Radiography Test (Leaving Cert Engineering): Flashcards
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What type of testing method is radiography?
What type of testing method is radiography?
Non-destructive testing method
Radiation type used in radiography testing
Radiation type used in radiography testing
X-rays
What radiography testing detects in materials
What radiography testing detects in materials
Internal flaws and defects
Principle radiography relies on
Principle radiography relies on
Differential absorption of X-rays by materials
How dense materials interact with X-ray radiation
How dense materials interact with X-ray radiation
Absorb more radiation
What voids and cracks do to X-rays
What voids and cracks do to X-rays
Allow more X-rays to pass through
How X-rays are produced in radiography
How X-rays are produced in radiography
Rapid movement of electrons
What dark areas on radiography film indicate
What dark areas on radiography film indicate
Flaws, voids, or less dense material
What bright areas on radiography film indicate
What bright areas on radiography film indicate
Dense, solid material
Types of internal defects radiography detects
Types of internal defects radiography detects
Cracks, voids, inclusions
Type of record radiography creates
Type of record radiography creates
Permanent photographic records
Effect of radiography on test component
Effect of radiography on test component
No damage - non-destructive
Cost consideration of radiography testing
Cost consideration of radiography testing
Extremely expensive to implement
Major safety risk of radiography testing
Major safety risk of radiography testing
Serious radiation risks to operators