1) SCOPE .

THE MAGNETIC PARTICLE EXAMINATION PROCEDURE WILL BE APPLIED

TO DETECT THE SURFACE OR SUBSURFACE ( NEAR SURFACE )
DISCONTINUITIES OF FERO-MAGNETIC MATERIALS .
THIS PROCEDURE AND ITS APPLICATION IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE REQUIREMENTS OF
API 1104 & API RP2X

2) DETECTABLE FLAWS .
THIS MAGNETIC PARTICLE PROCEDURE IS TO BE USED FOR THE
DETECTION OF DISCONTINUITIES HAVING THE FORM OF GAPS .
* FOR EXAMPLE : CRACKS , LAPS , SEAMS , COLD SHUTS & LAMINATION
THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE MATERIAL UNDER
EXAMINATION .

3) METHOD OF EXAMINATION .
EXAMINATION SHALL BE CARRIED OUT USING THE CONTINUES METHOD .

4) EQUIPMENT .
A) MAGNETIZING INSTRUMENT:
- A.1

PORTABLE YOKE : C-SHAPED " ELECTROMAGNETIC " YOKE

TYPE MODEL Y - 6 A.C. CURRENT " MAGNA FLUX " .

- A.2

THE MAGNETIZING FORCE OF THE YOKES SHALL BE CHECKED

ONCE EVERY YEAR AND WHENEVER THE YOKE HAS BEEN
DAMAGED . WHEN USING A-AC YOKE IT SHALL HAVE A LIFTING
POWER OF AT LEAST 10 L . B AT THE MAXIMUM POLE SPACING TO
BE USED .

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B) MAGNETIC PARTICLE MATERIAL :

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VISIBLE WET WHITE BACKGROUND SUSPENSION .

TYPE ELY WHITE CONTRAST PAINT 712 OR EQUIVALENT.
THE FERROMAGNETIC PARTICLE USED AS AN EXAMINATION
MEDIUM SHALL BE VISIBLE WET PARTICLE .
FINELY DIVIDED MAGNETIC PARTICLES SHALL BE IN LIQUID
VEHICLES AS THE INDICATING MATERIAL SUSPENSION SHALL
CONSIST OF THE LIQUID VEHICLES AND PARTICLES WHICH
EXHIBIT PROPER VISUAL CONTACT AND THE TYPE OF SUSPENSION
SHALL BE ELY SUPRAMOR 4 BLACK OR EQUIVALENT .
* THIS SUSPENSIONS CONTAINED IN PRESSURIZED CANS .

5) EXAMINATION
A) WORKING TEMPERATURE :
THE TEMPERATURE OF THE WET PARTICLES SUSPENSION
AND THE SURFACE TO BE TESTED SHALL NOT EXCEED 135 DEG. F.
B) SURFACE PREPARATION :
THE SURFACE TO BE TESTED SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY
CLEANED TO AN AREA OF AT LEAST 25 mm EITHER SIDE , TO ENSURE
THAT ALL DIRT , GREASE , MILL-SCALE , WELDING FLUX AND
SPATTER HAS BEEN REMOVED . THIS CLEANING CAN BE BY
MECHANICAL OR HAND BRUSHING .
THE MATERIAL SHOULD THEN BE SUBJECT TO OCULAR
INSPECTION TO ENSURE THAT NO VISUAL DEFECTS EXIST AND
THAT THERE IS A SMOOTH TRANSITION BETWEEN THE WELDMENT
AND THE PARENT PLATE .
C) APPLICATION OF WHITE BACK GROUND : BY SPRAY AND WAIT A TIME
LENGTH ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDATION .
D) MAGNETIZATION & BLACK FERROMAGNETIC PARTICLE :
D.1

SPRAY THE BLACK INK DURING THE MAGNETIZATION APPLICATION

PROCESS BY A PROPER WAY .

D.2 DIRECTION OF MAGNETIZATION .

AT LEAST SEPARATE EXAMINATION SHALL BE PERFORMED ON EACH
AREA . THE EXAMINATION IN EACH AREA TO BE PERFORMED WITH
MAGNITIC FIELD SHIFTED IN AT LEAST TWO DIRECTIONS APPROXIMATELY
PREPENDICULAR TO EACH OTHER
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D.3 ALL EXAMINATION SHALL BE CONDUCTED WITH SUFFICIENT

OVER LAP TO ENSURE 100% COVERAGE AT THE REQUIRED
SENSITIVITY .

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THE MAGNETIC FIELD INDICATOR SHALL BE USED BY POSITIONING

THE INDICATOR ON THE SURFACE OF THE AREA TO BE EXAMINED .
THE TECHNICIAN WILL THEN BE ABLE TO VERIFY THE ADEQUACY
AND DIRECTION OF THE MAGNETIZING FIELD .

6) INDICATION INTERPRETATION , RECORD & PERSONNEL QUALIFICATION

PERMANENT RECORD OF INDICATIONS CONTAINS THE LOCATION , TYPE ,
DIRECTION , LENGTH & SPACING OF IDENTIFICATIONS ( FROM ATTACHED ) SHALL BE
MADE BY A LEVEL II OR III CERTIFIED QUALIFIED PERSON ACCORDING TO
( SNT - TC - 1A ) & PETROJET WRITTEN PRACTICE .
THIS RECORD WILL CONTAIN THE INDICATIONS , INTERPRETATION & EVALUATION
ACCORDING TO FOUND IN AWS D1.1 OR
PROJECT SPECIFICATION.
7) ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
DNV 1981 TABLE 10.1
8) POST CLEANING
AFTER COMPLETION OF TEST POST CLEANING SHALL BE DONE DURING
SAND BLASTING OF THE PART .

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MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION

CONTENTS
1- SCOPE .............................................................................................................................

PAGES
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2- DETECTABLE FLAWS .................................................................................................

3- METHOD OF EXAMINATION ....................................................................................

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4- EQUIPMENT .................................................................................................................
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5- EXAMINATION ............................................................................................................
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6- INDICATION INTERPRETATION , RECORD & PERSONNEL QUALIFICATION

7- ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA...............................................................................................
8- POST CLEANING .........................................................................................................
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9- MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION REPORT ......................................................
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