It supplies general principles to harmonize and standardize pre-existing national and professional standards, guidelines and procedures in the field of magnetic particle testing.
The standard will be used in many industries including: construction, structural steel, automotive, petrochemical, power generation, shipbuilding, rail and aerospace.
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It specifies the general principles of magnetic particle testing of ferromagnetic materials, including surface preparation, magnetisation techniques, requirements and applications of the detection media, and recording and interpretation of the results.
This standard supersedes BS EN ISO 9934-1:2015 because there is a minor revision to clause 13 on demagnetization.
BSI recommends this version of standard for organisations operating in or with the UK. The ISO edition is available here if required.