NF EN 10246-6 : 2000

Foreword
1 Scope
2 General requirements
3 Methods of test
4 Reference standards
5 Equipment calibration and checking
6 Acceptance
7 Test reporting
Annex A (informative) Table of Parts of EN 10246 - Non-
                      destructive testing of steel tubes
Annex B (normative) Manual/semi-automatic ultrasonic
                    testing of untested ends/suspect areas

Defines requirements for automatic ultrasonic shear wave testing of seamless steel tubes to detect transverse imperfections. Defines acceptance levels and calibrating methods. Applies to tubes with an outside diameter not less than 10 mm.