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Magnetic Particle Inspection Quiz

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1 Magnetic particle inspection uses small ferromagnetic

particles simmilar to:
Copper filing
Iron filings
Magnesium filings
Permanent Magnets

2 Which of the following has a large susceptibility to magnetic

field?
Ferromagnetic materials
Diamagnetic materials
Paramagnetic materials
None of the above

3 Magnetic particle inspection can be performed on parts made

from which materials?
Iron, nickel, copper
Iron, nickel, cobalt
Nickel, cobalt, copper
Iron only

4 A material with a wider hysteresis loop has:

Lower permeability
Higher retentivity
Higher coercivity
All of the above

5 When a magnetic field cuts across a crack:

Electrons begin jumping back and forth across the crack
The crack begins to heat up
Magnetic poles form at the edges of the crack
All of the above

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

energy is called:
A magnetic field
A magnetic dipole
A magnetic pole
A magnetic domain

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7 The opposition that a ferromagnetic material shows to the

establishment of a magnetic field is called:
Retentivity
Reluctance
Coercive force
Permeability

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

should be placed:
Along the outside edge the coil
Along the inside edge of the coil
Centered in the coil
None of the above

9 The area where the exit poles are concentrated is called the
magnet’s:
South pole
North pole
Dipole
Flux density

10 Magnetic lines of force:

Almost never cross each other
Commonly cross each other
Will shift 90 degrees when a direct current is applied
Never cross each other

11 A location where a magnetic field can be detected exiting or

entering a material is called:
A magnetic pole
A magnetic field
A flux field
Polarity

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

equal but opposite magnetic pole on the other is called a:
Dipole
Inductor
Capacitor
A ferromagnetic material

13 Since all matter is composed of atoms:

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

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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

14 Faraday’s Law of Magnetic Induction states that:

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.

15 Which of the following has a very weak and negative

susceptibility to magnetic field?
Ferromagnetic materials
Diamagnetic materials
Paramagnetic materials
None of the above

16 A longitudinal magnetic field has magnetic lines of force that

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

17 The use of prods is sometimes restricted because:

They produce a relatively weak field
There is a potential for arcing that could damage parts
It is not possible to control the field orientation
None of the above

18 When a ferromagnetic material is in a unmagnetized state, the

domains are:
Aligned in a north and south direction
Aligned in a east and west direction
Randomly organized
Balanced to produce a gauss rating of 2

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

magnetic flux is established in a component is called:
Retentivity
Residual magnetism

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Coercive force
Permeability

20 The magnetic field circling each loop of wire in a coil

combines with the fields from the other loops to produce a
concentrated field:
Which is maximized around the outside of the coil
Around each loop of the coil
Down the center of the coil
All of the above

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