Specific Question Paper on Liquid Penetrant Examination

Time : 1 Hour

Name of the Candidate : Date :

1 If the surface of the part has been machined, sanded or grit blasted:
The part may also require etching
It can be immersed in penetrant for its entire dwell time
It will require a shorter dwell time
It will need to be heated in order to open any cracks that have been peened over
2 Which level of penetrant is the most sensitive?
Level I
Level II
Level III
Level IV
3 Generally, there is no harm in using a longer penetrant dwell time as long as the penetrant:
Is not allowed to dry
Stays viscous
Does not form clumps on the surface of the part
Is mixed with emulsifier
4 Which of the following is an advantage to LPI?
Large areas can be inspected
Parts with complex shapes can be inspected
It is portable
All of the above is an advantage
5 LPI can be used to test most materials provided the surface of the part is:
Heated to a temperature above 100o F
Is not extremely rough or porous
Smooth and uniform
Cleaned with number 005 grit
6 Which type of penetrant is a visible penetrant?
Type I
Type II
Type III
Type IV
7 The pentrants that are used to detect the smallest defects:
Should only be used on aerospace parts
Will also produce the largest amount of irrelevant indications
Can only be used on small parts less than 10 inches in surface area
Should not be used in the field
8 The performance of a penetrant:
Will remain consistent as long is it is stored in a temperature range of 50 to 100 o F
Will only degrade of the temperature exceeds 120 o F
Can be affected by contamination and aging
Can be adjusted with the dwell time
9 POD stands for:
Product of discontinuities
Probability of defects
Probability of detection
Personnel over distributor
10 The total time that the penetrant is in contact with the part surface is called the:
Soak time
Baking time
Dwell time
Immersion time
11 Developers are used to:
Make the penetrant fluoresce
Reduce the dwell time
Pull trapped penetrant material out of the defect
All of the above
12 Surface contaminants can lead to:
A shift in the fluorescent wavelength to a lower angstrom level
The part needing to be redipped in order to produce good results
Higher background fluorescence
All of the above
13 Which type of penetrant is a fluorescent penetrant?
Type I
Type II
Type III
Type IV
14 For UV lights used in LPI, the accepted intensity is _______ microwatts per square centimeter.
100
500
700
1000
15 Which of the following will produce higher sensitivity of a penetrant test?
Leaving the part immersed in the penetrant for the entire dwell time
Leaving the part immersed in the wet developer for the entire developer time
 Using a nonaqueous wet developer
Allowing the specimen to drain-dwell during its dwell time
16 Contamination of the penetrant:
Will only take place if the part has not been cleaned
Will occur because of the crossover between the penetrant and developer
Will occur if the tank is not covered during the dwell time
Will change the surface tension and contact angle
17 When fluorescent penetrant inspection is performed, the penetrant materials are formulated
to glow brightly and to give off light at a wavelength:
Close to infrared light
Close to the wavelength of x-rays
That the eye is most sensitive to under dim lighting conditions
In the red spectrum
18 Minimum penetrant dwell times are usually:
1-5 minutes
1-30 minutes
5-60 minutes
60-100 minutes
19 Developer is required to:
Draw out the penetrant from the discontinuity
Provide contrast between the penetrant and the parts background color
Increase the pentrants fluorescence
Both A and B
20 White light intensity at the surface of the part when using a visible dye penetrant should be:
A minimum of 50 foot-candles
A maximum of 50 foot-candles
A maximum of 100 foot-candles
A minimum of 100 foot-candles
21 Wet developers are applied:
After the part has been dryed
Immediately after the excess penetrant has been removed from the parts surface
After the emulsifer dwell time
After the part has been dipped in cleaner/remover
22 Which of the following should be removed in order to obtain a good penetrant test?
Varnish
Oxides
Plating
All of the above
23 White light intensity at the surface of the part when using fluorescent penetrant should be:
A minimum of 100 foot-candles
A maximum of 100 foot-candles
A minimum of 50 foot-candles
A maximum of 2 foot-candles
24 A good cleaning procedure will:
Remove all contamination from the part and not leave any reside that may interfere with the
inspection process
Remove a small amount of metal from the surface of the part
Should leave the part slightly flourescent in order to identify any discontinuities
Should etch the part slightly only if it is made from 4041 aluminum
25 Which penetrant method is easiest to use in the field?
Fluorescent, post-emulsifiable
Visible dye, water washable
Visible dye, solvent removable
Fluorescent, water washable