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Welding is a process where two or more parent materials are joined through heat and pressure. Heat and pressure...

Welding inspection typically consists of a series of quality control checks carried out by welding inspectors...

Fitness-for-Service (FFS) (also referred to as Fitness-for-Purpose) is an assessment that is carried out...

Corrosion is understood as the process of degradation of a metal or alloy that results in the loss of material…

Anodising is an electrochemical surface treatment used to promote and increase the formation of an anodic…

Fracture mechanics is a methodology that uses the study of material properties to predict and diagnose…

Magnetic Particle Testing, also known as Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI) is the process whereby a…

Structural Integrity is the ability of a component, structure or asset to operate at optimum level under the…

Eddy current testing (also known as eddy current inspection) is a method used in non-destructive testing…

Quality assurance (QA) is an aspect of quality management that is responsible for the implementation of…

Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) is the propagation of often branched cracks in a material within a corrosive…

Hot cracking (also known as solidification cracking) is the formation process of shrinkage cracks during the…

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