ASTM E543-08a - 1.7.2008
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers minimum requirements for agencies performing nondestructive testing (NDT).

1.2 When using this specification to assess the capability of, or to accredit NDT agencies, Guide E 1359 shall be used as a basis for the survey. It can be supplemented as necessary with more detail in order to meet the auditor's specific needs.

1.3 This specification can be used as a basis to evaluate testing or inspection agencies, or both, and is intended for use for the qualifying or accrediting, or both, of testing or inspection agencies, public or private.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

 
2. Referenced Documents

E1139-07

Standard Practice for Continuous Monitoring of Acoustic Emission from Metal Pressure Boundaries

E1212-17

Standard Practice for Establishing Quality Management Systems for Nondestructive Testing Agencies

E1254-13(2023)

Standard Guide for Storage of Radiographs and Unexposed Industrial Radiographic Films

E1312-18

Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Examination of Ferromagnetic Cylindrical Bar Product Above the Curie Temperature

E1315-93(2002)

Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Examination of Steel with Convex Cylindrically Curved Entry Surfaces (Withdrawn 2007)

E1316-24

Standard Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations

E1359-17

Standard Guide for Auditing and Evaluating Capabilities of Nondestructive Testing Agencies

E1444-05

Standard Practice for Magnetic Particle Testing

E1496-05

Standard Test Method for Neutron Radiographic Dimensional Measurements

E1816-18(2022)

Standard Practice for Measuring thickness by Pulse-Echo Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer (EMAT) Methods

E1888/E1888M-17

Standard Practice for Acoustic Emission Examination of Pressurized Containers Made of Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic with Balsa Wood Cores

E1901-23

Standard Guide for Detection and Evaluation of Discontinuities by Contact Pulse-Echo Straight-Beam Ultrasonic Methods

E1930-07

Standard Practice for Examination of Liquid-Filled Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Metal Storage Tanks Using Acoustic Emission

E2075-05

Standard Practice for Verifying the Consistency of AE-Sensor Response Using an Acrylic Rod

E2076-05

Standard Test Method for Examination of Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Fan Blades Using Acoustic Emission

E1419-09

Standard Practice for Examination of Seamless, Gas-Filled, Pressure Vessels Using Acoustic Emission

E746-23

Standard Practice for Determining Relative Image Quality Response of Industrial Radiographic Imaging Systems below 4 MeV

ASNT Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A

Personnel Qualification and Certification in Nondestructive Testing Available from American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), P.O. Box 28518, 1711 Arlingate Ln., Columbus, OH 43228-0518, http://www.asnt.org.

ANSI/ASNT-CP-189

ASNT Standard for Qualification and Certification of Nondestructive Testing Personnel

NAS-410

Certification and Qualification of Nondestructive Personnel (Quality Assurance Committee) Available from Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc. (AIA), 1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1700, Arlington, VA 22209-3928, http://www.aia-aerospace.org.

E2001-18

Standard Guide for Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy for Defect Detection in Both Metallic and Non-metallic Parts

E2096-05

Standard Practice for In Situ Examination of Ferromagnetic Heat-Exchanger Tubes Using Remote Field Testing

E2191-08

Standard Practice for Examination of Gas-Filled Filament-Wound Composite Pressure Vessels Using Acoustic Emission

E2223-13(2022)

Standard Practice for Examination of Seamless, Gas-Filled, Steel Pressure Vessels Using Angle Beam Ultrasonics

E2261-07

Standard Practice for Examination of Welds Using the Alternating Current Field Measurement Technique

E2375-22

Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Wrought Products

E2479-16(2021)

Standard Practice for Measuring the Ultrasonic Velocity in Polyethylene Tank Walls Using Lateral Longitudinal (LCR) Waves

E2534-20

Standard Practice for Targeted Defect Detection Using Process Compensated Resonance Testing Via Swept Sine Input for Metallic and Non-Metallic Parts

E2700-20

Standard Practice for Contact Ultrasonic Testing of Welds Using Phased Arrays

E747-18

Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture and Material Grouping Classification of Wire Image Quality Indicators (IQI) Used for Radiology

E748-19

Standard Guide for Thermal Neutron Radiography of Materials

E749-07

Standard Practice for Acoustic Emission Monitoring During Continuous Welding

E750-15(2020)

Standard Practice for Characterizing Acoustic Emission Instrumentation

E751-07

Standard Practice for Acoustic Emission Monitoring During Resistance Spot-Welding

E908-98(2022)

Standard Practice for Calibrating Gaseous Reference Leaks

E976-15(2021)

Standard Guide for Determining the Reproducibility of Acoustic Emission Sensor Response

E999-20

Standard Guide for Controlling the Quality of Industrial Radiographic Film Processing

E1001-21

Standard Practice for Detection and Evaluation of Discontinuities by the Immersed Pulse-Echo Ultrasonic Method Using Longitudinal Waves

E1004-23

Standard Test Method for Determining Electrical Conductivity Using the Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Method

E1025-18

Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture, and Material Grouping Classification of Hole-Type Image Quality Indicators (IQI) Used for Radiography

E1030-05

Standard Test Method for Radiographic Examination of Metallic Castings

E1032-19

Standard Practice for Radiographic Examination of Weldments Using Industrial X-Ray Film

E1033-13

Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Examination of Type F-Continuously Welded (CW) Ferromagnetic Pipe and Tubing Above the Curie Temperature (Withdrawn 2019)

E1211-07

Standard Practice for Leak Detection and Location Using Surface-Mounted Acoustic Emission Sensors

E1417-05

Standard Practice for Liquid Penetrant Testing

E1571-21

Standard Practice for Electromagnetic Examination of Ferromagnetic Steel Wire Rope

E1606-20

Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Examination of Copper and Aluminum Redraw Rod for Electrical Purposes

E1629-12(2020)

Standard Practice for Determining the Impedance of Absolute Eddy-Current Probes

E1742-08

Standard Practice for Radiographic Examination

E1774-17(2022)

Standard Guide for Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers (EMATs)

E1781-08

Standard Practice for Secondary Calibration of Acoustic Emission Sensors

E1932-12(2022)

Standard Guide for Acoustic Emission Examination of Small Parts

E1961-16(2021)

Standard Practice for Mechanized Ultrasonic Testing of Girth Welds Using Zonal Discrimination with Focused Search Units

E494-20

Standard Practice for Measuring Ultrasonic Velocity in Materials by Comparative Pulse-Echo Method

E493-06

Standard Test Methods for Leaks Using the Mass Spectrometer Leak Detector in the Inside-Out Testing Mode

E243-18

Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Examination of Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes

E317-21

Standard Practice for Evaluating Performance Characteristics of Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Testing Instruments and Systems without the Use of Electronic Measurement Instruments

E376-19

Standard Practice for Measuring Coating Thickness by Magnetic-Field or Eddy Current (Electromagnetic) Testing Methods

E428-08

Standard Practice for Fabrication and Control of Metal, Other than Aluminum, Reference Blocks Used in Ultrasonic Testing

E431-96(2022)

Standard Guide to Interpretation of Radiographs of Semiconductors and Related Devices

E432-91(2022)

Standard Guide for Selection of a Leak Testing Method

E433-71(2023)

Standard Reference Photographs for Liquid Penetrant Inspection

E479-91(2000)

Standard Guide for Preparation of a Leak Testing Specification

E2192-13(2022)

Standard Guide for Planar Flaw Height Sizing by Ultrasonics

E2338-22

Standard Practice for Characterization of Coatings Using Conformable Eddy Current Sensors without Coating Reference Standards

E2373-09

Standard Practice for Use of the Ultrasonic Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD) Technique

E2374-16(2021)

Standard Guide for Acoustic Emission System Performance Verification

E2491-23

Standard Guide for Evaluating Performance Characteristics of Phased-Array Ultrasonic Testing Instruments and Systems

E2580-24

Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Flat Panel Composites and Sandwich Core Materials Used in Aerospace Applications

E566-19

Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current/Magnetic Induction) Sorting of Ferrous Metals

E570-20

Standard Practice for Flux Leakage Examination of Ferromagnetic Steel Tubular Products

E571-19

Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Examination of Nickel and Nickel Alloy Tubular Products

E309-16

Standard Practice for Eddy Current Examination of Steel Tubular Products Using Magnetic Saturation

E426-16(2021)

Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Examination of Seamless and Welded Tubular Products, Titanium, Austenitic Stainless Steel and Similar Alloys

E427-95(2000)

Standard Practice for Testing for Leaks Using the Halogen Leak Detector (Alkali-Ion Diode)

E114-20

Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Straight-Beam Contact Testing

E125-63(2023)

Standard Reference Photographs for Magnetic Particle Indications on Ferrous Castings

E127-20

Standard Practice for Fabrication and Control of Flat Bottomed Hole Ultrasonic Standard Reference Blocks

E164-19

Standard Practice for Contact Ultrasonic Testing of Weldments

E165-09

Standard Practice for Liquid Penetrant Examination for General Industry

E213-22

Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Metal Pipe and Tubing

E664-93(2000)

Standard Practice for the Measurement of the Apparent Attenuation of Longitudinal Ultrasonic Waves by Immersion Method

E690-15(2020)

Standard Practice for In Situ Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Examination of Nonmagnetic Heat Exchanger Tubes

E703-20

Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Sorting of Nonferrous Metals

E709-21

Standard Guide for Magnetic Particle Testing

E650-97

Standard Guide for Mounting Piezoelectric Acoustic Emission Sensors

E498-95(2000)

Standard Test Methods for Leaks Using the Mass Spectrometer Leak Detector or Residual Gas Analyzer in the Tracer Probe Mode

E215-22

Standard Practice for Standardizing Equipment and Electromagnetic Examination of Seamless Aluminum-Alloy Tube

E273-20

Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of the Weld Zone of Welded Pipe and Tubing

E94-04

Standard Guide for Radiographic Examination

E1962-19

Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Surface Testing Using Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer (EMAT) Techniques

E499-95(2000)

Standard Test Methods for Leaks Using the Mass Spectrometer Leak Detector in the Detector Probe Mode

E515-11(2022)

Standard Practice for Leaks Using Bubble Emission Techniques

E545-19

Standard Test Method for Determining Image Quality in Direct Thermal Neutron Radiographic Examination

E569-07

Standard Practice for Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Structures During Controlled Stimulation

E587-15(2020)

Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Angle-Beam Contact Testing

E592-20

Standard Guide to Obtainable ASTM Equivalent Penetrameter Sensitivity for Film Radiography of Steel Plates 14 to 2 in. (6 to 51 mm) Thick with X-Rays and 1 to 6 in. (25 to 152 mm) Thick with Cobalt-60

E797-05

Standard Practice for Measuring Thickness by Manual Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Contact Method

E801-21

Standard Practice for Controlling Quality of Radiographic Examination of Electronic Devices

E803-20

Standard Test Method for Determining the L/D Ratio of Neutron Radiography Beams

E1067-07

Standard Practice for Acoustic Emission Examination of Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Resin (FRP) Tanks/Vessels

E1118-05

Standard Practice for Acoustic Emission Examination of Reinforced Thermosetting Resin Pipe (RTRP)