Materials

Question 1

What are the 3 most common types of non-destructive material testing?

Answer 1

X-Rays, Dye Penetrants, and Ultrasound.

Question 2

What is the most common non-destructive weld test? Why? List advantages over others.

Answer 2

Dye Penetrants are the most common form of non-destructive weld test. This is because they are cheap and portable. X-rays and Ultrasounds are more expensive and not as versitile, however they are more accurate.

Question 3

How do dye penetrants work?

Answer 3

Question 4

List the 4 destrucive material tests

Answer 4

Tensile, Compression, Transverse and Torsion

Question 5

What is transverse testing?

Answer 5