THE TIME GIVEN TO THE PENETRANT TO
PENETRATE IN TO THE DISCONTINUITIES. IT
DEPENDS UP ON THE MATERIAL COMPOSITION
AND SURFACE CONDITION. 5 TO 30 MIN.
DWELL TIME
DEVELOPER
1.Dry Developer
2. Non-aqueous Wet Developer
3. Water–Based Wet Developer
(a) Water soluble
(b) Water Suspend
APPLY DEVELOPER
1. SPRAYING
2. DIPPING
3. POURING
Interpretation is carried out
(a) Normal Lamp
(b) Black Lamp or Ultraviolet Lamp
Indication
RELEVANT INDICATION
(a) Rounded indication
(b) Linear Indication
NON REVELANT INDICATION
FALSE INDICATION
INTERPRETATION
TRUE OR RELEVANT INDICATION
Continuous Line
Intermittent Line
Round
Small Dots
POST CLEANING
POST CLEANING IS THE PROCESS OF
REMOVAL OF DEVELOPER AND THE
PENETRANT FROM THE TEST SPECIMEN
INORDER TO PREVENT FROM FURTHER
CHEMICAL REACTION WHICH MIGHT
REDUSE THE LIVE OF THE PRODUCT. IT IS
CARRIED OUT AFTER THE
INTERPRETATION.
ADVANTAGES
SIMPLE
NO ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
CHEAPER
LESS SKILL REQUIRED
APPLICABLE TO BOTH FINISHED & UNFINISHED
PRODUCTS
♦PORTABLE
DISADVANTAGES
SURFACE DEFECTS CAN ONLY BE DETECTED
POROUS MATERIALS PRODUCE FALSE
INDICATIONS