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QUALITY PROCEDURE
ESTIMATION OF MEASUREMENT
UNCERTAINTY
THIS PROCEDURE CONTAINED HEREIN IS
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ITECSOLUTIONS

QUALITY GROUP PTE LTD WHERE IS

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QUALITY MANAGER AND SHALL NOT BE

REVISED, AMENDED OR ANYWAY ALTERED
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Date
23/12/2013

Prepared by
V.S.Naidu
Technical Manager

Reviewed & Approved by

Y.ARUN
Branch Manager

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OBJECTIVES
The objective of this procedure is to obtain the estimation measurement uncertainty of the
measured value in Non-destructive testing methods, in accordance to SAC SINGLAS policy
requirements and ISO/IEC 17025. The uncertainty gives a range, centred on the measured
value, within which, to a stated probability, the true value lies. The range has equal positive
and negative limits.

2.0

SCOPE & REFERENCES

2.1 SCOPE
2.1. This procedure applies to the evaluation and calculation of the estimated
measurements uncertainty for Ultrasonic Thickness testing, where the following
relevant, required the uncertainty of test results in test reports and test certificates.
2.1.1.1 The relevants are:
a) where clients instructions require a statement of uncertainty.
b) where it required by the specification.
2.2 REFERENCES
2.2.1 SAC SINGLAS GUIDANCE NOTE: NDT-001 (2004) Guidance Document for
Estimation of Measurement Uncertainty in NDT.
2.2.2 NATA Technical Note 35(2011) Measurement Uncertainty in NDT.

3.0

PROCEDURE
3.1 LIST OF SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY AND THEIR ERROR RANGE.
3.1.1 Reference to ISO Guide to Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM),
grouping uncertainty into two categories based on methods of evaluation. Type
A and Type B.
3.1.2 Type A evaluation is done by calculation from a series of repeated observation
(from random variations in readings), using statistical methods.

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PROCEDURE
3.1.3 Type B evaluation is done by obtaining data in calibration certificates,
previous measurement data experience with the instruments, manufacturers
specifications or all other relevant information. The range is expressed as +/value.
3.2 CONVERT EACH RANGE TO A STANDARD UNCERTAINTY
3.2.1 Component uncertainties are evaluated by appropriate method and each is
expressed as standard deviation (standard uncertainty), through a division of an
appropriate factor.
3.3 COMBINING THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS FROM EACH SOURCE
3.3.1 Combined the standard uncertainties ( known as combined standard uncertainty)
to produce an overall value of uncertainty. Once a list of standard uncertainties
has been created, these are combined by taking the square root of the sum of
squares. The reason for using this somewhat laborious calculation is that simply
adding the standard uncertainties would inflate the estimate since, statistically, it
would be expected that many of the contributing errors would cancel themselves
out.
3.4 EXPANDED UNCERTAINTY
3.4.1 In most cases, it is necessary to quote an expanded uncertainty and the combined
standard uncertainty to meet the clients or regulatory requirement, therefore
needs to be multiplied by the appropriate coverage factor , k.
3.4.2 The square root of the sum of squares of the individual standard uncertainties
gives the value of the overall standard uncertainty of measurement. Multiplying
this result by 2 gives the most commonly expressed version of uncertainty the
expanded uncertainty for the 95% confidence range , which is to say that the
true result is expected to within the quoted range 95% of the time.
3.4.3 For example, if the standard uncertainty for measurement of a particular
thickness using a particular test method has been estimated to be 1mm then the
expanded uncertainty for the 95% range will be 2 mm. An individual test result
might then be reported as 10 mm +/- 2 mm.

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RECORDS
4.1. Calibration/Test Report Appendix 2.
4.2. Estimation of measurement uncertainty for testing, only applicable when a clients
instruction so requires or when the uncertainty affects compliance to a specification
limit.
4.3 The Expanded Uncertainty shall not report in the test certificate or report unless is it
required by the client.
4.3. For Calibration/Test Report and Time Sheet shall be kept and retained by the
Operations Manager for at least 5 years.

5.0 APPENDICES
Appendix 1 Work example on the computation of measurement uncertainty.
Appendix 2 Calibration/Test Report.

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APPENDIX 1

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APPENDIX 2
Estimation of error of measurement made on thickness of a steel plate of nominal thickness of
25mm using a digital ultrasonic equipment model USM 35X. Five measurement 25.02, 25.03,
24.70, 24.72 and 24.75 mm were gauged. Assuming the measurements are gauge with 95%
confidence level, the coverage factor k=2.

The suggested solution are as follow:=

= 0.000625

= 0.000625

= 0.000033

= 0.000025

= 0.000012
= (25.02 + 25.03 + 24.70 + 24.72 + 24.75) = 24.84

SD = 0.1662 ,

= 0.0743

= 0.00552

= 0.000625 + 0.000625 + 0.000033 + 0.000012 + 0.000025 + 0.00552 = 0.00684

= 0.082704
= 2 X 0.082704 = 0.165408 = 0.17mm

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