Another faithful reader and customer asked if there was an additive that could be used to facilitate the electrostatic spraying of penetrant. While the question was innocently made, the person either forget or did not understand that the penetrant in use was a QPL approved material under AMS-2644. As such,...
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Does using aged penetrant materials reduce the likelihood of detecting fatigue cracks?
There is a body of research going on at a couple of places that have to do with penetrant inspection. At Sandia laboratories, the following question was investigated: “If a field inspector accidentally used aged penetrant materials, would that reduce the likelihood of detecting fatigue cracks?” To investigate this question,...