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    Ballbearing
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    Daveo84,
    How long is a piece of string ?
    There is no way possible of calculating times required.
    A weld with no defects is obviously going to be quicker to test than a weld with defects.
    A weld that has been cleaned appropriately is going to be much quicker than a weld where the technician has to clean it himself.
    A weld that has been clearly identified for NDT and is easily located is going to be quicker than a weld the technician has to hunt for.
    I could go on …….
    Even with two qualified UT techs you could have totally different times for the same weld based on their experience so I think you are on a mission impossible trying to calculate testing times.

    Bottom line, forget all about speed when it comes to NDT (especially UT) – you want a thorough job done and that takes time.
    Cheers,
    BB

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