EDDY CURRENT TESTING QUESTION PAPER

1. To be useful limit frequency equations must be

A. used with their impedance diagrams

B. used to determine their impedance diagrams
C. both of these
D. neither of these

2. The term fill factor applies to

A.surface coil
B. coaxial cable
C. encircling coil
D. all of the above

3. Two test coils are often used in a bridge circuit to

A. eliminate skin effect

B. determine the differences between a known standard sample
C. increase the conductivity of the circuit
D. decrease the system sensitivity

4. For age hardenable aluminium and titanium alloys, changes in hardness are indicated
by changes in

A. retentivity
B. permeability
C. conductivity
D. magnetostriction

5. Two test coils are often used in a bridge circuit to

A. eliminate skin effect

B. determine the differences between a known standard sample.
C. Increase the conductivity of the circuit
D. Decrease the sytem sensitivity.

6. A decrease in conductivity is equivalent to

A.an increase in permeability

B. an increase in resistivity
c. decrease in permeability
D. a decrease in resistivity.

7. The inductive reactance of a coil is measured in units of

A. mhos
B. ohms
C.henrys
D.gauss

8. The unit of magnetic flux density is denoted by

A. gauss
B. ohms
C. ampere
D. oersted

9. The unit of current is denoted by

A.ampere
B. weber
C. oersted.
D. all of the above

10. If the conductivity of a test part in an eddy current test coil decreases the magnitude
of the eddy currents at a given depth in the test specimen

A. increases
B. remains the same
C. decreases
D. may increase or decrease

11. The symbol commonly used to signify impedance is

A. X
B. Z
C. R
D. F

12. The vector-point, ellipse and linear time base methods are all subdivisions of the

A. impedance method of testing

B. modulation analysis method of testing
C. the phase analysis method of testing
D. none of the above

13. A term used to define an eddy current test coil which uses magnetic material to
purposely shape the magnetic field is

A. bobbin coil
B. encircling coil
 C. spinning coil
D. gap coil

14. A term used to define surface coil mounted so that the coil can be rotated about the
circumference of a test specimen is

A. bobbin coil
B. encircling coil
C. spinning coil
D. gap coil

15. A term used to define the timing relationships involved in alternating current signals
is

A. magnitude
B. phase
C. impedance
D. reactance

16. Which of the following materials would be more likely used as a mounting material
for a probe coil

A. Aluminium
B. Fiber glass
C. Copper
D. Steel

17. The ratio of the specific diameter of a probe to the minimum discontinuity of interest
should be

A. less than 2
B. greater than 2
C. greater than 4
D. greater than 10

18. When eddy current testing a nonferrous material, the choice of test frequency is
determined by the

A. degree of phase discrimination required

B. eddy current penetration needed
C. rate of response required
D. all of the above

19. In eddy current testing the specimen is coupled to the test coil by

A.core coupling
B.magnetic saturation
C. the coil’s magnetic field
D. magnetic domains

20. In order to decrease the effect on conductivity readings due to variations in test part
thickness

A. the test frequency should be increased

B. the test frequency should be decreased
C. the fill factor should be decreased
D. there is no practical method for decreasing this effect