U p d a t e s a b o u t t h e P r o d u c t s a n d S e r v i c e s o f M a g n a f l u x

December 2006

Materials
in memoriam

VILMA HOLMGREN
Magnaflux is sad to announce the death of Vilma Holmgren,
who died of cancer on Saturday, September 30, 2006. Vilma was
one of the most respected members of our organization and the
non-destructive testing community.
Vilma graduated from the Mapua Institute of Technology,
Manila, with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry, in
1977. In 1984, she went on to obtain her
masters degree in chemistry from DePaul
University, Chicago, and then in 1988 she
graduated with her second masters degree, in
business administration.
Vilma joined Magnaflux in 1979. Her
many accomplishments include two patents
and the American Society for Nondestructive
Testing (ANST) Fellow Award for her significant contributions to the advancement of NDT.
She was a valuable contributor to the ASNT
Handbook through articles and papers on penetrant and magnetic particle inspection. Vilma
was the Secretary of the ASNT
Chicago Section, held positions of
Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary
of ASNT, PT/MT committee,
chaired the Penetrant Section of
ASTM 07.03, and was an active
participate in SAEs Committee K.
Her death is a great loss.
Vilma will be missed by all of us
here at Magnaflux and the entire
NDT community.

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Contents
Materials
Magnetic Particle
Breakdown
Accessories
New Products
Daraclean
What makes an
"Aerospace Spec
Cleaner"?
Vilma Holmgren
Miss Magnaflux

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ACCESSORIES

What makes a Cleaner an

Aerospace Spec Cleaner?
Looking at our industry, there are two primary categories of aqueous cleanersAerospace
Spec cleaners and General Use cleaners. For those who are working with aerospace parts and
assemblies, the distinction is obviousonly qualified products can be used. But the line blurs
if you dont work with OEM specifications on a daily basis. What exactly makes an aqueous
cleaner an Aerospace Spec Cleaner?
To begin with, an Aerospace Spec Cleaner is formulated with OEM specifications and
testing in mind. It is not enough to simply clean the surface the chemistry must be compatible with a wide variety of metals, alloys, and non-metallics. While a general-purpose cleaner
can use cheap, effective inorganic chemistry to scrub oils and grease, these chemicals can
damage aerospace materials. Surfaces of titanium, anodized aluminum, and electroplating all
need specialized chemistry to ensure thorough cleaning while protecting the surface finish.
Of course, cleaning power and surface protection are only part of the formulation. The
by David Geis
chemistry must be tailored to prevent any residues or films from building up on the parts.
DARACLEANPRODUCTMANAGER These would not only affect paint and coating adhesion, but would promote corrosion and
lead to stress failures down the line. As with any chemical, the environmental impact and
hazard rating of the cleaner must be considered as well. This includes global regulations
on VOCs and HAPs, as well as new end-of-life regulations and disposal requirements.
Recyclability is a factor as well, since aerospace assemblies can require large cleaning tanks,
and recycling the cleaner will mean real in-use cost savings.
It is not enough simply to formulate a cleaner for use on aerospace parts. The cleaner
must also pass rigorous testing in laboratory and production situations. Lab tests are usually
conducted at independent, accredited laboratories, with results submitted directly to OEM
and certifying bodies. Production and service tests are typically performed at the OEM factory or at an authorized service center under controlled conditions to objectively rate performance. The specific tests vary, depending on the specific OEM requirements, but generally
follow the same course. The table on
the next page shows a typical list of
laboratory tests needed for approval.
Specification
Description
Completing the lab and producEffect of Cleaning Agents on Aircraft Engine Materials, Stock Loss Test
ARP 1755
Method
tion testing can take up to a year,
depending on the specific OEM
Nonvolatile Residue of Solvent Extract from Aerospace Components
ASTM F-331
requirements. But a true Aerospace
Total Immersion Corrosion Test for Aircraft Maintenance Chemicals
ASTM F-483
Spec Cleaner would be qualified not
Stress Crazing of Acrylic Plastics in Contact with Liquid or Semi-Liquid
ASTM F-484
only to one OEM specification, but
Compounds
to as many as possible. That way, if
Effects of Cleaners on Unpainted Aircraft Surfaces
ASTM F-485
a shop is handling parts for a variety
Effects of Cleaning and Chemical Maintenance Materials on Painted
ASTM F-502
of clients, all the requirements can be
Aircraft Surfaces
met using a single cleaning process.
Mechanical Hydrogen Embrittlement Evaluation of Plating / Coating
ASTM F-519
You can find the solution to all
Processes and Service Environments
these challenges in the Daraclean
Stress-Corrosion of Titanium Alloys by Aircraft Engine Cleaning
ASTM F-945
line of Aerospace Spec Cleaners.
Materials
Daraclean cleaners are formulated
Sandwich Corrosion Testing
ASTM F-1110
to handle the special requirements
Corrosion of Low-Embrittling Cadmium Plate by
ASTM F-1111
of the aerospace market, and have a
Aircraft Maintenance Chemicals
broad spectrum of OEM spec approvals. Even if your application does not
require strict OEM spec approvals, you
can be confident that Daraclean products are the best aqueous cleaners availablesuperior
cleaning performance, multi-metal safe, high corrosion protection, and recyclable.

New Products From Magnaflux

Magnetic Particle
Spray System
Part No. 621778
30 Gallon MPI Spray system with 15ft. recirculation hose
attached to a fan pattern spray gun. The system is fully
portable with casters for added mobility. Water or oil based
solution may be used depending on your application. Bath
is continuously agitated, keeping the particles suspended
and uniform through the tank, hose and spray gun.

Prod Sets
Digital Amperage Meter
New and improved Digital Amperage Meter
designed specifically for NDT applications.
Digital unit is used to certify amperage on all
MAGNAFLUX magnetic particle inspection units up to 10,000 amps.
Benefits include:
Light Weight Design Battery Operation
(Making the unit fully portable)
Direct Read Out (Eliminating Conversion
Charts)
Meets ASTM E1444 and ANSI Z-540
Checks-AC, HWDC, 1 Phase FWDC and
3 Phase FWDC
Accurate to +/-3% at level
Carrying Case included (not shown)

For more information on these or any other

Magnaflux products, call Customer Service at
847-657-5300 or visit www.magnaflux.com

Ergonomically improved, hand held electrodes enable magnetizing

current to pass through sections of welds, castings, forgings and large
fabrications.

All Prod sets:

Require additional power cables, purchased separately. Include sold tip
prods and 20' control cable with trigger in handle. Available for connection with P-Series and M2000 Series units
Dual Horizontal and Vertical Prod Assemblies
Offers one person operation with variable prod spacingNew design has
user-friendly pistol grip and out-of-the-way cable hookups.With three
PTL plug for P-Series Portable Power packs. With connector for use
with M-2000 Series units
Part Number

Description

157781

For use with P-Units

622499

Dual Horizontal Prod Assembly for use with M-2000 Series Units

622085

Dual Vertical Prod Assembly for use with M-2000 Series Units

Standard Prod Set

Individual contact prods offer maximum flexibility in prod spacing and
magnetizing of complex-shaped parts. New design has user-friendly
pistol grip and out-of-the-way cable hookups. With three PTL plug for
P-Series portable power packs
Part Number

Description

157662

For use with P-Units

622088

For use with M-2000 series units

Miss Magnaflux
Though her official title was Materials
Business Unit Manager, Vilma Holmgrens
unofficial title was Miss Magnaflux. As
Materials Product Manager, I reported to
Vilma and to be honest, she was a tough
boss. She was not tough because of any
negative traits or actions, but because she
had extremely high expectations of everyone
at Magnaflux. She demanded nothing
less than your VERY best. Vilma was
very intelligent yet very compassionate.
She truly respected and cared for me, as
a person and it showed. When she saw
that I could do better, she felt it was her
job to make sure I did my best, plain
and simple. That was just how Vilma
was. She was one of the most humble
persons I have ever met. No one ever
knew exactly how many awards, patents,
master degrees or accomplishments she
had earned because it was not in her to
talk about herself.
Vilma was our safety net for both the
materials and equipment departments.
If a customer had a question about some
obscure product or certification we only
had to ask Vilma. Either she would know
the answer from memory or she would
quickly look it up in that file cabinet of
hers. I never actually looked inside that
file cabinet but I swear it must have been
a black hole, which produced the file
that had the answer to any question.
I would make bets with coworkers on
questions I thought she would never
have an answer for, like the Tasmania
Air Force specification for inspecting
landing gear. After a few moments at her
file cabinet out comes this yellowed file
with the information.
When you work with someone
like Vilma its easy to take them for
granted. You think as long as there is a
Magnaflux, Vilma will be here. But we
did lose her and after getting over the
pain we have begun to realize things
will be alright. Because of the demands,
guidance, and concern that Vilma had

by Kevin Walker
materialsPRODUCTMANAGER
for all of us we are better people and a better
company. It may take more of us to fulfill
the legacy she left, but to honor her we will
continue to strive for our very best.

CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE DIRECTORY

General Number: 847.657.5300 U.S. Fax Number: 800.421.1569 Extensions below: 847.657.XXXX

Web Page: www.magnaflux.com

General Manager

Steve Groeninger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5335

grenny@magnaflux.com

Customer Service
Inside Sales Manager

Susan Rogers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5347

rogers@magnaflux.com

Customer Service Representative

Al Joseph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5358
joseph@magnaflux.com

Customer Service Representative

Carol Skordalos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5371

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Customer Service Representative

Patti Theobold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5348

ptheobold@magnaflux.com

Customer Service Representative (International)

Nancy Anderson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5349

nancy@magnaflux.com

Materials Business Unit

Materials Business Unit Manager

Bob Dixon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5346

bdixon@magnaflux.com

Daraclean Product Manager

David Geis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5328

Daraclean Product Manager
dgeis@magnaflux.com

MaterialsProduct Manager

Kevin Walker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5376

walker@magnaflux.com

MaterialsTechnical Service Specialist

Cheri Stockhausen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5378

cheri@magnaflux.com

Equipment Business Unit

Equipment Business Unit Manager

Paul Dunnwald. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5356

paul@magnaflux.com

EquipmentTechnical Service Specialist

Iris Colon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5302

colon@magnaflux.com

EquipmentSales Engineer

Marcin Sekscinski. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5362

marcin@magnaflux.com

EquipmentApplications Engineer

Ray Berry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5345

berry@magnaflux.com

Marketing
Marketing Coordinator

Kathie Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5330

green@magnaflux.com

U.S. Domestic Sales Department

National Sales Manager

Phyllis Doyle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5314

doyle@magnaflux.com

Regional Sales Manager, Southeast Territory

Ken Boden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 847-274-2786

boden@magnaflux.com

Regional Sales Manager, Southwest Territory

Suzanne Oliver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 847-274-2878

oliver@magnaflux.com

Regional Sales Manager, West Coast

Kimberly Hayes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 714-822-6037

hayes@magnaflux.com

International Sales Department

International Sales Manager, Asia Pacific

Jon Beasey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248-249-2448

jon@magnaflux.com

International Sales Manager, Mexico and Latin America

Noemi Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5331

noemigonz@magnaflux.com

Accounting
Controller

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fmorales@magnaflux.com

Accounts Receivables

Cheryl Tantillo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4150

tantillo@magnaflux.com

ACCESSORIES

Magnetic Particle Breakdown in the Wet Application Method

In general, to function properly the
particles composing the medium in both
the wet and dry method should fit the
following criteria:
Nontoxic
Correct particle size for the application
Ferromagnetic
Free of contaminants
Possess high permeability
Possess low retentivity
Provide high visibility
The one factor not listed above, but very
important, is durability. The particle must
be able to withstand constant circulation
within the pump of the magnetic inspection bench or mechanical agitation and
still maintain its integrity. The success of
magnetic particle testing is dependent upon
the selection of the proper material and
method to conduct the test. When the wet
method is used, the medium concentrate
is mixed with a liquid (light oil, kerosene
or water) to make a bath which is then
applied onto the surface of the part either
while the magnetizing current is flowing for
the continuous method or the medium is
applied after the magnetizing current is shut
off for the residual method.

Particle Shape
If the particle has a spherical shape it will
have excellent mobility but will not be
strongly attracted to the leakage field. On
the other hand, a long, slender particle
may be strongly attracted to the leakage
field due to its pronounced north and south
poles but will have lower mobility. These
two opposing characteristics are overcome
by blending particles of different shapes. In
actual use, particles never act as individuals.
Due to the fact that they are magnetized in
use and the material has some retentivity,
they become actual tiny magnets. These
particles are drawn together as a result of
their retained magnetism to form clumps or
aggregates of particles. The particles tend
to act as a unit when applied to the surface
of a part for magnetic particle testing. The
speed and extent to which this process takes
place increases with the rententivity of the
particle material. Agitating the suspension
breaks up the aggregates, but they begin to
form again as soon as agitation ceases.

Causes of particle breakdown

by Kevin Walker

The particle used in magnetic inspection

is a combination of fusing iron oxide, a
unique resin, and pigment (fluorescent
or visible). Particles used in a magnetic
inspection bench, in most cases, are recirculated using an impeller driven pump.
Over a period of time this action will cause
the pigment to detach from the iron oxide
material. The lack of both bath and equipment maintenance will cause possible problems within the bath. Defective pumps will
cause an increase of particle breakdown.
One common mistake is to replace a defective pump with one that has a higher rpm
rating. This naturally will cause the particles to break down faster. It is advised that
you call Magnaflux or an authorized service
center when replacing any part on one of
our units. Bath contamination with acid or
alkali from a pre-cleaning step or process
will cause degradation of the particles.
Also, processing hot parts may raise the
bath temperature above acceptable levels
(100 to 120) which will soften the resin.

materialsPRODUCTMANAGER

The Results of Particle

Breakdown

20B Fluorescent Powder

Concentrate. This powder is identical
to 14A but includes the proper amount
of water conditioners. It is for water
baths only.

When the bond of the iron oxide particle

and pigment has deteriorated, increased
background will be observed. This increase
background could mask indications and
some discontinuities could be missed. Also,
frequent bath replacement causes increased
material and labor costs which will affect
revenue margins.

Preventative Measures
Contamination can be minimized by keeping the bath covered when not in use and
monitoring the bath concentration using
the correct centrifuge tube. Using a durable
material will also help in preventing problems in the magnetic particle inspection
process. Magnaflux offers the most reliable
materials on the market for wet method
inspection, for both fluorescent and visible
applications. Extensive testing has proven
that Magnaflux particles are the most durable in the industry. Here is a list of these
materials, with the special characteristics
of each.

Fluorescent
14A Fluorescent Powder
Concentrate. This is the most widely
used of the fluorescent materials. It fluoresces
a bright yellow-green and features high sensitivity, high brightness, and easy handling
properties. It is designed for suspension in
oil, but can be used in water when combined
with the proper water conditioners, WA-2B
powder which contains wetting agent, corrosion inhibitor, antifoam and WA-4 liquid
which contains wetting agent and corrosion
inhibitor. You can also use AX-52 corrosion
inhibitor as an additive.
14A Redi-Bath Pre-measured
Liquid Concentrate. Contains 14A
powder, wetting agent, anti-foaming agent
and rust inhibitors in a graduated plastic
bottle which holds 27oz (800ml), enough to
make up a 10 gallon water bath.

MG-410 Fluorescent Powder.

Larger particles than the 14A but brighter.
Used for larger discontinuities, especially
in the steel industry. Used in both oil and
water baths
MG-3410 Fluorescent Powder.
The powder contains MG-410 and water
conditioners. Used in water baths only.
Visible
7C Black Powder Concentrate.
This is an oil-suspendable powder. It is
especially suited for finding fine cracks
on polished surfaces, such as bearings and
crankshafts. It can be used in a water bath
with the proper proportion of water-conditioners.
9C Red Powder Concentrate. This
is a reddish brown oil-suspendable powder. It
is similar to 7C but gives improved contrast
on gray, black or dark surfaces.

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Accessories
Genuine Magnaflux Yokes
New Products
MPI 2000 Achieves UL/CSA
Daraclean
Certification
What
makes an "Aerospace
Spec Cleaner"?
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