I could be wrong, but if we had a crack that didn’t actually make it to the surface, a penetrant inspection wouldn’t show anything would it? I have evidence on another part that suggests the crack would start on the IML and progrates outward, but does not go all the way.
Assume we don’t have...
I have a pressure vessel made from 6061-T6 about the size of a small air compressor that’s undergone proof testing. I’d like to do nondestructive testing on it to verify no cracking occurred during the test. Particularly curious about some slot/plug welds that we have on internal bulkhead...
I've never done this myself, as I use the MSC.Random tool, but according to nas102_wk10.pdf (not sure about the copy-write rules, otherwise I would post it for you) on the MSC support page, you would add:
Random = n (same number as the RLOAD2 table ID)
to your subcase control and reference the...