para. 204, page- 201)

    50mm
    Radius

    Sin60 Sin 61.7


    =
    5780 Duplex material
    5880
    61.7 Velocity = 5880 m/s

    50mm
    Radius

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    60
    Austenitic material
    Velocity = 5780 m/s
    26
    50mm

    Radius


    Duplex material
    Velocity = 5880 m/s

    Interface

    26 Sin60 Sin 61.7


    =
    5780 5880
    61.7
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    For the selected angle, the transducer shall be moved back
    and forth over the line indicative of the transducer angle until the
    signal from the radius is maximised

    The sound entry point on the transducer shall be compared


    3 mm
    with the angle mark on the calibration block ( Tolerance 2 )

    50mm

    Radius

    Interface

    Sin60 Sin 61.7


    =
    5780 5880
    26
    5
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    Austenitic Stainless Steel
    Calculation: Length travelled = 50 mm
    Velocity (Austenitic Stainless Steel) = 5780 m/sec
    Time Taken to travel 50mm = 8.6505 x 10 second
    Duplex Stainless Steel
    0.85 mm Velocity (Duplex Stainless Steel) = 5880 m/sec
    Time Taken to travel 50mm = 8.5034x 10 second

    Equivalent length travelled in Duplex Stainless Steel


    with reference to Austenitic Stainless Steel:

    50
    = x 8.5034x 10
    8.6505 x 10
    = 49.15 mm

    Difference in time base scale = 50.0 49.15 = 0.85mm


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    60 5 Weld Joint Design

    1.7

    90
    15 mm
    1.7
    20 mm

    90

    Interface

    60
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    61.7
    Amplitude or Sensitivity Calibration

    26

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    Summary
    The material used for calibration blocks, have the same acoustic
    properties as the material to be tested. (Reference: DNV-OS-F101, para. 204, page- 201)

    The metal velocity difference is only 100 m/sec

    Austenitic Stainless Steel material Velocity = 5780 m/sec


    Duplex Stainless Steel material velocity = 5880 m/sec

    The difference in the position of indications at time base scale is only


    0.85mm , which can be ignored

    For Amplitude or Sensitivity Calibration, reference reflector (SDH) in the


    reference block has been used.

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