Material testing Mechanical testing have been designed to test several weld properties.Few other material testing techniques are Charpy...

Classification of welding electrodes consists of a prefix letter “E” specifying an electrode, a group of two or three digits specifying...

Rockwell Superficial Hardness Test: The Rockwell Superficial Hardness Tester is used to test thin materials, lightly carburized steel...

Hardness is the resistance of a material to localized deformation. The term can apply to deformation from indentation, scratching,...

Here are some rarely used NDT – Few Other Methods 1. Eddy Current Testing – ET: Eddy-current inspection uses electromagnetic induction...

Non destructive Testing (NDT)- Common Methods are: Visual Inspection – VT Liquid Penetrant Testing – LT Magnetic Particle Testing – MT...

Positions for Welding Pipe For welding pipe in shops, power plants, oil refineries, and chemical plants for crude oil, gasoline, and...

The NDT (nondestructive testing) methods are: Visual Inspection – VT Liquid Penetrant Testing – LT Magnetic Particle Testing – MT...

Acceptance Criteria for Liquid Penetrant Testing -LPT as per ASME , AWS and API standards Liquid penetrant testing simply called as PT....

How to interpret Acceptance Criteria for Ultrasonic Testing as per AWS D1.1 The Requirements of Ultrasonic Flaw detector equipment as per...

Non relevant Ultrasonic Indications can usually be identified as one of the following: Electrical Interference Interference form the...

The following should be considered when selecting equipment for magnetic particle testing. Is equipment for wet or dry method?...

The original ASME B31 Code for Pressure Piping was first introduced in 1935 as the single document for piping design. In 1955, ASME began...

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING (AET) Acoustic Emission Test is a type of Non – Destructive Test method generally used for detecting and...