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NUMBER OF TEST
BASIC TESTING
N LENGTH
SYMBOL OF SECTION
OTHER TO BE TESTED
L
SIDE
ARROW L
SIDE
NUMBER OF TEST
N
BASIC NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING SYMBOL
1
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STANDARD NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING SYMBOL
TYPES OF NON DESTRUCTIVE TEST SYMBOL
VISUAL VT
PENETRANT PT
DYE PENETRANT DPT
FLOURESCENT PENETRANT FPT
MAGNETIC PARTICLE MT
EDDY CURRENT ET
ULTRASONIC UT
ACOUSTIC EMISSION AET
LEAK LT
PROOF PRT
RADIOGRAPHIC RT
NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHIC NRT
METHODS OF SPECIFYING THE NUMBER OF
TEST TO BE MADE
(3)
RT
UT
(4)
(6)
RT
MT
(2)
2
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TESTING SYMBOLS USED TO INDICATE WHAT
SIDE IS TO BE TESTED
VT
PT
TEST TEST
ARROW SIDE OTHER SIDE
MT UT
MT
TEST
TEST EITHER SIDE
BOTH SIDE
METHODS OF COMBINING TESTING SYMBOLS
RT DPT
PT ET
VT + RT RT + FPT
UT
VT + RT
3
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TWO METHODS OF DESIGNATING THE LENGTH OF
WELD TO BE TESTED
MT 4 FPT 8
A
RT 8
DPT 10
MT B
RT
COMBINATION WELDING AND NONDESTRUCTIVE
TESTING SYMBOLS
PT
PT
DPT
VT
UT + LT
4
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* RT
SYMBOL
WELD & TEST
FILM
*
RT
SYMBOL
FILM WELD & TEST