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PhYsiCs!!!!!!? - Angbor - 01-24-2011
which of the following types of electromagnetic radiation can be used to check metal parts for damage? X-rays, Microwave or infrared radiation?
Re: PhYsiCs!!!!!!? - Halbarad - 01-24-2011
X-rays.
Microwaves and infrared are too well absorbed by metals to be of much use. They simply build up heat or make the electrons crazy. So to speak.
X-rays, from decaying radioactive material, can be very good at detecting tiny flaws in metal parts, especially in welds of metallic pieces.
Re: PhYsiCs!!!!!!? - Damrod - 01-24-2011
Among the three Xrays alone can penetrate throgh metal .