A brief about Materials Testing Techniques

Any defects or shortcomings in the composition of a material may result in disaster amounting to loss of valuable times, or worse lives and property. This can be easily avoided using the support of materials testing.

Whether you are manufacturing a paper clip or a nuclear reactor, you must ensure the use of quality material for your product and that this quality is maintained throughout the manufacturing process. Only a stringent quality control can ensure product reliability, durability, efficiency and above all safety. There are a number of materials testing techniques available. These include non-destructive tests (NDT) and magnetic testing procedures.

Mechanical testing

For testing mechanical properties, microscopic and subsurface flaws, material composition, corrosion susceptibility etc. different methods of material analysis such as mechanical testing and chemical analysis are used. So while microscopic defect such as a gas bubble, a hole, a cavity can be a possible reason behind quality non-adherence. A prior test can help in avoiding huge loss. A material is often found to be defective due to the presence of incomplete fusion, lack of bond, lamination, surface flaws, incomplete penetration, inconsistent thickness, etc. These defects may cause poor tensile strength, poor resistance, poor ductility, susceptibility to leakages, corrosion, breakage etc.

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