D EUTSCHE NORM September 2002

Non-destructive testing of welds

Ultrasonic testing of welded joints {
Acceptance levels
(includes Amendment A1 : 2002)
English version of DIN EN 1712 : 1997 + A1 : 2002 EN 1712
ICS 25.160.40 Supersedes
September 1997 edition.
Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung von Schweißverbindungen –
Ultraschallprüfung von Schweißverbindungen –
Zulässigkeitsgrenzen (enthält Änderung A1 : 2002)

European Standard EN 1712 : 1997 + Amendment A1 : 2002 has the status of a

DIN Standard.
A comma is used as the decimal marker.

National foreword
This standard has been prepared by CEN/TC 121 ‘Welding’ (Secretariat: Denmark), SC 5 ‘Non-destructive
tests of welds’.
The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuss Materialprüfung
(Materials Testing Standards Committee), Technical Committee Ultraschallprüfung.

Amendments
This standard differs from the September 1997 edition in that it has been editorially revised and Annex ZA
has been included.

Previous edition
DIN EN 1712: 1997-09.

Continued overleaf.
EN comprises 13 pages.

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 EN 1712
September 1997

+ A1
May 2002

ICS 25.160.40 Supersedes EN 1712 : 1997.

Descriptors:

English version

Non-destructive testing of welds

Ultrasonic testing of welded joints
Acceptance levels
(includes Amendment A1 : 2002)

Contrôle non destructif des Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung von

assemblages soudés – Contrôle Schweißverbindungen – Ultraschall-
par ultrasons des assemblages prüfung von Schweißverbindungen –
soudés – Niveaux d’acceptation Zulässigkeitsgrenzen
(amendement A1 : 2002 inclus) (enthält Änderung A1 : 2002)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1997-07-24 and Amendment

A1 on 2002-05-01.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a
national standard without any alteration.
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Contents

Page
Foreword to EN 1712 : 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Foreword to EN 1712 : 1997/A1 : 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Normative references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3 Evaluations of indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.2 Sensitivity setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.3 Reference level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.4 Evaluation level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.5 Recording level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.6 Measurement of indication length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4 Acceptance levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4.2 Longitudinal indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.3 Transverse indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.4 Indications detected by the tandem technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.5 Linearly aligned and grouped indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.6 Cumulative length of acceptable indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5 Examination report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Annex A (informative) Acceptance levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Annex B (normative) Fixed amplitude level technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements
or other provisions of EU directives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Foreword to EN 1712 : 1997

This European Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 121 ‘Welding’, the Secretariat of
which is held by DS.
This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and
the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of the relevant EU Directives.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text
or by endorsement, and conflicting national standards withdrawn, by February 1998 at the latest.
In accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard:
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Foreword to EN 1712 : 1997/A1 : 2002

This amendment to EN 1712 : 1997 has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 121 ‘Welding’, the
Secretariat of which is held by DS.
This amendment has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of the relevant EU Directives.
For relationship with these directives, see Annex ZA.
This amendment shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by
endorsement, and conflicting national standards withdrawn, by November 2002 at the latest.
In accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard:
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
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This European Standard specifies ultrasonic acceptance levels, 2 and 3, for full penetration
welded joints in ferritic steels, which correspond to quality levels B and C of EN 25817. Other
acceptance levels can be used by specification.

An acceptance level corresponding to level D of EN 25817 has not been included in this standard
as ultrasonic testing is not recommended for this weld quality.

These acceptance levels are applicable to testing carried out in accordance with the standards
referred to in EN 12062. They can, however, be applied in conjunction with other rules, where the
same types of reference reflectors for sensitivity setting are used, provided it is agreed between
the contracting parties.

The standard is applicable to the testing of full penetration ferritic steel welds, with thicknesses
from 8 mm up to 100 mm. It can also be used for other types of welds, materials and thicknesses
above 100 mm, provided the testings have been performed with necessary consideration of the
geometry and acoustical properties of the component and an adequate sensitivity can be
employed to enable the acceptance levels of this standard to be applied. The nominal frequency
of probes used in this European Standard is between 2 MHz and 5 MHz unless attenuation or
requirements for higher resolution call for another frequency. The use of these acceptance levels
in conjunction with frequencies outside this range needs to be considered carefully.

The evaluation of indications shall be performed on indications detected by testing performed in

accordance with EN 1714.
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The acceptance levels shall be related to the testing techniques (testing levels) as defined in
EN 1714. Acceptance level 2 will normally require at least testing level B, and for acceptance
level 3 at least testing level A. Any other relationship between acceptance levels and testing
levels shall be defined by specification.
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Evaluation of indications may include discrimination between different types of discontinuity if

defined in a specification. In such case, the characterisation as a planar indication may be used as
the primary discrimination of an acceptable or rejectable indication. In this case all indications with
echo amplitude above the evaluation level shall be characterised, and all that are characterised as
planar shall be rejected.

For welds subject to fatigue loading, near surface acceptance levels may be defined in a
specification.

The acceptability of indications detected by the tandem technique is to be defined by

specification.
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