Magnetic Particle Inspection Quiz

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A location where a magnetic field can be detected exiting or

1 entering a material is called:

A magnetic pole

A magnetic field

A flux field

Polarity

An object that has a magnetic pole on one end and a second

2 equal but opposite magnetic pole on the other is called a:

Dipole

Inductor

Capacitor

A ferromagnetic material

When performing a magnetic particle test with a coil, the part

3 should be placed:

Along the outside edge the coil

 Along the inside edge of the coil

Centered in the coil

None of the above

Magnetic particle inspection can be performed on parts made

4 from which materials?

Iron, nickel, copper

Iron, nickel, cobalt

Nickel, cobalt, copper

Iron only

When all the magnetic domains are aligned, the material is said
5 to be:

Magnetically saturated

Partially magnetized

Magnetically stable

Unmagnetized

The magnetic flux density that remains in the material when the
6 magnetizing force is zero is called:

Retentivity

Residual magnetism

Coercive force
 Permeability

Faraday’s Law of Magnetic Induction states that:

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The flow of electrons can be used to generate a magnetic field

The magnetic forces of the material's electrons will be affected

by an external magnetic field

Iron filings can be used to produce an indication of a flaw

Flux leakage is the byproduct of magnetic fields when testing

aluminum alloys.

When using the direct induction method:

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The part must be placed in the center of the coil

Good electrical contact must be established between the test

equipment and test component

The part may be tested in only one direction

It is not necessary to demagnetize the part

Since all matter is composed of atoms:

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All parts can be tested with MPI if they are heated to their curie
temperature

All materials can be tested with a MPI regardless of temperature

All materials are affected in some way by a magnetic field

None of the above

The amount of reverse magnetic field which must be applied to a

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magnetic material to reduce the magnetic flux to zero is called:

Retentivity

Residual magnetism

Coercive force

Permeability

When using both a circular and longitudinal magnetic field, the

11 circular field is usually established first because:

It is more difficult to establish a circular field

It is easier to flip the domains of a circular field to a longitudinal

field

It is easier to measure a longitudinal field

None of the above

A material with a narrower hysteresis loop has:

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Higher residual magnetism

Higher permeability

Higher residual magnetism

Higher retentivity

A material with a wider hysteresis loop has:

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Higher reluctance

Higher permeability
 Lower retentivity

All of the above

The best detection of defects occurs:

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When the magnetic field is 10% beyond its saturation point

When the hysteresis loop shifts from positive to negative

When the lines of magnetic force are parallel to the longest

dimension of the defect

When the lines of magnetic force are perpendicular to the longest

dimension of the defect

Which of the following has a very weak and negative

15 susceptibility to magnetic field?

Ferromagnetic materials

Diamagnetic materials

Paramagnetic materials

None of the above

Dry magnetic particles:

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Cannot be reused

Come in only one color

Are all of uniform size

None of the above

 A current carrying conductor induces a magnetic field:
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By direct induction
By direct induction

That is longitudinal

That is circular

By magnostriction

The area where the exit poles are concentrated is called the
18 magnet’s:

South pole

North pole

Dipole

Flux density

A material is considered demagnetized when:

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Its residual magnetic field measures less than 5 gauss

It no longer produces an indication

It's no longer attracted to a magnet

Its residual magnetic field measures less than 3 gauss

A property of a material that describes the ease with which a

20 magnetic flux is established in a component is called:

Retentivity

Residual magnetism
 Coercive force

Permeability

The force required to remove the residual magnetism from the

21 material is called the:

Inverse force

Reciprocal force

Coercive force

Residual force

Magnetic particle inspection has several advantages over liquid

22 penetrant inspection which include:

Components with thin coatings can be inspected without

removing the coating

Components can be inspected more rapidly

The technique is more portable

Both A and B

The opposition that a ferromagnetic material shows to the

23 establishment of a magnetic field is called:

Retentivity

Reluctance

Coercive force

Permeability
 A material with a wider hysteresis loop has:
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Lower reluctance

Lower residual magnetism

Higher residual magnetism

Higher premeability

Magnetic lines of force:

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Almost never cross each other

Commonly cross each other

Will shift 90 degrees when a direct current is applied

Never cross each other

A material with a wider hysteresis loop has:

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Lower permeability

Higher retentivity

Higher coercivity

All of the above

A hysteresis loop shows the relationship between the:

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Induced magnetic flux density and the magnetizing force

Induced magnetic flux density and the electron force

Electron flow and magnetic field strength

 Flux density and number of coil turns

A volume of space where there is a change in magnetic energy is

28 called:

A magnetic field

A magnetic dipole

A magnetic pole

A magnetic domain

Components generally must be demagnetized because residual

29 magnetism can:

Affect machining and welding processes

Interfere with near by electronic components

Increase wear by attracting abrasive particles

All of the above

Ferromagnetic materials are made up of small polarized regions

30 known as:

Photons

Quarks

Electrons

Domains

Magnetic lines of force:

31 Form closed loops from pole to pole

Will shift 180 degrees when a direct current is applied

Were discovered by Wilhelm Hurst

None of the above

A longitudinal magnetic field has magnetic lines of force that

32 run:

Parallel to the long axis of the part

90 degrees to the long axis of the part

Transverse to the long axis of the part

Opposite the waveform of the magnetic particle machine used

A circular magnetic field has lines of force that run:

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Parallel to the long axis of the part

90 degrees to the long axis of the part

Circumferentially around the perimeter of the part

Opposite the waveform of the magnetic particle machine used

Magnetic lines of force:

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Have the same strength

Seek the path of least resistance

Decrease in density with increasing distance from the poles

 All of the above

When testing parts with magnetic particles, it is best to

35 magnetize the part:

In two directions at right angles to each other

With AC whenever possible

With DC whenever possible

With an amperage of at least 1000 amps

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