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Alternative Quantitative Methods for Screening Penetrant Testing Cleaning Solutions

Tables

Table 1 - Results of various cleaning solutions with Method D FPI: measurements given in lm/m2 (lm/yd2)

 

S1

S2

S3

TAM1-1

TAM1-2

TAM1-3

TAM1-4

TAM1-5

TAM2-1

TAM2-2

TAM2-3

TAM2-4

TAM2-5

Control

6.67

34.88

36.06

97.52

6.14

3.23

1.83

0.43

18.41

2.26

4.84

3.01

2.15

 

(5.58)

(29.16)

(30.15)

(81.53)

(5.13)

(2.70)

(1.53)

(0.36)

(15.39)

(1.89)

(4.05)

(2.52)

(1.80)

Cleaner 1

5.17

55.33

21.20

31.54

5.49

1.51

1.83

NR

31.22

6.03

1.94

1.83

4.74

 

(4.32)

(46.26)

(17.72)

(26.37)

(4.59)

(1.26)

(1.53)

(NR)

(26.10)

(5.04)

(1.62)

(1.53)

(3.96)

Cleaner 2

13.56

34.23

17.76

26.91

3.66

1.94

0.86

0.65

12.81

5.49

1.61

1.72

NR

 

(11.34)

(28.62)

(14.85)

(22.50)

(3.06)

(1.62)

(0.72)

(0.54)

(10.71)

(4.59)

(1.35)

(1.44)

(NR)

Cleaner 3

6.35

38.43

7.10

4.95*

2.69*

1.51*

3.12*

1.61*

3.55*

2.15*

1.83*

1.29*

1.29*

 

(5.31)

(32.13)

(5.94)

(4.14)*

(2.25)*

(1.26)*

(2.61)*

(1.35)*

(2.97)*

(1.80)*

(1.53)*

(1.08)*

(1.08)*

Cleaner 4

5.60

526.89

52.64

77.50

5.38

5.27

3.23

4.31

200.21

9.69

7.10

9.80

5.06

 

(4.68)

(440.48)

(44.01)

(64.79)

(4.50)

(4.41)

(2.70)

(3.60)

(167.38)

(8.10)

(5.94)

(8.19)

(4.23)

Cleaner 5

1.29

254.03

14.42

7.00*

5.38*

3.44

3.44*

9.47*

8.93*

7.97*

5.92*

11.19*

9.90*

 

(1.08)

(212.37)

(12.06)

(5.85)*

(4.50)*

(2.88)

(2.88)*

(7.92)*

(7.47)*

(6.66)*

(4.95)*

(9.35)*

(8.28)*

Cleaner 6

19.38

119.69

44.56

1.94*

4.52*

2.91

3.12*

3.66*

14.53*

12.16*

6.89*

5.70*

5.49*

 

(16.20)

(100.06)

(37.25)

(1.62)*

(3.78)*

(2.43)

(2.61)*

(3.06)*

(12.15)*

(10.17)*

(5.76)*

(4.77)*

(4.59)*