NDT 206 - Ultrasonic Testing (UT) Level II

1. Demonstrate proficient knowledge of ultrasound straight and angle beam inspection.
2. Demonstrate proficient knowledge of the use and application of ultrasonic equipment.
3. Demonstrate proficient knowledge of how to set up and calibrate NDT equipment.
4. Demonstrate proficient knowledge of standards and codes used in ultrasonic inspections.

1. Principles of Ultrasonics
   1. Review of ultrasonic techniques
   2. Elements of ultrasonic testing
   3. Ultrasonic testing systems
   4. Ultrasonic instrumentation
   5. Pulser
   6. Amplifier
   7. A scan display
   8. B scan display
   9. C scan display
   10. Computerized systems
   11. Transducers
   12. Penetration versus sensitivity and resolution
   13. Transducer dampening
   14. High penetration – low resolution
   15. Medium penetration – high resolution
   16. Test and documents
   17. Piezoelectric materials
   18. Ultrasonic testing in industrial settings
   19. Acoustic coupling
   20. Base material testing
2. Equipment Calibration
   1. Transducer performance checks
   2. Instrumentation calibration
   3. Checking horizontal linearity
   4. Straight beam calibration
   5. Angle beam calibration
   6. ASME shear wave approach
   7. AWS calibration
   8. Distance sensitivite
   9. Calibration blocks
3. Evaluation of Base Materials
   1. Ingots
   2. Continuous casting
   3. Extrusion process
   4. Pipe and tubular products
   5. Forging
   6. Castings
   7. Composites
   8. Welds
4. Ultrasonic Testing Applications
   1. Testing applications
   2. Detecting planar discontinuities
   3. Scattering discontinuities
   4. Test objects with curved surfaces
   5. Test objects with irregular surfaces
   6. Compressed discontinuities
5. Transducer Characteristics
   1. General equipment
   2. General performance techniques
   3. Transducer characterization equipment
   4. Recording of transducer beam profiles
   5. Analysis of transducer data
   6. Evaluation Standards
6. Evaluation standards - ASTM
   1. Evaluation standards - ASME
   2. Evaluation standards - API
   3. Standards - AWS
   4. Typical approaches
   5. Structure of standards
   6. Sample specifications