NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF HIGH STRENGTH STEEL WELDS BY NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY

The use of neutron radiography as a method of nondestructively testing high strength steel welds is examined for technical feasibility and procedural evaluation. Four test samples constructed of HY-80 steel are used to develop accurate radiographic procedural information in order to optimize the quality and minimize error in producing neutron radiographs at MITR. Variations in the basic radiographic procedure were made in order to determine the ability of neutron radiography to find defects in the four weld samples. Attempts were also made to artificially enhance the ability of neutron radiography to pickup surface defects that conventional radiographs are unable to do. The samples were also tested by various other nondestructive test methods, namely ultrasonics, magnetic particle, and eddy current examination. The results of these tests are compared with the neutron radiographs and conventional gamma radiographs of the samples.

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Department of Ocean Engineering, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139
• Authors:
  • Edgar, J K
• Publication Date: 1973-5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Inspection; Nondestructive tests; Quality control; Radiography; Welding; Welds
• Old TRIS Terms: Weld inspection; Welding quality control
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00048362
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Report/Paper Numbers: MS Thesis
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1973 12:00AM