Abstract

Abstract— The successful implementation of a fracture mechanics approach to the in‐service structural integrity assessment of welded and machined components requires an accurate and reliable NDT method for detecting and sizing surface breaking cracks. This paper discusses and compares the crack depth sizing abilities of two theoretically‐based NDT techniques: alternating current potential difference (ACPD) and alternating current field measurement (ACFM). Surface fatigue cracks of high and low aspect ratio are used in the investigation. It is demonstrated that ACPD is capable of accurately sizing long shallow cracks and that ACFM provides accurate crack depth predictions for small deep cracks.

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