Here at Rider Tool & Manufacturing Co, we specialize in mechanical engineering, custom metal fabrication and non-destructive testing, also commonly referred to as NDT. This type of testing is essentially responsible for maintaining a uniform level of quality, as well as product reliability when it comes to specific metals. There are many different types of non-destructive testing and all of these tests can be conducted on various materials without damaging them or rendering them unserviceable.
Types of Non-Destructive Testing
- The Brinell Hardness Test:
This test determines the hardness of aluminum, iron and steel forgings and castings.
- The Charpy Impact Test:
This test can determine how much energy is absorbed by a material during fracture.
- The Dye And Liquid Penetrate Test:
This test is conducted only on non-porous materials and can detect surface faults and defects.
- The Dry-Film Thickness Test:
Once coating layers have been applied to materials and have subsequently dried, the dry-film thickness test can measure the exact level of thickness and, therefore, the potential longevity, of these coatings.
- Hydro / Pressure tests:
In these tests, water is used to determine whether a pipe or vessel is leaking or damaged.
This mode of testing can aid in flagging hidden flaws in an array of different types of materials with the help of penetrating short wavelength electromagnetic radiation.
Other non-destructive testing methods that we specialize in include the following:
- Magnetic particle testing,
- Ultrasonic testing, and
- Vacuum testing, to name a few.