Non Destructive Testing (NDT) : Terms You Need to Understand to Use Correctly as NDT Professional !
Abstract Non-destructive tests (NDT) are methods that do not damage the parts being tested. NDT uses various inspection techniques to assess individual or group components. By employing different principles from physics, chemistry, and mathematics, NDT can test components without causing damage. This glossary contains useful descriptions of industry specific words, terms, lingo, and phrases for NDT and it's methods Keywords Non Destructive Testing, Visual Testing, Magnetic Particle Test, Dye Penetrant Test, Ultrasonic Testing, Radiography, Infrared Scanning. Learning Outcomes After undergoing this article you will be able to understand the useful NDT terms presented sequentially from A to Z Useful Non Destructive Testing Terms A-scan: see Ultrasonic imaging Acoustic emission (AE): the class of phenomena whereby transient elastic waves are generated by the rapid release of energy from localised sources within a material. The term is used collectively for the gen