terms:magnaflux
A trade name for the equipment and processes used for detecting cracks and other surface discontinuities in iron or steel. A magnetic field is set up in the part to be inspected. and a powder or paste of magnetic particles is applied. The particles arrange themselves around discontinuities in the metal, revealing defects.
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