ASTM E1324-00
Historical Standard: ASTM E1324-00 Standard Guide for Measuring Some Electronic Characteristics of Ultrasonic Examination Instruments
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ASTM E1324
1. Scope
1.1 This guide describes procedures for electronically measuring the following performance-related characteristics of some sections of ultrasonic instruments:
1.1.1 Power Supply Section: line regulation, battery discharge time, and battery charge time.
1.1.2 Pulser Section: pulse shape, pulse amplitude, pulse rise time, pulse length, and pulse frequency spectrum.
1.1.3 Receiver Section: vertical linearity, frequency response, noise and sensitivity, and dB controls.
1.1.4 Time Base Section: horizontal linearity, and clock (pulse repetition rate).
1.1.5 Gate/Alarm Section: delay and width, resolution, alarm level, gain uniformity, analog output, and back echo gate.
1.2 This guide complements Practice E317, and is not intended for evaluating the performance characteristics of ultrasonic examination instruments on the inspection/production line.
Note 1-No access to internal circuity is required.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D2548 Method of Test for Analysis of Oil Soluble Petroleum Sulfonates by Liquid Chromatography; Replaced by D 3712
E317 Practice for Evaluating Performance Characteristics of Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Testing Instruments and Systems without the Use of Electronic Measurement Instruments
E1316 Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations
Other Standard
IEEE Std. 100, IEEE Standard Dictionary of Electrical and Electronics Terms Available from Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), 445 Hoes Ln., P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, NJ 08854-1331ANSI Standard
Z540-1 General Requirements for Calibration Laboratories and Measurement and Test Equipment Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.ISO Standard
ISO 10012 Measurement Management Systems--Requirements for Measurement Processes and Measuring Equipment Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de la Voie-Creuse, CP 56, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland, http://www.iso.org.Keywords
electronic characteristics; evaluation; instruments; linearity; pulsers; receivers; ultrasonic: Battery voltage; Charge time; Current measurement; Electrical performance; Electronic measurement; Gate/alarm section; Horizontal linear motion; Noise and sensitivity; Performance--laboratory instrumentation/process; Power supply; Pulse-echo ultrasonic testing; Receiver section; Time base section; Time variable gain (TVG); Ultrasonic testing; Voltage;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 19.100 (Non-destructive testing)
DOI: 10.1520/E1324-00
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