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Electromagnetic Testing - Eddy Current Testing Applications Chapter 5 & 6

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(f) Ferromagnetic support or baffle plates<br />

The signal from ferromagnetic support or baffle plates is complex because it<br />

combines an increase of thickness, a phase shifted change of conductivity, and<br />

a phase shifted increase in permeability. The first two effects give a signal<br />

similar to that of a non-ferromagnetic baffle plate, and move the spot downwards<br />

and to the left. In fact, the signal from a ferromagnetic baffle plate commences in<br />

much the same way, because there is little magnetic response to the very weak<br />

magnetic field produced initially in the baffle plate. However, as the probe gets<br />

closer to the baffle plate, the magnetic effect increases, and the spot moves<br />

sideways to the right, as was the case for a ferromagnetic condition at the<br />

outside surface. The signal therefore usually has a distinct bend in it, giving rise<br />

to a characteristic hooked or curved signal (see FIG. 5.36).<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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