magnaflux

[mag-nuh-fluhks]

mag·na·flux

[mag-nuh-fluhks]
verb (used with object)
to test (iron or steel) for defects using the Magnaflux method.

Origin:
1935–40; see Magnaflux

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Mag·na·flux

[mag-nuh-fluhks]
Trademark.
a test of ferrous metals involving the dusting of a magnetized sample with magnetic powder, or the application of oil containing magnetic particles in suspension, to detect surface cracks and defects.
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