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Electromagnetic Testing - Eddy Current Testing Applications Chapter 5 & 6

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An acceptable compromise which gives both adequate sensitivity to<br />

subsurface flaws and adequate phase separation between near side and far<br />

side flaw signals is to use a frequency for which the thickness (t) = 0.8 δ. At<br />

this frequency, the signal from a shallow far side flaw is close to 90°<br />

clockwise from the signal from a shallow near side flaw, so this frequency is<br />

termed f 90 . By substituting t = 0.8 δ into the standard depth of penetration<br />

formula, and changing Hz to kHz, the following formula is obtained:<br />

f 90 = 280/ (t 2 σ) (5.1)<br />

Where:<br />

f 90 = the operating frequency (kHz),<br />

t = the thickness or depth of material to be tested (mm), and<br />

σ = the conductivity of the test material (% IACS).<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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