MT lv.2 Flashcards
The primary difference between magnetic particle testing and other methods of testing using magnetics, such as electromagnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance and eddy current testing is
a) intensity of field used
b) frequency of field oscillation
c) mono-pole versus bi-pole magnetics
d) none of the above
b) frequency of field oscillation
Two long conductors (wires) are placed parallel and near to each other. When current flows in the same direction in both wires there will exist a
a) net repulsive force between the wires
b) net attractive force between the wires
c) neutral zone at the midpoint between the wires
d) zone of cold fusion at the core of the wires
b) net attractive force between the wires
Two long conductors (wires) are placed parallel and near to each other. When current flows in opposite directions in both wires, there will exist a
a) net attractive force between the wires
b) net repulsive force between the wires
c) neutral zone at the mid point between the wires
d) slight increase in gravitons between the wires
b) net repulsive force between the wires
Magnetic dipole moment is a
a) vector quantity
b) scalar quantity
c) nuclear phenomenon
d) small unit of time
a) vector quantity
The magnitude of the magnetic dipole moment is directly proportional to
a) the amount of current in a coil conductor
b) the area of a coil conductor
c) both a and b
d) the ratio of current to coil area
c) both a and b
The magnitude of a magnetic induction field at a perpendicular distance ‘r’ from the centre of a long straight conductor with a current ‘I’ amperes is
a) proportional to the current ‘I’
b) inversely proportional to the distance ‘r’
c) both a and b
d) none of the above
c) both a and b
When a current is passed through a long circular conductor of radius R such as a wire the maximum magnetic induction field occurs at
a) the centre of the conductor
b) 0.707 R
c) R (ie. the conductor’s surface)
d) 1.414R
c) R (ie. the conductor’s surface)
The most significant factor contributing to a material possessing magnetic properties is
a) the number of neutrons in the nucleus
b) unpaired electrons in the structure
c) the van Allen belts
d) whether ionic or covalent bonding is responsible for the crystal structure
b) unpaired electrons in the structure
In normal unmagnetized condition, the domains of a ferromagnetic material are
a) randomly aligned
b) alternately aligned as on a checker board
c) non-existent until an external field is applied
d) found only at the curie point
a) randomly aligned
In ferromagnetic materials the ratio of the magnetic induction field to the magnetic field intensity is called the
a) susceptibility
b) permeability
c) permissivity
d) magnetic impedance
b) permeability
The internal magnetic intensity of a specimen brought into an external magnetizing field will always __________ the applied field.
a) be less than
b) equal
c) be greater than
d) reduce
a) be less than
The slope of the virgin magnetization curve at the origin of a hysteresis plot is called the
a) original magnetization
b) flux density
c) permitivity
d) initial permeability
d) initial permeability
When a ferromagnetic material is placed in an inducting field H, and H is increased until the incremental permeability is simply the free space permeability this point is called the
a) magnetic saturation
b) inflection point
c) reversal point
d) Barkhausen limit
a) magnetic saturation
The small jumps in magnetism as a ferromagnetic material is exposed to an increasing induction field are termed
a) incremental permeability
b) Delta M’s
c) magnetic scatter
d) Barkhausen jumps
d) Barkhausen jumps
A closed magnetic path through one or more materials is considered a magnetic circuit. As such, it can be considered analogous to an electric circuit, the magnetic equivalent to voltage is
a) reluctance
b) magnetostriction
c) magnetomotance
d) magneto-voltage
c) magnetomotance
Magnetic circuits are equivalent to electric circuits hence have an equivalent equation to Ohm’s law, the term equivalent to electrical resistance in magnetics is
a) coercive force
b) reluctance
c) permeability
d) magnetic flux
b) reluctance
In a magnetic circuit, which is equivalent to an electric circuit, the magnetic equivalent to electrical current is
a) magnetomotance
b) reluctance
c) permittivity
d) magnetic flux
d) magnetic flux
The ability of the magnetic particle method to detect subsurface defects is not determined by
a) specimen size
b) defect depth
c) defect orientation
d) strength of applied field
a) specimen size
Magnetic particle testing makes use of the phenomenon called
a) magnetostriction
b) magnetic-flux-leakage
c) magnetomotive force
d) piezoelectric effect
b) magnetic-flux-leakage
Which stage of processing can magnetic particle testing be used?
a) Primary production and processing
b) secondary processing or manufacturing
c) in-service
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
Which of the following should not be in the list?
a) ingot
b) bloom
c) billet
d) slab
a) ingot
The collection of magnetic particles caught by a leakage field in a magnetic particle test indicates a discontinuity’s
a) location
b) shape
c) size and extent
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
Very wide surface cracks may not produce a powder pattern because
a) the surface opening is too wide for the particles to bridge
b) detectability is based of the length to width ratio
c) wide cracks are always shallow
d) all of the above
a) the surface opening is too wide for the particles to bridge
Magnetic particle testing would give best results when used on
a) cast gray iron
b) soft steel
c) hardened steel
d) stainless steel
b) soft steel
Which of the following might be considered a disadvantage of magnetic particle testing?
a) speed of operation
b) relative expense
c) need to demagnetize parts
d) detection of shallow defects
c) need to demagnetize parts
Eddy current testing can also be used to detect surface and sub-surface defects on ferromagnetic materials but is usually inferior to magnetic particle testing because of
a) inspection speed
b) requirement of large saturating bias fields
c) depth and size estimations
d) both a and b
d) both a and b
The cause of a magnetic particle indication is always a
a) defect
b) surface blemish
c) discontinuity
d) surface breaking crack
c) discontinuity
The void that occurs at the top centre portion of an ingot is usually called a
a) hole
b) funnel
c) shrink cavity
d) sprue
c) shrink cavity
Segregation is a(n) _________ process discontinuity.
a) inherent
b) primary
c) secondary
d) service
a) inherent
Blowholes not welded shut in subsequent rolling processes can result in
a) seams or laminations
b) pipe
c) segregation
d) laps
a) seams or laminations
Seams in bar stock formed from under-filled rolls are usually
a) acceptable MPI indications
b) not detectable by MPI
c) nearly normal to the surface of the bar being formed
d) at an acute angle to the surface of the bar being formed
c) nearly normal to the surface of the bar being formed
Seams in barstock formed as a result of over filled rolls are usually
a) acceptable MPI indications
b) not detectable by MPI
c) nearly normal to the surface of the bar
d) at an acute angle to the surface of the bar
d) at an acute angle to the surface of the bar
Another name for the “unit pole” is
a) mono-pole
b) electromagnetic unit
c) north seeking pole
d) all of the above
b) electromagnetic unit
If a compass needle is brought near a bar magnet the needle will orient itself ______ to the magnetic lines of force at any point.
a) parallel
b) perpendicular
c) toroidally
d) transverse
a) parallel
The Weber is the MKS form of magnetic flux. The cgs unit is called the maxwell. 1 weber = ________ maxwells
a) 10
b) 100
c) 10^6
d) 10^8
d) 10^8
The magnetic flux per unit area is called the
a) flux density
b) magnetic density
c) magnetic concentration
d) saturation factor
a) flux density
Soft iron if brought into the field of a magnet will be
a) permanently magnetized
b) temporarily magnetized
c) electrified
d) statically charged
b) temporarily magnetized
The Hall effect is used to
a) demagnetize material
b) increase the permeability of ferromagnetic materials
c) measure magnetic fields
d) induce eddy currents
c) measure magnetic fields
A Hall detector can be used to measure
a) magnetic field strength
b) coercive force in a hysteresis loop
c) magnetic field direction
d) both a and c
d) both a and c
The negative magnetizing force required to reduce the flux density in a part to zero after saturation is called
a) residual force
b) coercive force
c) demagnetizing field strength
d) null force
b) coercive force
The degree to which a material holds a residual magnetic field is termed
a) saturation
b) negative saturation
c) reluctance
d) retentivity
d) retentivity
The opposition to the formation of a magnetic flux in a magnetic circuit is referred to as
a) reactance
b) reluctance
c) resistance
d) antimagnetics
b) reluctance
When an electric current, a magnetic field or an electrical potential drops off to zero, the reduction in amplitude of these quantities is given the same term. That term is
a) decay
b) spin off
c) lapse
d) lag
a) decay
Pulsating “DC” is considered the result of
a) half wave rectified single phase AC
b) full wave rectified single phase AC
c) full wave rectified three phase AC
d) both a and b are considered to pulsate
d) both a and b are considered to pulsate
Commercial single phase alternating current can best be described as a
a) straight line of fixe bias
b) sine wave
c) square wave
d) saw tooth wave
b) sine wave
Short duration currents resulting from sudden changes in electric or magnetic condition within a circuit are called
a) Bremstrahlung
b) Barkhausen noise
c) noise spikes
d) transient currents
d) transient currents
Which of the following does not belong in the list?
a) EMF
b) voltage
c) reactance
d) potential difference
c) reactance
The core material used in an electromagnet is
a) any insulator
b) heat resistant ceramic
c) ferromagnetic
d) copper
d) copper
In magnetic particle testing, solenoids are used for
a) magnetizing parts
b) demagnetizing parts
c) to evaluate indications
d) both a and b
d) both a and b
The wavelength of blacklight used in fluorescent magnetic particle testing is usually around
a) 365nm
b) 3650nm
c) 285nm
d) 2850nm
a) 365nm
A solenoid can be considered to consist of several
a) resistors
b) capacitors
c) diodes
d) loops
d) loops
When a current is passed directly through a part the magnetization that results is considered to be
a) longitudinal
b) circular
c) a coil shot
d) multi directional
b) circular
A shot of magnetizing current passed through a part while clamped between the clamping contacts of a stationary unit is referred to as a(n)
a) induction shot
b) coil shot
c) central conductor shot
d) head shot
d) head shot
A magnetic particle cluster resulting from a true leakage field but not originating from a metal flaw is a(n)
a) anomaly
b) false indication
c) irrelevant indication
d) non-relevant indication
d) non-relevant indication
Ohm’s law can be expressed as
a) E = (I) (R)
b) I = (E) (R)
c) R = (I) (E)
d) E = I R
a) E = (I) (R)
In a D.C. series circuit what resistance is required to cause a voltage drop of 170 volts when 5 amps are flowing?
a) 29.5 milli ohms
b) 34 ohms
c) 165 ohms
d) 850 ohms
b) 34 ohms
What is the current through a 50 ohm resistor if the potential across the resistor is 12 volts?
a) 240 mA
b) 417 mA
c) 24 A
d) 600 A
a) 240 mA
Which of the following is the relationship for electric power?
a) I R
b) EI
c) E /R
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
“Conventional current flow” has electrons moving
a) from negative to positive
b) from positive to negative
c) on the inside of wire conductors
d) on the outside of wire conductors
b) from positive to negative
The left hand rule for determining magnetic field direction applies to
a) AC circuits only
b) DC circuits only
c) modern current theory
d) conventional current flow theory
c) modern current theory
The purpose of the iron core in an electromagnet is to
a) eliminate eddy currents
b) increase the magnetic flux density
c) brace the coils against the magnetic torque
d) provide an electrical ground route
b) increase the magnetic flux density
The lagging of flux density (B) behind the magnetizing force (H) is called
a) phase lag
b) phase shift
c) doppler shift
d) hysteresis
d) hysteresis
In a transformer, if the voltage in the secondary winding is stepped down, the current in the secondary will be
a) stepped up
b) stepped down
c) remain the same as the primary
d) D. C.
a) stepped up
If Is and Ip are currents, Es and Ep voltages and Ns and Np number to turns in the secondary and primary windings of a transformer, which is not true.
a) Ep Ip = Es Is
b) Ip/Is = Es/Ep
c) Es/Ep = Np/Ns
d) Ip/Is = Ns/np
c) Es/Ep = Np/Ns
Alternating current used as a magnetizing source tends to concentrate the magnetic flux near the test piece surface because of
a) the inverse square law
b) ohm’s law
c) the skin effect
d) the Barkhausen effect
c) the skin effect
Which is not an advantage of using AC for a magnetizing current?
a) increased contrast
b) the skin effect
c) increase mobility
d) ease with which the part is demagnetized
a) increased contrast
Penetration of the magnetic field, all other factors being equal, is greatest for
a) half wave rectified single phase AC
b) full wave rectified single phase AC
c) half wave rectified 3 phase AC
d) full wave rectified 3 phase AC
a) half wave rectified single phase AC
Ease of demagnetization depends on
a) amount of residual magnetism in the part
b) if single or 3 phase rectified current was used for magnetization
c) the coercive property of the material
d) all of the above
c) the coercive property of the material
The temperature at which a ferromagnetic material changes to a paramagnetic material is the
a) Neel temperature
b) Curie point
c) an ambient temperature
d) plastic point
c) an ambient temperature
Upon cooling a ferrous alloy below its Curie point, in the absence of an external field it
a) remains paramagnetic
b) becomes ferromagnetic
c) becomes ferromagnetic but unmagnetized
d) emits UV light
c) becomes ferromagnetic but unmagnetized
Initial demagnetizing current using electromagnetic techniques should be
a) equal to maximum magnetizing current
b) slightly higher than maximum magnetizing current
c) slightly lower than maximum magnetizing current
d) slightly higher than minimum magnetizing current
b) slightly higher than maximum magnetizing current
Which is not a recommended demagnetization technique using an A.C. coil?
a) place the part in the coil and gradually reduce the current to zero
b) place the part in the coil and expand the coils to twice the diameter while current is on
c) with the current on, draw the part through the coil and away to a distance of 2 coil diameters
d) none of the above
b) place the part in the coil and expand the coils to twice the diameter while current is on
Why is A.C. not an effective means of demagnetizing large parts?
a) because they don’t fit into the coil
b) due to transformer limitations on the current draw
c) because of the skin effect
d) because of low transformer efficiency
c) because of the skin effect
To eliminate the circular magnetism that exists in a part by applying a longitudinal field may require several “shots” if the part
a) is soft steel
b) is hardened steel
c) has a large L/D ratio
d) is not oriented north-south
c) has a large L/D ratio
Substances whose molecular structure is such that an unbalanced antiparallel electron spin exists are said to have ferrimagnetism. These substances are called
a) ferrites
b) ferros
c) pharaohs
d) faeries
a) ferrites
Aircraft, automotive and railroad components that have been inservice for some time but not near an artificially produced magnetic field are often found to be strongly magnetized. This is a result of
a) friction between parts
b) the earth’s magnetic field
c) geo-magnetic reversals
d) the electric field off the spark plugs
b) the earth’s magnetic field
The techniques used for demagnetization using D.C. are
a) essentially the same as A.C.
b) more effective than A.C.
c) both a and b
d) less costly than A.C.
c) both a and b
Yoke demagnetization can be more effective than coil methods in some cases because
a) they go A.C.-D.C.
b) they make contact with the part
c) the yoke is always D.C.
d) the field can be more concentrated
d) the field can be more concentrated
To detect residual circular magnetism in a circular part using a field meter you must
a) hold the meter at 2 positions on the part at right angles to each other
b) make a saw cut into the part
c) use a circular field meter
d) use 2 field meters
b) make a saw cut into the part
A ball bearing is to be tested by MPI. Which is the best option for magnetization?
a) a coil shot
b) 3 shots at mutual right angles using induced current
c) parallel magnetism
d) 2 coil shots and one head shot
b) 3 shots at mutual right angles using induced current