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NDT Penetrant Comparison of Ardrox, Chemetall-Ely, Magnaflux Met’l Chek & Sherwin


NDT Penetrant Comparison of Ardrox, Chemetall-Ely, Magnaflux and Met’l Chek

Material

Sensitivity

Ardrox

Chemetall-Ely

ITW/Magnaflux

Met’l Chek

Sherwin

Visible Red Dye Penetrant
(Type II) – Water Washable
N/A Ardrox 906
Ardrox P6R
Checkmor 200 SKL-WP1 VP-30
VP-30A
VBP-300
DP-50
DP-51
DP-54
Visible Red Dye Penetrant
(Type II) – Post Emulsifiable
N/A     SKL-SP1 VP-302 DP-40
Solvent Removers (Class II)   Ardrox 9PR50
Ardrox PR1
Chemetall S-76 SKC-S
SKC-HF
E-59A DR-60
DR-62
Non Aqueous Developers
(Form d for Type II Penetrants)
  Ardrox 9D1B
Ardrox NQ1
Ardrox NQ1 RVSL
Chemetall LD-7 SKD-S2 D-72A D-100
D-106
Fluorescent Penetrants
(Type 1) – Water Washable
Method A
Level 1/2 Ardrox 970-P21   ZL-15B FP-900 HM-1
FP-10 Rev D
  Level 1 Ardrox 970P22
Ardrox 9702
Britemor 445 ZL-19 FP-901
FP-91B
FBP-911
HM-220
  Level 2 Ardrox 970P24
Ardrox 9703
Ardrox 9704
Ardrox P133D
Ardrox P134E
Britemor 4455
Britemor 4455A
ZL-60C
ZL-60D
FP-902
FP-92B (M)
FBP-912
HM-3A
HM-406
HM-412
HM-440
HM-602
  Level 3 Ardrox 9813
Ardrox 985-P13
Britemor 600 ZL-27A FP-95A (M) RC-65
  Level 4 Ardrox 9814
Ardrox 985-P14
Britemor 668A ZL-37 FP-97A (M) RC-77
RC-88
Lipophilic Emulsifier (Method B)   Ardrox 9PR3 Chemetall L-80 ZE-4B E-57 ER-85
Hydrophilic Remover (Method D)   Ardrox 9881 (10%)
Ardrox 9PR12 (10%)
Ardrox E-1 (10%)
Chemetall H-91A (20%) ZR-10B (20%) E-58D (20%) ER-83A (30%)
Dry Powder Developers
form a (Type 1)
  Ardrox 9D4A Chemetall PD-3 ZP-4B D-72A D-90G
Water Soluble Developers
form b (Type 1)
  Ardrox 9D75   ZP-14B D-76B D113G.1
Water suspendable Developer
form c (Type 1 & 2)
  Ardrox 9D76   ZP-5B D-78B D-110A.1
Non-Aqueous Developers
form d/e (Type 1 & 2)
  Ardrox 9D1B
Ardrox NQ-1
Ardrox NQ1 RVSL
Chemetall LD-7 SKD-S2
ZP-9F
D-70 D-100
D-104
D-104A
D-106