6/16/2020 HOLE TYPE IQI (Penetrameter) Selection in Industrial Radiography Testing

MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER

HOLE TYPE IQI (Penetrameter) Selection in

Industrial Radiography Testing
on March 24, 2017

IMAGE QUALITY INDICATOR (IQI) OR PENETRAMETER

SELECTION FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY

HOLE-TYPE IQI

The logic of selection of hole type IQI is same as that for wire type
IQI.

Please go through the below link for the selection of hole type IQI.
WIRE TYPE IQI (Penetrameter) Selection in Industrial Radiography

Testing

Refer Table T-276; of ASME BPVC Section V;

Based on the nominal single-wall material thickness that you want to

radiograph, select the hole type IQI.

Example:

https://hareeshkv.blogspot.com/2017/03/hole-type-iqi-penetrameter-selection-in.html 1/6
6/16/2020 HOLE TYPE IQI (Penetrameter) Selection in Industrial Radiography Testing

MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER

Suppose we want to radiograph a 7 mm thickness plate using hole
type IQI, in film side.

PosiTector® DPM - Dew Point Me

Ad Measure relative humidity and the s
temperature of steel substrates.

defelsko.com

Learn more

From the table T-276 the required hole type designation is 12 (6.4
through 9.5 in the table T-276 in film side)

And in that, the required essential hole is 2T.

After radiography if the radiography film shows 2T hole then we can

say that the radiography procedure is acceptable in terms of
sensitivity.

Alternate IQI

If the required IQI of hole type designation is not available the

equivalent hole
type IQI sensitivity is as per table T-283

https://hareeshkv.blogspot.com/2017/03/hole-type-iqi-penetrameter-selection-in.html 2/6
6/16/2020 HOLE TYPE IQI (Penetrameter) Selection in Industrial Radiography Testing

MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER

For the above example; if the hole type designation of 12 is not

available, we can use hole type designation of 17 which should show
1T hole or we can use hole type designation 7 which should show 4T
hole in the radiography film.

The below table shows the Hole-Type IQI designation, Thickness

and Hole Diameters. This table is from ASME BPVC Section V.

Some interesting facts about Hole-Type IQI

It is interesting to note that all the Designation Numbers directly

relate to the thickness of the Hole Type IQI except for three, numbers
7, 12 and 17.

See Table T-233.1

https://hareeshkv.blogspot.com/2017/03/hole-type-iqi-penetrameter-selection-in.html 3/6
6/16/2020 HOLE TYPE IQI (Penetrameter) Selection in Industrial Radiography Testing

MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER

Another feature of the Designation Number is in reference to the

specific hole such as 1T, 2T, or 4T.

The T is the thickness of a given IQI Designation such Number 15 for

example. So the 1 x T hole has a diameter of 0.015”.

Thus the 2 x T hole = 0.030”, 4 x T = 0.060”.

However this rule does not hold for the smaller IQI Numbers 5 and 7
which are both identical to Number 10.

To say it another way, Numbers 5, 7 and, 10 all have the same

diameter of 1T, 2T and 4T holes. See table T-233.1

https://hareeshkv.blogspot.com/2017/03/hole-type-iqi-penetrameter-selection-in.html 4/6
6/16/2020 HOLE TYPE IQI (Penetrameter) Selection in Industrial Radiography Testing

MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER

Further Suggested Reading:

1. https://youtu.be/tNFtM6pu_TA

2. Wire-Type IQI

3. https://youtu.be/-OWoBv8LM88

Enter your comment...

Sanying Pr

High-resolution in
scan.
Sanying Precision

https://hareeshkv.blogspot.com/2017/03/hole-type-iqi-penetrameter-selection-in.html 5/6