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DIGITAL RESEARCH &

DEVELOPMENT

TESTING PROCEDURE

FOR

MAGNETIC PARTICLE TESTING

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. PURPOSE .

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2. SCOPE .

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3. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS .
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4 PERSONNEL .

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4. WRITTEN PROCEDURE .

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5. MATERIALS .

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6. EQUIPMENT .

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7. EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION .

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8. LIGHTING .

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9. QUALITY CONTROL REQUIREMENTS .

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10. CONCENTRATION TESTS .

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11. CONTAMINATION TEST .

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12. WATER BREAK TEST .

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13. KETOS RING TEST .

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14. BLACK LIGHT INTENSITY .

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15. VISIBLE LIGHT INTENSITY .

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16. AMMETER ACCURACY .

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17. TIMER CONTROL CHECK .

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18. INTERNAL SHORTING BREAK .

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19. YOKES .
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20. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS .

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21. PLUGGING OR MASKING .

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22. MAGNETIC FIELD DIRECTIONS .

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23. MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTH .

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24. CIRCULAR MAGNETIZATION .
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25. LONGITUDINAL MAGNETIZATION .

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26. MAGNETIC PARTICLE APPLICATION .

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27. DEMAGNETIZATION .

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28. POST TESTING/CLEANING .

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29. ACCEPT/REJECT CRITERIA .

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30. REPORT .

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31. RECORDS .

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