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    The document discusses Alternating Current Field Measurement (ACFM), an electromagnetic non-contact technique used to detect and size surface-breaking defects in materials. ACFM uses a probe that introduces an alternating current, creating a magnetic field above the surface. If a crack is present, the current and magnetic field are disturbed, allowing the crack to be detected. The probe is scanned along welds to measure changes in the magnetic field indicating the presence of cracks. ACFM is useful for inspecting complex geometries and requires minimal surface preparation.

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    The document discusses Alternating Current Field Measurement (ACFM), an electromagnetic non-contact technique used to detect and size surface-breaking defects in materials. ACFM uses a probe that introduces an alternating current, creating a magnetic field above the surface. If a crack is present, the current and magnetic field are disturbed, allowing the crack to be detected. The probe is scanned along welds to measure changes in the magnetic field indicating the presence of cracks. ACFM is useful for inspecting complex geometries and requires minimal surface preparation.

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    The document discusses Alternating Current Field Measurement (ACFM), an electromagnetic non-contact technique used to detect and size surface-breaking defects in materials. ACFM uses a probe that introduces an alternating current, creating a magnetic field above the surface. If a crack is present, the current and magnetic field are disturbed, allowing the crack to be detected. The probe is scanned along welds to measure changes in the magnetic field indicating the presence of cracks. ACFM is useful for inspecting complex geometries and requires minimal surface preparation.

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    API 577 

    : ALTERNATING CURRENT FIELD MEASUREMENT (ACFM)

    ALTERNATING CURRENT FIELD MEASUREMENT (ACFM)

     The ACFM technique is an electromagnetic non-contacting technique that is able to detect


    and size surface breaking defects in a range of different materials and through coatings of
    varying thickness.
     This technique can be used for inspecting complex geometries such as nozzles, ring-
    grooves, and grind-out areas
     It requires minimal surface preparation and can be used at elevated temperatures up to 900
    °F (482 °C).
     It is less sensitive and more prone to operator errors than WFMT
     ACFM is used for the evaluation and monitoring of existing cracks
     ACFM uses a probe similar to an eddy current probe and introduces an alternating current
    in a thin skin near to the surface of any conductor. (ACFM utilise une sonde similaire à une sonde à
    courants de Foucault et introduit un courant alternatif dans une peau fine près de la surface de tout
    conducteur.)
     If the area has a crack present, the current flows around the ends and the faces of the
    crack A magnetic field is present above the surface associated with this uniform
    alternating
    current and
    becomes
    disturbed if
    a surface-
    breaking
    crack is
    present.
    API 577 : ALTERNATING CURRENT FIELD MEASUREMENT (ACFM)

     The probe is scanned longitudinally along the weld with the front of the probe parallel and
    adjacent to the weld toe (La sonde est balayée longitudinalement le long de la soudure avec l'avant de la
    sonde parallèle et adjacent au pied de soudure)

     Two components of the magnetic field are measured:

    - Bx along the length of the defect,


    - Bz, which gives a negative and positive response at either end of the defect caused by
    current-generated poles

     During the application of the ACFM technique actual values of the magnetic field are being
    measured in real time

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