Proper cleaning:
Vapor degreasing: oil, grease and similar organic contamination.
Steam cleaning: of large unwieldy articles.
Solvent cleaning:
Paint removal:
Etching:
1. Surface Tension : An elastic force that acts tangential to the fluid surface to
reduce the area is called surface tension
2. The surface tension for a droplet of liquid is = ½ (po - pi ) r, where (po - pi ) is
the difference between the bubble’s exterior and interior pressure and r is the
radius of curvature
3. The surface tension at interface of two mediums can be expressed as lg
4. Wetting is the ability of a liquid to maintain contact with a solid surface, resulting
from intermolecular interactions when the two are brought together.
5. The degree of wetting (wettability) is determined by a force balance between
adhesive and cohesive forces.
6. Adhesive forces between a liquid and solid cause a liquid drop to spread across
the surface.
7. Cohesive forces within the liquid cause the drop to ball up and avoid contact with
the surface.
8. High viscous penetrant required more penetrate time and more time to remove
penetrant.
9. Drying wet developer at 70deg c is acceptable.
10. Fluorescent penetrant indication appear:brillent yellow green glow with a deep
violet blue background.
11. Visible penetrant: red color indication in white background.
12. Emulsification time : extermination
13. Newly mixed wet developer :4-5 hr prior to use.
14. Accuracy of pressure gauge - +- 5psi and temperature gauge +- 2.8 deg.
15. SI unit shall be used for UV light 100 fc / 1000 lux
16. Maximum water pressure 40 psi.
17. Temp range 10 deg -38 deg c.
18. UV light intensity at rinse station 1000 mw/cm2
19. Ambient light at fluorescent station : 20 lux max
20. UV light minimum intensity 1000mw/cm2
Classification: Internal Use
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Moderate temp. Polished spec. of Al,Mg,Cr- 0.75% covered for 3hr Inspected at 10X
corrosion Mo steel at 50 deg c
High temp corrosion 538 Deg C
stress corrosion test
1010 deg c
Classification: Internal Use
9. Visible dye penetrant is not as sensitive as most fluorescent dye penetrant because red
visible dye needs thicker threshold film and a thick developer coat to provide a good white
background.
10. Property that control rate of penetration is viscosity.
11. It is recommended chloride content be limited to 1% in the penetrant.
12. Most penetrant emit light a wave length of 525nm.
Chapter 5
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57. When utilizing the fluorescent post-emulsifiable penetrant method and performing the rinse cycle, to prevent
overrinsing, discontinue the rinse as soon as the surface penetrant is removed from the part.
58. Sulfur, halogen or chlorine may be detrimental to stainless steel or titanium metals or alloy surfaces under high
temp servicing or processing.
59. If the liquid penetrant pulls away leaving bare surfaces, the part is not clean enough.
60. If wet aqueous developer is to be used in water washable penetrant inspection, it should be applied to the wet
part surfaces following water rinsing, then the part is dried as soon as the excess penetrant has drained off the
part.
61. One advantage of hydrophilic over lipophilic is its improved control of pollution caused by liquid penetrant
process waste materials in the prerinse process because penetrant is lighter than water so it floats atop of water
and can be collected before drain to sewers.
62. Water washable and postemulsification types of penetrant should not be used on the same object.
63. Fluorescent liquid penetrants should not be applied to test objects that retain traces of visible dye penetrants or
processing materials from prior testing and vice versa.
64. For lipophilic emulsifier, the diffusion rate (emulsification time) varies depending on the viscosity of the
emulsifier.
65. Wet aqueous developers are not recommended to be used with water washable penetrant because the wetting
agents in these developers act like hydrophilic remover which can remove entrapped penetrant indications.
66. Wet aqueous developers contain wetting agent which can cause foaming.
67. Wet aqueous developers are susceptible to attack by bacteria and fungi.
68. Dry powder, water suspended and water soluble are supplied in powder form.
69. Flaw entrapment efficiency refers to the ability of a penetrant to produce an indication that is large enough to
be seen.
70. This combination of physical properties of a liquid has the most effect on its penetrating properties: capillarity,
wettability and surface tension.
71. Plating is not a method for working wrought metals.
72. Water washable fluorescent penetrant is recommended for production inspection of casting.
73. Postemulsification fluorescent penetrant is recommended for production testing of forgings.
74. Nonaqueous developer is best choice for stress corrosion.
75. For water washable penetrant inspection, the wash nozzle should provide a coarse brisk spray.
76. A heat treatment crack would most likely show a fine, blue white indication OR a bright yellow-green
indication???(page 37 in study guide)
77. Usual lipophilic emulsifier dwell time is 1-3 minutes.
78. Small indications that are easiest to see: wide, short indications.
79. The property that controls the rate of penetration of the penetrant into a discontinuity is viscosity. (surface
tension, volatility and wetting action have nothing to do with the rate of penetration.
80. It is recommended that sulphur and chloride content be limited to 1.0%.
81. Application that provides the greatest sensitivity: dip the part in penetrant, remove and drain for the remainder
of the dwell time.
82. The best technique for applying wet developer is spraying.
83. False indications are caused by the process, not by the part.
84. Flaw entrapment efficiency reflects the ability to form an indication large enough to be seen.
85.