Title : UT THICKNESS GAUGE PROCEDURE

Procedure No :

Rev No :3

Date : 07.08.2020

NDE Level III AI

Prepared & Approved By Reviewed By
 REVISION SUMMARY

Rev No Date Details Signature

0 06.11.2019 First Issue

1.0. Scope
1.1. This procedure shall be used for measuring the thickness of materials using the manual contact
pulse-echo Direct read out without CRT of thickness 1.50 mm to 200 mm.

2.0. Technique
2.1. Manual, Contact, Pulse Echo Technique and digital readout without CRT.

3.0. Referenced Documents

3.1. ASME Section V 2019 Edition.
3.2. ASTM E 797.
3.3. User Manual of Digital Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge –Metrix UTM 5A+
3.4. Written Practice No: PSVPL/WP/1 Rev.0.

4.0. Personnel Qualification

4.1. The personnel performing Ultrasonic Digital Thickness Testing shall be certified as NDE Level II
for limited certification in UT Digital Thickness Testing as per PSVPL Written Practice.

5.0. UT Instrument
5.1. The equipment shall have capability for examining at frequencies from 1.0 to 5MHz. Following
equipment may be used which shall provide direct thickness digital read out ranging from
1.0mm to 200mm, the following instrument shall be used, MODSONIC-DT201.

6.0. Ultrasonic Testing Probe

6.1. Straight beam contact dual search unithighly damped-high frequency probes are
recommended. The size of the probe shall not be more than 10 mm, for curvature surface
smaller diameter probe shall be used to ensure 100% contact on the surface being measured.
Following probes shall be used, Modsonic-DT201, Probe 5MHz Diameter 10 mm.

7.0. Couplant
7.1. Glycerin shall be used.
7.2. Couplant used during calibration shall only be used during testing.
8.0. Surface Preparation
8.1. Surface shall be sufficiently smooth for effective coupling of search unit. The surface of the part
to be examined shall be free of extraneous material such as loose scale, paint; dirt etc. surface
of the part to be processed shall not be below 10 °C or above 93 °C throughout the examination
period.

9.0. Calibration
9.1. General
9.1.1. Calibration block of thickness 4mm shall be inbuilt with equipment for instant calibration.

10.0. Operating Procedure of Instrument

10.1. The operating procedure shall be followed as per Instrument manufacturer operating manual.

10.2. Velocity and Zero Calibration

102.1. The material velocity and zero calibration procedures may be combined using a thick and a thin
calibration block of the same material.

Step 1: Update the transducer Zero compensation by wiping the transducer face and pressing
[2nd F], [Cal Zero] (Do Zero).

Step 2: Couple the transducer to the thick calibration block.

Step 3: Press [CAL VEL].

Step 4: When the thickness reading is stable, press the [ENTER] key.

Step 5: Uncouple the transducer from the block and use the [,,,] slewing keys to enter the
thickness of the thick block.

Step 6: Couple the transducer to the thin block and press the [CAL ZERO] key.

Step 7: When the reading is stable, press the [ENTER] key.

Step 8: Uncouple the transducer from the block and use the [,,,] slewing keysto enter the
thickness of the thin block.
Step 9: Press the [MEAS] key to complete the calibration and go the measure mode.
11.0. Operation
Step 1: Apply Couplant to the test block or material at the spot to be measured. Ingeneral, the
smoother the material surface, the thinner the Couplant may be rough surfaces require more
viscous Couplant such as gel or grease.

Step 2: Place the tip of the transducer on the surface of the material to be measured. Keep the
transducer as flat as possible on the material surface.

Step 3: Read the thickness on the gauge display.

12.0. Report & Record

12.1. All thickness reading, Calibration details, Instrument details (Make, model, SL No) Surface finish,
Couplant and Search Unit details (SL No, Diameter) shall be included in the dimensional report.