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Eddycurrenttesting(EC)orEddyCurrentSurfaceTestingisusedtoinspectmetallicpartsandperformhighlyreliable
flawdetectionandalloysortingofsurfaceandnearsurfacedefects.Eddycurrentprobesgeneratemagneticfields
thatinducecurrentthatflowsinatestpieceinfluencingthemagneticfieldandmagnitudeandphaseofvoltageinthe
coil.
Eddycurrenttestingiswidelyusedintheinspectionindustryandinothermanufacturingandserviceenvironments
thatrequireinspectionofthinmetalforflawsanddefects.Inadditiontocrackdetectioninmetalsheetsandtubing,
eddycurrentcanbeusedforcertainmetalthicknessmeasurementsandoneofitsadvantagesisthatsurface
coatings(uptoacertainthickness)donotneedtoberemovedpriortoinspection.
TheEddyCurrentTestingtechniquecanbeusedtoexaminelargeareasquicklyanddoesntneedcouplantasis
requiredinUTinspections.Themethodislimitedtomaterialsthatconductelectricityandisprimarilyusedforsurface
ornearsurfaceflawdetectionandinspectionofsurfacesathightemperatureispossible.
Daconcarriesafullrangeofportableflawdetectorsavailabletoservethebroadestrangeofapplicationsandoutin
houseinspectorsarequalifiedandexperiencedineddycurrenttesting.

ADVANTAGES/POSSIBILITIES
Fast(450700tubesperday)
Overallwalllossandlocaldefectscanbe
detected
Highsensitivitytosmalldefects(diam.
holes/pits>0.5mm)
Accuratesizingofdefectspossible
Possibletodistinguishbetweeninand
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DISADVANTAGES/LIMITATIONS
Onlyonthinorslightlypermeable
materials
Gradualdefectscouldbeunder
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externaldefects
Possibletodetectandquantifydefectsunder
supportplates
Crackscanbedetecteddependingonsize
andorientation
Onlybasiccleaningoftubesrequired

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