AEROSPACE AMS-STD-2154 MATERIAL SPECIFICATION …

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2 The initial release of this document is intended to replace MIL-STD-2154. Any part numbers established by the original SPECIFICATION remain original Military SPECIFICATION was adopted as an SAE standard under the provisions of the SAE Technical Standards Board (TSB) Rules and Regulations (TSB 001) pertaining to accelerated adoption of government specifications and standards. TSB rules provide for (a) the publication of portions of unrevised government specifications and standards without consensus voting at the SAE Committee level, and (b) the use of the existing government SPECIFICATION or standard MATERIAL relating to qualified product lists has not been adopted by SAE. This MATERIAL was part of the original military SPECIFICATION and is reprinted here for historic reference MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONAMS-STD-2154 IssuedMAR 1998 ReaffirmedSEP 2005 Copyright SAE International Provided by IHS under license with SAEL icensee=Messier Dowty/5905381001 Not for Resale, 02/28/2007 18:52:15 MSTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS--```,```,`,``,,```,,,``,,,`-`-`,,`,, `,`,,`--- AMS-STD-2154 SAEAMS-STD-2154- 2 -FOREWORDThis document supersedes MIL-I-8950B, Inspection, Ultrasonic, Wrought Metals, Process for.

3 The purpose of MIL-STD-2154 is to standardize the process for applying ultrasonic inspection in the evaluation of wrought metals and wrought metal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - aluminum alloy products - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DOCUMENTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Government Publications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Publications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Publications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - presentation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - beam examination.

4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - surface resolution - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - presentation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (db) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - correction (DAC) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - surface resolution - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - field - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - linearity range - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - limit- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - linearity limit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - field.

5 Reference response - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - to noise ratio - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - beam examination- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - element - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - sensitivity - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - penetration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - linearity limit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - limit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 Copyright SAE International Provided by IHS under license with SAEL icensee=Messier Dowty/5905381001 Not for Resale, 02/28/2007 18:52.

6 15 MSTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS--```,```,`,``,,```,,,``,,,`-`-`,,`,, `,`,,`--- AMS-STD-2154 SAEAMS-STD-2154- 3 -CONTENTS - REQUIREMENTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - qualification - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - procedure - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - procedures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - REQUIREMENTS.

7 - - - - - - - - method (type I) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - method (type II) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - test block materials - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - test block MATERIAL inspection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - equipment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - decade switch check - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - switch - method 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - switches - method 2.

8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - regulator - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - paint brush transducers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - attachments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - equipment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - standards - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - standards for straight beam inspection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - surface reference standards - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - surface reference standards - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - standard for angle beam inspection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - angle beam - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - cylindrical standards - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Institute of Welding (IIW)

9 Block - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - beam standards fabrication - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - reference reflectors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - procedures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - speed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - frequency - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - travel path for immersion method (type I) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - preparation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 Copyright SAE International Provided by IHS under license with SAEL icensee=Messier Dowty/5905381001 Not for Resale, 02/28/2007 18:52.

10 15 MSTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS--```,```,`,``,,```,,,``,,,`-`-`,,`,, `,`,,`--- AMS-STD-2154 SAEAMS-STD-2154- 4 -CONTENTS - inspection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - standards - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - for standardization (type I) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - beam inspection- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - beam inspection- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - correction curve - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - correction curve for other materials - - - - - - - - - - - - thickness increases - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - index-determination (type I) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - of scanning grain (type I)