Just wondering what is the preferred method of doing this. We are using Dye Penetrant now, but it is very time consuming. We are considering x-ray, but maybe there are others reliable ways?
We are inspecting forgings for fissures, currently we cannot do dye penetrant until the part is polished, which incurs quite a bit of cost and additional work for us. The part is a grab handle, and the inspection surfaces are the mounting pads on both ends. (top and base).

Just wondering what is the preferred method of doing this. We are using Dye Penetrant now, but it is very time consuming. We are considering x-ray, but maybe there are others reliable ways?
We are inspecting forgings for fissures, currently we cannot do dye penetrant until the part is polished, which incurs quite a bit of cost and additional work for us. The part is a grab handle, and the inspection surfaces are the mounting pads on both ends. (top and base).

Ultrasonic might be a choice. You wouldn't need to polish them before the Ultrasonic testing, in my opinion.