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Electromagnetic Testing - Eddy Current Testing Applications Chapter 5 & 6

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Scanning near a hole with a fastener, or near a sharp change in configuration,<br />

can give similar problems. Shielded probes, which usually contain a coil<br />

wound on a ferrite core and surrounded by a sleeve ferrite, stainless steel, mu<br />

metal or copper (see FIG. 5.7), overcome these problems by restricting the<br />

lateral extension of the eddy current field. The use of shielded probes allows<br />

scanning close to any of these features without interfering signals. Shielded<br />

probes can also be used to measure the length of a surface crack. The probe<br />

should be scanned along the crack, monitoring the signal and checking that<br />

the probe stays above the crack by moving it slightly laterally to keep the<br />

signal at a maximum. As the end of the crack is approached, the signal will<br />

decrease in amplitude, and eventually return to the balance position. When<br />

the probe is returned to the location where the crack signal just appears, the<br />

end of the crack corresponds to the location of the shielding. The other end of<br />

the crack can be found similarly.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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