摘要:
Method and composition for detecting defects in a magnetizable test piece which involves applying over the surface of the test piece a relatively viscous slurry of ferromagnetic flakes, preferably in an oily medium, the slurry being sufficiently viscous to restrict lateral mobility of the flakes while permitting rotary movement of the flakes, magnetizing the test piece, and thereafter inspecting the test piece to determine the existence of surface flaws denoted by rotation of the flakes due to reorientation thereof by any stray fields present at defects in the test piece.
摘要:
An automatic magnetic particle inspection apparatus for detecting a defect in the workpiece and for signalling the presence of the defect in the workpiece is disclosed. The apparatus has conveying means for supporting the workpiece, drive means connected to one of the conveying means and the apparatus for causing relative movement between the conveying means and the apparatus to convey the workpiece along a path of movement; magnetizing means disposed adjacent a path of movement of the workpiece and for creating lines of flux in the workpiece and fringe lines of flux adjacent the defect in an attraction zone; magnetic particles spray means disposed further along the path of movement of the workpiece for spraying magnetic particles on the magnetized workpiece to deposit the particles on the workpiece in a spray zone adjacent the attraction zone and to create a pile of the magnetic particles adjacent the defect in the attraction zone within the spray zone; and detecting and signalling means disposed further along the path of movement of the workpiece. The detecting and signalling means has a bi-pole detecting head which is spaced from the attraction zone a predetermined distance and has magnet means and a contact member for contacting the workpiece. The magnet means is operable to create lines of flux through one pole of the detecting head, the contact member, the workpiece, the pile of magnetic particles, the other pole of the detecting head to the magnet means to form the pile of magnetic particles and into a bridge across the predetermined distance. Signal means are employed for indicating the presence of the defect and control means are connected to the detecting head and the signal means and are energized by the bridge to actuate the signal means to indicate the presence of the defect.