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EDDY CURRENT TESTING COURSE – ASSIGNMENT - I
1. Elements having 7 or 8 in electrons in the outermost shell are called ____________
2. Eddy Current detects flaws on surface, subsurface and internal in nature. T/F
3. In order to perform eddy current testing the material must be a ________________
4. The best electrically conducting material ________________ (gold, silver, copper, platinum)
5. Electrical conductivity is measured in units of ________________in Eddy Current testing
6. The vector of Resistance and Inductive reactance is called ____________
7. When all other parameters remain same, frequency increases inductive reactance
_____________ (decreases, increases, does not change)
8. What are the four laws/rules commonly applicable for eddy current inspection? _______
9. In a plain conductor, if the resistance is constant, Current is ____________ (directly,
inversely) proportional to voltage
10. Eddy Currents can be generated by both Alternating and Direct currents (T/F)
11. AC currents will have ____________effect, thus limiting their depth of penetration.
12. If the conductivity increases, the depth of eddy current penetration _________ (increases,
decreases, does no effect)
13. Like Ultrasonic testing, Couplant is essentially required to perform eddy current testing (T/F).
14. Formula for Inductive reactance is XL = ______________
15. Permeability means __________________________________
16. Permeability of Ferro magnetic materials is from ____________ to ____________
17. Which of the materials are difficult to be tested in Eddy currents. (Dia, para, ferro magnetic)
18. A vector will have ____________and ____________
19. The curve generated by the equipment from Air point to Zero lift off is called ____________
20. Name any 5 industrial applications of eddy current testing __________________________
21. Temperature is NOT a variable that affects eddy current examination results. (T/F)
22. Permeability increases eddy current depth of penetration _______________ (increases,
decreases, remains constant)
23. Conductivity of Copper is _____________________%IACS
24. Eddy current testing cannot be performed without contacting the surface. (F/T)
25. During in-service inspection, to perform the Eddy Current testing, paint shall be removed(T/F)
26. Abbreviate IACS ______________________
27. Eddy Currents seeks least path of resistance (T/F)
28. Formula to calculate electrical Impedance (Z) = ______________
29. Usually good practice to set Lift off curve to ______________ (vertical, horizontal, 45 Deg)
before start scanning the material.
30. In eddy current testing, cracks and end/edge of the materials both can generate signals.
(T/F)
Ref: TINT/ET/A/0423/00
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