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Rao nondestructive evaluation division metallurgy and materials group indira gandhi center for atomic research kalpakkam 603 102, tn, india email. Several other methods such as remote field testing rft, flux leakage and barkhausen noise also use this principle. Ngi provides nondestructive testing and inspection services for industrial sector in canada and across the world. Eddycurrent testing uses electromagnetic induction to detect flaws in conductive materials. Advances in ndt and materials characterization by eddy currents. Eddy current technique is an important electromagnetic nondestructive evaluation technique.
This is the basis of eddy current testing, by monitoring the voltage across the coil in such an arrangement we can detect changes in the material of interest. Nondestructive testing eddy current basic principles. Pdf nondestructive techniques based on eddy current testing. Our company offers a combination of advanced, innovative and basic ndt technologies, distinguished itself as firstclass provider. The role played various nondestructive evaluation nde techniques is well known from their wide spread use during manufacture and assembly stages and. Nondestructive techniques are used widely in the metal industry in order to control the quality of materials. One stop source for all your visual inspection requirements. An introduction to eddy current testing theory and technology joseph m. Pdf eddy current technique is an important electromagnetic nondestructive evaluation technique that is widely used in power, aerospace, petrochemical. Parts capable of inducing current are put in contact or near a probe that emits electromagnetic currents through the part. Rft is primarily used to inspect ferromagnetic tubing since conventional eddy current techniques have difficulty inspecting the full thickness of the tube wall due to the strong skin effect in ferromagnetic materials.
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