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GENERAL ORALS
CHAPTER 11 - NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| DESCRIBE THE STEPS INVOLVED IN A DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION. | THE SURFACE IS CLEANED, THEN PENETRANT IS APPLIED & ALLOWED TO DWELL FOR A SPECIFIED TIME. THE PENETRANT IS THEN REMOVED WITH AN EMULSIFIER OR CLEANER. ONCE REMOVED, THE PART IS DRIED & THEN DEVELOPER IS APPLIED. THE RESULTS ARE INSPECTED & INTERPRETED.. |
| NAME SOME TOOLS THAT ARE COMMONLY USED TO ASSIST IN MAKING VISUAL INSPECTIONS OF WELDS. | MAGNIFYING GLASS, FLASHLIGHT, MIRROR, AND BORESCOPE. |
| WHAT ARE SOME OF THE NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING METHODS THAT MAY BE USED ON ALUMINUM PARTS? | VISUAL, DYE PENETRANT, EDDY CURRENT, ULTRASONIC TESTING AND RADIOGRAPHY. |
| WHAT PROCESS OCCURS DURING THE PREPARATION STAGE OF DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION WHEN THE PENETRATING LIQUID IS APPLIED, AND THEN REMOVED FROM A CRACKED PART? | THE PENETRANT ENTERSTHE CRACK BY CAPULLARY ACTION AND REMAINS THERE UNTIL MADE VISIBLE BY THE DEVELOPER. |
| A CORRECTLY MADE BUTT WELD WILL HAVE WHAT BEAD WIDTH AND HOW MUCH PENETRATION? | THE BEAD WIDTH SHOULD BE THREE (3) TO FIVE (5) TIMES THE THICKNESS OF THE BASE METAL AND THERE MUST BE 100% PENETRATION. |
| WHAT TELLTALE CHARACTERISTICS ARE EVIDENCE OF A COLD WELD? | A COLD WELD HAS ROUGH, IRREGULAR EDGES THAT ARE NOT FEATHERED INTO THE BASE METAL AND THERE MUST BE 100% PENETRATION AMOUNTS. |
| THE PENETRATION OF A FILLET WELD SHOULD BE WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE THICKNESS OF THE BASE METAL? | 25 TO 50 PERCENT. |
| DESCRIBE THE BASIC STEPS FOR CONDUCTING A MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTIONS. | MAGNETIZE THE PART, THEN COAT THE SURFACE WITH FERROMAGNETIC PARTICLES. IF A DEFECT OR DISCONTINUITY IS PRESENT, THE PARTICLES ALIGN WITH THE DISCONTINUITY FORMING A VISIBLE PATTERN. |