Difference Between

DT & NDT
DT- Destructive NDT- Non
Test Destructive Test
The process of inspecting, Atestingtechnique in
testing, or evaluating which the application is
materials, components or made to fail in an
assemblies for uncontrolled manner
discontinuities, or totestthe robustness of
differences in the application and also
characteristics without to find the point of
destroying the failure.
serviceability of the part Destructive testingis
or system. In other words, performed under the
when the inspection or most severe operating
test is completed the part conditions and it is
 Commonly used NDT Techniques
Technique Capabilities Technique Capabilities Technique Capabilities
Limitations Limitations Limitations
Small flaws are difficult
Visual Inspection Macroscopic surface
to detect, no subsurface
(VT) flaws flaws
Smallest defect
detectable is 2% of the
thickness; radiation
Radiography (RT) Subsurface flaws protection. No
subsurface flaws not for
porous materials
Dye penetrate No subsurface flaws not
Surface flaws for porous materials
(LPT/DPT)
Material must be good
Ultrasonic (UT) Subsurface flaws conductor of sound
Surface / near Limited subsurface
Magnetic Particle
surface and layer capability, only for
(MT) ferromagnetic materials.
flaws
Not applicable to larger
Microscopy Small surface flaws structures; no
subsurface flaws.
Difficult to interpret in
 ULTRASONIC TEST
What is ultrasonic
testing?
Simply UT, is a method of
characterizing the thickness or
internal structure of
atestpiece through the use of
high frequency sound waves.
What is an ultrasonic
sensor?
Ultrasonic Sensorsare self-
contained solid-state devices
designed for non-contact
sensingof solid and liquid objects.
For many applications, such as
monitoring the level of water in a
tank,ultrasonictechnology lets a
single device to do a job that would
otherwise require