EDDY CURRENT TESTING QUESTION PAPER

1. Which of the following is not a non destructive testing method?

A. ultrasonic testing
B. Fatigue testing
C. Eddy current testing
D. Radiographic testing

2. At any given instant a spinning probe eddy current instrument should be inspecting

A. one complete circumference of the product

B. an area defined by the size of the probe coil
C. one longitudinal like the length of the product
D. none of the above

3. Non destructive tests are commonly conducted to

A. determine the quality of finished products

B. locate defective material before excessive fabrication is performed on the material
C. monitor production techniques
D. all of the above

4. The region around a magnet which attracts other pieces of iron or steel is called

A. a Maxwell
B. the magnetic field
C. retentivity
D. alternating current

5. A term used to define one or more turns or loops of a conductor wound in such a
manner as to produce an axial magnetic field when current passes through the conductor
is

A. a coil
B. a resistor
C. a capacitor
D. an oscillator

6. Spinning probe type eddy current instruments are most useful in the detection of

A.surface and subsurface inclusions

B. The smallest surface blemishes
c. Internal piping or burst
D. all of the above
7. Alloy variations in a nonmagnetic material would most likely affect

A. permeability
B. Conductivity
C. Diameter
D. Frequency

8. Which of the following frequencies will provide the greatest eddy current penetration
in aluminium

A. 1 Khz
B. 10 Khz
C. 3 Khz
D. 300 Hz

9. Metals which do not react only slightly to magnetic fields are called

A. diamagnetic metals
B. paramagnetic metlas
C. nonmagnetic metals
D. any of the above might be used

10. A name commonly used to express conductivity is

A. mew
B. sigma
C. Inductive reactance
D. Resistance

11. A name commonly used to express permeability is

A. mew
B. sigma
C. inductive reactance
D. Resistance

12. The method used to generate eddy currents in a test specimen by means of a coil can
most closely be compared with the action of a :-

A. transformer
B. capacitor
C. storage battery
D. generator

13. A term used to define testing that requires that the test article be loaded and or
sectioned to verify and/ or establish mechanical or physical properties is
A.impedance testing
B. Phase analysis testing
c. Destructive testing
D. Non destructive testing

14. The fill factor when a ½ inch diameter bar is inserted in a 1-inch diameter coil is

A. 50%
B. 75%
C. 100%
D. 25%

15. Which of the following could be used to suppress unwanted high frequency
harmonics?

A. low pass filter

B. oscillator
C. phase discriminator
D. high pass filter

16. The term used to define the difference between actual instrument output and expected
output as defined by a straight line calibration curve is

A. phase shift
B. nonlinearity
C. lift off
D. skin effect

17. Eddy current testing relies on the principle of

A.magnetostriction
B. electromagnetic induction
c. Piezo electric effect
D. Magnetomotive force

18. Tubing is generally inspected using

A. U-shaped coils
B. Gap coils
C. Encircling coils
D. None of the above

19. A term used to define any change in a sinusoidal signal when the output is not a linear
reproduction of the input is

A. distortion
 B. linearity
C. phase shifting
D. dynamic range

20. The major problem associated with the eddy current test method is the

A. inability of eddy current testing to accurately measure conductivity

B. need to test at low speeds to prevent skipping
C. large number of known or unknown variables which appear in the output
indication
D. inability of eddy current testing to detect small discontinuities