RADIOGRAPHY TESTING

SOURCE
RT PRINCIPLE

GAMMA RAYS / X - RAYS

WELD
IQI

JOB

FILM SCREEN

CASSETTE HOLDER

RADIOGRAPHY TESTING
RADIOGRAPHY SOURCE

1. GAMMA RAY SOURCES

EXAMPLE
IRIDIUM - 192 HALF LIFE 75 DAYS
COBALT - 60 HALF LIFE 5 YEARS

2. X-RAY SOURCES
EXAMPLE
MEDICAL X-RAY MACHINE
INDUSTRIAL X-RAY MACHINE e.g.
SEIFERT 400
ANDREX 300 OF L&T

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PENETRAMETER

WIRE TYPE

WIRE DIAMETER (mm)

ASTM A B C D
0.08 0.25 0.81 2.50
0.10 0.33 1.02 3.20
0.13 0.40 1.27 4.06
0.16 0.51 1.60 5.10
1 A 0.20 0.64 2.03 6.40
0.25 0.81 2.50 8.00

ASTM WIRE

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PENETRAMETER

WIRE TYPE

T = THICKNESS OF PENETRAMETER
4T
INTHOUSAND OF AN INCH (0.02)
T

2T RANGE 0F T FROM 10 TO 180

ASTM PLAQUE

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 ADVANTAGES OF RT METHOD
ADVANTAGES OF RADIOGRAPHY TESTING METHOD

1. RT - FILM IS A PERMANENT RECORD OF TESTING IN T HE

FORM OF HARD-REPORT.

2. TWO-DIMENSIONAL- IMAGE OF DEFECT IS MUCH EASIER

AND CLEAR TO INTERPRET.

3. OPERATOR DEPENDENCE IS MINIMUM AS EACH FILM IS

QUALIFIED WITH PENETRA METER

4. EVALUATION OF WELD IS POSSIBLE AT A DISTANT PLACE

AWAY FORM JOB LOCATION

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 LIMITATIONS OF RT METHOD
LIMITATIONS OF RADIOGRAPHY TESTING METHOD

1. BOTH SURFACES OF THE JOB SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO

OPERATORS.
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2. JOB TEMPERATURE SHOULD NOT EXECEED 60 .

3. FILMS ARE VERY SENSITIVE TO

TEMPRATURE,PRESSURE,HUMIDITY.

4. WELD SURFACE INDICATIONS ARE CONFUSED WITH

INDICATION LIKE SLAGS, LACK OF FUSIONS AND UNDERCUT
CAUSING merge and reshoot.

5. CERTIFIED AND LICENSED OPERATORS ARE REQUIRED.

6. RT ENCLOSURE IS NEEDED or

9. EVACUATION OF CERTAIN AREA IS REQUIRED

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