Destructive

Testing
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What is Destructive Testing?

➢ It is a testing method
➢ Destructive where an application
Testing is defined is intentionally made
as a software to fail to check the
testing type to robustness of the
find points of application and
identify the point of
failure in a
failure.
software program.
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Why we perform destructive

testing?
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➜ Verify the reliability of welds and Check the different parts of the
system or material if its rigid
adhesives between different parts.
their strength, hardness,
➜ Review the characteristics of the stiffness, and the amount
of damage they can
materials periodically to verify that they are sustain while in operation
kept in good condition. For example, metal,
ceramic, and polymer
➜ Analyze failures to discover why they We need this so that we can
occurred and prevent future accidents. avoid it happening next time
➜ Design new materials with optimized We do this also for innovation,
manufacturing processes to offer better to discover new ways to have
better performance in the
performance for a longer time. future
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➜ Check that the materials meet the basic This is must, for every
manufacturer, basically it
quality requirements before incorporating is important to know that
them into the production chain. the materials were being
used is in best quality
➜ Define the properties and composition of
For example, low
materials to establish what functions they carbon steel - .05%
to .29% (steel pipe)
can perform and calculate their useful life. medium carbon steel
➜ Perform quality controls of the structures - .25% to .60%
(steam turbine
during the manufacturing processes. impellers)
➜ Compare different materials and choose the high carbon steel -
(ductile) .60% to
most suitable for each application 2.0%
We do this test so that we ensures
customers to receive products free
from defects and meet their needs.
When done the wrong way, it can
put consumers at risk.
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Types of Destructive
Testing
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▪ Corrosion Testing
This covers non-toxic, small-
scale, aqueous corrosion
testing in a variety of
different environments
including fresh and sea
water.
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▪ Fracture and Mechanical

Testing
This includes different types of
destructive testing methods such as
tension tests, bend tests, Charpy impact
tests, Pellini drop weight testing, peel
tests, crush testing, pressure and
fracture testing. As well as the testing
of metals, fracture and mechanical tests
can be carried out on different
materials, such as welded polymers
including plastic pipes.
.
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• Aggressive Environment
Testing
This includes fracture and fatigue
testing in sour (H2S), sweet (CO2)
and other corrosive environments; at
a range of temperatures and
pressures. These test allow industry
to assess the impact of these
conditions on materials and
performance.
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• Fatigue Testing
Performed in air or seawater
environments, these tests are used
to test parent materials and the
endurance of welded joints under
constant or variable amplitude
loading. This destructive testing
method can also be used for
fatigue crack growth testing of
welds, base metals, and heat
affected zones.
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• Hydrogen Testing
This type of testing covers
materials that have a risk of
corrosion from exposure to
hydrogen. These tests can
be carried out at a variety
of different temperatures
and strain rates.
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• Residual Stress
Measurement
Residual stresses are those that
remain in a solid material after
the original causes of any
stresses have been removed.
These can be intentional, such as
with the scratch-resistant glass on
smartphones, or unintentional
which can lead to premature
failure of a structure.
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REFERENCES
• Destructive testing and when to apply it Infinitia
Research | Soluciones I+D para empresas

• What is Destructive Testing? Techniques, Methods,

Example (guru99.com)

• What is Destructive Testing? - Methods, Definition and

Examples - TWI (twi-global.com
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