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Non destructive testing

The field of Non destructive Testing (NDT) is a very broad, interdisciplinary field that plays a critical role in assuring that structural components and systems perform their function in a reliable and cost effective fashion.
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NDT technicians and engineers define and implement tests that locate and characterize material conditions and flaws that might otherwise cause planes to crash, reactors to fail, trains to derail, pipelines to burst, and a variety of less visible, but equally troubling events.
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These tests are performed in a manner that does not affect the future usefulness of the object or material. In other words, NDT allows parts and materials to be inspected and measured without damaging them.

Because it allows inspection without interfering with a product`s final use, NDT provides an excellent balance between quality control and cost-effectiveness.
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Generally speaking, NDT applies to industrial inspections. While technologiesare used in NDT that are similar to those used in the medical industry, typically non living objects are the subjects of the inspections.​

​Non Destructive Evaluation

Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) is a term that is often used interchangeably with NDT. However, technically, NDE is used to describe measurements that are more quantitative in nature.
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For example, a NDE method would not only locate a defect, but it would also be used to measure something about that defect such as its size, shape, and orientation.
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NDE may be used to determine material properties such as fracture toughness, formability, and other physical characteristics.
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NDT/NDE Methods
The number of NDT methods that can be used to inspect components and make measurements is large and continues to grow.
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Researchers continue to find new ways of applying physics and other scientific disciplines to develop better NDT methods.
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However, there are six NDT methods that are used most often. These methods are visual inspection, penetrant testing, magnetic particle testing, electromagnetic or eddy current testing, radiography, and ultrasonic testing.
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These methods and a few others are briefly described below.