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This document specifies the characteristics of probes used for non-destructive air-coupled ultrasonic testing with centre frequencies above 20 kHz, with focusing or without focusing means. This document refers to probes based on the piezoelectric effect. Air-coupled probes based on other physical principles may be characterized according to this guideline if it is judged as appropriate. This document excludes periodic tests for probes. If parameters specified in this document are to be verified during the probe’s lifetime, as agreed upon by the contracting parties, the procedures of verification for these parameters can be selected from those given in this document.

This document specifies a method and establishes guidelines for non-destructive testing using active thermography with inductive excitation. By using inductive heating of the test object, this active thermography method is suitable for inspecting test objects made of metals or other electrically conductive materials. Such tests are conducted for: - the detection of surface-breaking discontinuities, particularly cracks; and - the detection of discontinuities located near the surface. The functional principle of the defect detection can be based on a direct interaction of defect and excitation signal (defect selective) or an indirect interaction by using derivations of the applied heat flow. For this purpose, active thermography with inductive excitation is conducted using different sources of excitation (inductors) in reflection and transmission configurations. Areas tested in one shot are typically between a few cm2 and a few hundred cm2, depending on the geometry of the used inductor. In dynamic configuration, larger areas can be tested. Fields of application for active thermography with inductive excitation are to be found in industrial manufacturing and in maintenance (vehicle, drive system and power plant components, jointing technique, semi-finished products, etc.). Active thermography with inductive excitation is also called inductive thermography or eddy-current excited thermography.