On inspection of casting or weld of austenitic stainless steel, an abnormal image is frequently observed on radiographs and high noise level and remakable attenuation of ultrasonic waves are indicated by ultrasonic testing. These causes have been well known in a long time, and number of reports have been published from various points of view for these causes, recently.
On the other hand, it is found experimentally that false signals were generated by eddy current testing for the measurement of austenitic stainless steel casting. But this study has yet been any other reports.
In this study, test frequencies of 8kHz, 32kHz and 128kHz are applied. The castings of austenitic stainless steel and aluminum are used as test pieces.
False signals are not due to any test frequencies. Neither, they are not generated on aluminum casting. It has been experimentally verified that these false signals are caused mainly by the presence of δ-ferrite and the segregation of chemical elements.
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