EN ISO 16946:2015

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2015
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Non-destructive testing - Ultrasonic testing - Specification for step wedge calibration
block (ISO 16946:2015)
Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung - Ultraschallprüfung - Beschreibung des Stufenkeil-
Kalibrierkörpers (ISO 16946:2015)
Essais non destructifs - Essais par ultrasons - Spécifications relatives aux blocs
d'étalonnage à gradins (ISO 16946:2015)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 16946:2015
ICS:
19.100 Neporušitveno preskušanje Non-destructive testing
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 16946
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
April 2015
ICS 19.100
English Version
Non-destructive testing - Ultrasonic testing - Specification for
step wedge calibration block (ISO 16946:2015)
Essais non destructifs - Essais par ultrasons - Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung - Ultraschallprüfung -
Spécifications relatives aux blocs d'étalonnage à gradins Beschreibung des Stufenkeil-Kalibrierkörpers (ISO
(ISO 16946:2015) 16946:2015)
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Contents Page
Foreword .3
Foreword
This document (EN ISO 16946:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 138
“Non-destructive testing” the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR, in collaboration with Technical Committee
ISO/TC 135 “Non-destructive testing”.
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Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 16946:2015 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 16946:2015 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 16946
First edition
2015-04-15
Non-destructive testing — Ultrasonic
testing — Specification for step wedge
calibration block
Essais non destructifs — Essais par ultrasons — Spécifications
relatives aux blocs d’étalonnage à gradins
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ISO 16946:2015(E)
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ISO 16946:2015(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Dimensions . 1
5 Alternative dimensions . 2
6 Material . 2
7 Preparation . 2
8 Marking . 3
9 Declaration of conformity .
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