AWS C3.8M/C3.8:2011 An American National Standard Specification for the Uitrasonic Pulse-Echo Examination of Brazed Joints American Welding Society? ANSI AWS C3.8M/C3.8:2011 An American National Standard Approved by the American National Standards Institute July 13, 2011 Specification for the Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Examination of Brazed Joints 3rd Edition Supersedes AWS C3.8M/C3.8:2005 Prepared by the American Welding Society (AWS) C3 Committee on Brazing and Soldering Under the Direction of the AWS Technical Activities Committee Approved by the AWS Board of Directors Abstract This specification provides the minimum requirements for the pulse-echo ultrasonic examination of brazed joints. Its purpose is to standardize brazed-joint ultrasonic examination requirements for all applications in which brazed joints of assured quality are required. It provides the minimum requirements for equipment, procedures, and the documentation of such tests. American Welding Society? 550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami, FL 33126 AWS C3.8M/C3.8:2011 International Standard Book Number: 978-0-87171-792-4 American Welding Society 550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami, FL 33126 @ 2011 by American Welding Society All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Photocopy Rights. No portion of this standard may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, including mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Authorization to photocopy items for internal, personal, or educational classroom use only or the internal, personal, or educational classroom use only of specific clients is granted by the American Welding Society provided that the appropriate <www.copyright.com>. ii