2013 SECTION V

MANDATORY APPENDIX VII

RADIOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION OF METALLIC CASTINGS
VII-210

SCOPE

(a) Casting Areas Prior to Finish Machining. The IQI shall

be based on a thickness that does not exceed the finished
thickness by more than 20% or 1/4 in. (6 mm), whichever
is greater. In no case shall an IQI size be based on a thickness greater than the thickness being radiographed.
(b) Casting Areas That Will Remain in the As-Cast Condition. The IQI shall be based on the thickness being
radiographed.

Metallic castings, due to their inherent complex configurations, present examination conditions that are unique
to this product form.
Radiographic examination may be performed on castings when the modified provisions to Article 2, as indicated herein, are satisfied.

VII-220
VII-224

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
SYSTEM OF IDENTIFICATION

VII-280

A system shall be used to produce permanent identification on the radiograph traceable to the contract, component, or part numbers, as appropriate. In addition, each
film of a casting being radiographed shall be plainly and
permanently identified with the name or symbol of the
Material Manufacturer, Certificate Holder, or Subcontractor, job or heat number, date, and, if applicable, repairs
(R1, R2, etc.). This identification system does not necessarily require that the information appear as radiographic
images. In any case, this information shall not obscure
the area of interest.

VII-270
VII-271

VII-282

RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY

VII-282.1 Density Limitations. The transmitted film

density through the radiographic image of the body of
the appropriate hole IQI or adjacent to the designated wire
of a wire IQI and the area of interest shall be 1.5 minimum
for single film viewing. For composite viewing of multiple
film exposures, each film of the composite set shall have a
minimum density of 1.0. The maximum density shall be
4.0 for either single or composite viewing. A tolerance of
0.05 in density is allowed for variations between densitometer readings.

EXAMINATION
RADIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE

VII-290

VII-271.2 Double-Wall Viewing Technique. A doublewall viewing technique may be used for cylindrical castings 31/2 in. (88 mm) or less in O.D. or when the shape
of a casting precludes single-wall viewing.

VII-276

EVALUATION

VII-293

DOCUMENTATION
LAYOUT DETAILS8

To assure that all castings are radiographed consistently in the same manner, layout details shall be provided. As a minimum, the layout details shall include:
(a) sketches of the casting, in as many views as necessary, to show the approximate position of each location
marker; and
(b) source angles if not perpendicular to the film.

IQI SELECTION

VII-276.3 Additional IQI Selection Requirements.

The thickness on which the IQI is based is the single-wall
thickness.

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No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.

ARTICLE 2