Monitoring of Penetration System Performance according to ISO 3452-1 by using Test Panels according to ISO 3452-3 |
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| Andreas Kinzel, Nicole Dittmar |
- Abstract:
- Penetrant testing (PT) is one of the first ever industrial established non-destructive testing for detecting surface discontinuities. Because of its outstanding sensitivity as well as easy use this test procedure is even today widely used in various fields of industry. As example can be mentioned automotive industry or aerospace industry. PT also can be used for manually testing of single parts as well as automatically testing of repetition parts in serial production. Increasing of demands with respect to quality assurance aspects requires procedures to verify the test itself. Developing these verification procedures have been started by the 1970s whereas the actual verification procedure is described by standard ISO 3452-1. Alteration of penetration system performances is often known if the penetrant is used repeatedly or the penetrant is kept in open bins. Further aspects are subjected to the penetrants shelf life and other conditions of use as for example ultraviolet radiation, temperature, contamination or evaporation. So, the penetration system performance has to be monitored by the user periodically by using a »Test Panel Type 2« according to ISO 3452-3. Experiences have indicated further that the test panel itself and especially its artificial defects have to be inspected periodically. The artificial defects can appear less than original because of pollution. And it is also possible that the dimensions of these defects can increase by chemical strain or thermal stress. So, a calibration of test panels has to be done annually. Using test panels correctly enables the user to monitor the penetrant test in order with the technical standard as well as to guarantee a high performance in application. MPA Hannover has a lot of long-lasting experiences in production and calibration of test panels for PT. From 1987 till 1995 »Test Panels Type B« according to DIN 54152-3 have been produced. Since 1995 »Test Panels Type 2« according to technical standard ISO 3452-3 are produced and delivered worldwide. On basis of the outstanding experiences MPA Hannover accredited according to ISO/IEC 17025 for verification of »Test Panels Type 2« according to ISO 3452-3. By this, MPA Hannover is a qualified partner for industrial customers.
- Keywords:
- NDT Non-destructive testing, PT Penetrant Testing, ISO 3452, Test Panel, Calibration, Verification
- Download:
- IMEKO-TC10-2020-052.pdf
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- Event details
- IMEKO TC:
- TC10
- Event name:
- TC10 Conference 2020 (ONLINE)
- Title:
17th IMEKO TC10 Conference "Global trends in Testing, Diagnostics & Inspection for 2030” (2nd Conference jointly organized by IMEKO and EUROLAB aisbl)
- Place:
- Dubrovnik, CROATIA
- Time:
- 20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020