Designation: A 609/A 609M –91 (Reapproved 2002)Standard Practice forCastings, Carbon, Low-Alloy, and Martensitic StainlessSteel, Ultrasonic Examination Thereof1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 609/A 609M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the yearof original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision
A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval
A superscript epsilon (e ) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval
Scope1
1 This practice 2 covers the standards and procedures forthe pulse-echo ultrasonic examination of heat-treated carbon,low-alloy, and martensitic stainless steel castings by thelongitudinal-beam technique
2 This practice is to be used whenever the inquiry,contra