IQI image quality indicator in industrial use, wire penetrameters ASTM SE 1025

IQI image quality indicator in industrial use, wire penetrameters ASTM SE 1025

ASTM SE 1025 Plate Penetrameters are normally used to conform with

the American Inspection Standards. They are rectangular plates, 2% in

thichness of the specimen and of material radiographically similar to the

specimen. Each plate has three holes drilled equal in diameter to 1X, 2X,

and 4X the plate penetrameter thickness. The minimum thickness of

Plate type penetrameter is 0.010’’. For Penetrameters greater than

0.180’’, these are supplied in disc form, the outside diameter is 4X, with 2

holes 1X & 2X the thickness of the Penetrameter. 

The chart below gives Plate Penetrameter Identification and thickness

and a guide as to which penetrameter to use for each material thickness.

ASME           Pene.             Material            Thickness   

 I.D.            Thickness             Ins                  mm      

  5             0.0050              <0.250               6.35     

  7             0.0075              0.375                9.52

 10             0.0100              0.500                12.70

 12             0.0125              0.625                15.88

 15             0.0150              0.750                19.05

 17             0.0175              0.875                22.22

 20             0.0200              1.000                25.40

 25             0.0250              1.250                31.75

 30             0.0300              1.500                38.10

 35             0.0350              1.75 to 2              44 to 50

 40             0.0400              2 to 2.5               50 to 63

 50             0.0500              2.5 to 4               63 to 101

 60             0.0600              4 to 6                101 to 152

 80             0.0800              6 to 8                152 to 203

100             0.1000              8 to 10               203 to 254

120             0.1200               10 to 12               254 to 304

160             0.1600               12 to 16               304 to 406

200             0.2000               16 to 20               406 to 508