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How To Do Fluorescent Penetrant Testing

This document provides instructions for fluorescent penetrant testing. It describes that surfaces should be smooth, clean, and free of foreign materials in order to properly conduct the test. The instructions then outline the five steps of the process: 1) Cleaning the surface, 2) Applying the penetrant, 3) Removing excess penetrant, 4) Developing the surface with developer, 5) Inspecting under black light where defects will appear as bright indications.

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How To Do Fluorescent Penetrant Testing

This document provides instructions for fluorescent penetrant testing. It describes that surfaces should be smooth, clean, and free of foreign materials in order to properly conduct the test. The instructions then outline the five steps of the process: 1) Cleaning the surface, 2) Applying the penetrant, 3) Removing excess penetrant, 4) Developing the surface with developer, 5) Inspecting under black light where defects will appear as bright indications.

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Instructions
Fluorescent Penetrant Testing

GETTING STARTED
Smooth surfaces such as those produced by clean cutting tools give best results. These
include ground, machined, and sand blasted surfaces. Shot blasting, polishing, etc., which
tend to smear over and close up surface openings, can give finishes that can cause poor
results.
Surfaces should be free of foreign materials and paint that would prevent penetration of
defects or hold unwanted penetrant. Grease, oils, etc. prevent penetration and should
be removed by precleaning with cleaner. Scale, sand, dirt, etc. trap penetrant and hinder
removal, therefore wire brushing or similar precleaning is necessary. Paint must be
removed from areas to be tested.
Just before starting the test, plug the black light into a 115 Volt A.C. supply. Allow the light
to warm up to maximum brilliance, in 5 or 10 minutes. Leave the light on throughout the
tests. If turned off, it must cool before it will relight.

Jan 2018, Rev. A magnaflux.com


INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cleaning
For precleaning, spray the part or section to be inspected with
cleaner. Allow cleaner to remain on part long enough to dissolve
dirt or film. Wipe dry with a clean rag. A check with black light will
show any oils remaining, by their fluorescence. Repeat if necessary.
After final clean wiping, allow time to dry before using penetrant.

2. Apply Penetrant
Spray the part or section to be inspected so that surface is
covered with penetrant. Allow penetrant to remain on the part for
a period of time. Generally a 10 minute dwell time is sufficient on
new (clean) castings and welds, and most defects.

3. Remove Penetrant
When sufficient penetration time has been allowed, wipe the
surface clean with a clean towel or cloth. Repeat if necessary.
Some surfaces will require only wiping. In general, however,
remove excess surface penetrant with clean cloths premoistened
with cleaner/remover. DO NOT flush surface with cleaner/remover
because this will impair sensitivity. Repeat this procedure with
additional wiping until residual surface penetrant has been
removed.

4. Develop
Shake the can vigorously until the agitators rattle inside. Hold
the can 8 to 12 inches above the part when spraying. Spray the
part or section with developer, enough to wet the part thinly and
evenly, no more. Proper thickness will dry to a thin white layer.
Too much developer will mask indicationsv; too little will not
develop the indication sufficiently. Apply to 6-8 inch sections at a
time. Allow developer to dry. Large cracks show up immediately.
Smaller cracks may take a few minutes to develop.

5. Inspect
Defects will be marked by a bright indication when viewed with
the portable black light. A glowing line marks a crack, lap, forging
burst or cold shut. If wide and deep, the indication will grow and
spread. Porosity, shrinkage, lack of bond, and leaks will appear
as dots or bright areas under the black light. These, too, will grow
and spread if the defect is large or extensive.

Jan 2018, Rev. A magnaflux.com

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