BendTest kits consist of five metal bars, each containing a deliberate weld defect. Each bar is bent until the weld begins to fail, making the defect visible. The kits are available in three wall thicknesses – typically 12 mm, 15 mm and 20 mm – and are manufactured from carbon steel.

Key features and benefits

• Realistically demonstrates how different types of defects affect the weld under load

• Contains errors such as:
  Lost Sideway Fusion (LoSWF)
  Slag inclusion
  No error (“Clear”)
  Missing root fusion (LoRF)
  Toe crack

• Practical set of five rods, each 10 mm wide and 200 mm long

• Used primarily for visual inspection (VT), ideal for training and demonstration

Areas of application

• Training and education in welding inspection and misinterpretation

• Demonstrations in courses, seminars and technology days

• Internal evaluations of technician competence

• Visualizing the effect of defects in welds under load