Penetrant Testing

This course provides detailed theoretical and practical information on all the commonly encountered penetrant testing techniques. Candidates will have the opportunity to use the various techniques on welds, castings and wrought products.

• Acquaintance with the relevant equipment (penetrants, solvents, developers, UV-A lamps, etc)
• Testing of several training samples with artificial and natural discontinuities
• Location and assessment of discontinuities
• Report

• Introduction to the penetrant method
• Principles of penetrant inspection
• Penetrant inspection equipment
• Performance checking
• Defect detection and evaluation
• Penetrant techniques
• Relevant standards
• Reporting method
• Material technology
• Assessment of discontinuities

With the completion of the training the candidate can sit the examinations for certification according to SNT-TC-1A. Training and Examinations shall be done in English only.