A special chemical process, used to check parts for cracks.
Short for "magnetic particle inspection." A procedure for checking all steel parts: suspension pieces, connecting rods, cylinder heads, etc.: for cracks and other defects utilizing a solution of metal particles and fluorescent dye and a black light. Surface cracks will appear as red lines.
The process of using a special electromagnet and magnetic powder to detect cracks in iron which may be invisible to the naked eye.
A non destructive test that checks for cracks in iron or steel. Here is how it works, part is subjected to a strong magnetic field while dry magnetic particles are sprinkled on the surface, a crack acts as a new magnetic pole and thus causing the particles to collect at that particular point on the part.
Trade name for a method of magnetic crack detection.
Magnafluxing, developed originaly by Carl E. Betz, is a method of testing ferrous metals for surface and subsurface flaws. The component being tested must be made of a ferromagnetic material such as iron, nickel or cobalt, or some of their alloys.