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Electromagnetic Testing - Eddy Current Testing Applications Chapter 5 & 6

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If the fastener is not removed, cracks will normally be detected only if they<br />

extend beyond the fastener. To detect cracks under fasteners, a ring probe or<br />

sliding probe should be used. These are discussed later under the heading<br />

‘Detection of subsurface flaws’. Shielded probes should also be used for<br />

testing near edges, at changes in the section, such as in slots, grooves, and<br />

thread roots, and, if testing non-ferromagnetic material, where there is an<br />

adjacent ferromagnetic material. Also, because the eddy current field of<br />

shielded probes is much more confined than that of an unshielded probe with<br />

the same diameter coil, shielded probes are capable of detecting smaller<br />

cracks, and so should be used whenever very small cracks are required to be<br />

detected. Unshielded probes can be used in other situations, and have the<br />

advantage that, because of the greater lateral spread of the eddy currents,<br />

fewer passes are required to scan a given test area.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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