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Electromagnetic Testing - Eddy Current Testing Applications Chapter 5 & 6

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4.1.3.5 <strong>Testing</strong> in-service welds in ferromagnetic materials<br />

Welds are normally not tested for weld quality by eddy current testing<br />

because of the limited depth of penetration of eddy current. This is especially<br />

so for ferromagnetic materials, because the permeability reduces the<br />

penetration. However, in-service welds are often tested for fatigue or<br />

corrosion-related cracks by eddy current testing in preference to magnetic<br />

particle testing because of its ability to detect cracks through much thicker<br />

paint coatings, and because it is faster and interpretation of the results is<br />

usually generally easier. Fatigue cracks can be reliably detected through<br />

thickness of up to 2 mm of paint by eddy current testing, whereas to obtain<br />

magnetic particle indications from even large cracks requires the paint to be<br />

less than 0.5 mm thick.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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