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Electromagnetic Testing - Eddy Current Testing Applications Chapter 5 & 6

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Since the eddy currents produced at the surface under tangential coils flow<br />

along the surface in the direction of the windings, the eddy currents produced<br />

by the coil wound parallel to the weld are also parallel to the weld and will<br />

therefore detect transverse cracks but not longitudinal cracks. Likewise, the<br />

eddy currents produced by the coil wound transverse to the weld are also<br />

transverse to the weld and will therefore detect longitudinal cracks but not<br />

transverse cracks. Therefore, when these two coils are connected<br />

differentially, they will give a signal for either a transverse or a longitudinal<br />

crack. If a crack was present at 45° to the weld, which, fortunately, is<br />

extremely unlikely, it would not be detected because the eddy currents of both<br />

coils would be distorted equally by it. The differing sensitivities of the two coils<br />

also explains why crack signals from weld scan probes do not have the<br />

typical differential signal shape. Since only one coil detects the crack, the<br />

spot simply diverts as the probe approaches the crack, then returns to the<br />

balance position after the probe passes it. Test frequencies of approximately<br />

100 kHz have been found satisfactory for testing ferromagnetic structures for<br />

surface cracks, although higher frequencies can be used.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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