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Introduction to Ultrasonic Testing SD 218

SLAMET WALUYO PT. MULTI KHARISMA PERKASA


2007
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Straight beam probe


housing socket

dampingblock crystal workpiece

matchingelement protecting face (probe delay) Sound pulse


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Angle beam probe


damping blocks housing

socket perspex wedge (probe delay)

crystal

workpiece

Sound pulse
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Sound field

N = near field length

near field

far field

= angle of divergence
acoustical axis (central beam)
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Flaw detection

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Flaw detection
10 20 30 40

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Flaw detection
10 20 30 40

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Bad flaw orientation

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Improper flaw location

crack
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Angle reflection
10 20 30 40

crack

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Angle reflection

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Vertical, near surface flaw

10

20

30

40

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Tandem technique (top)


a1 T
5 10
15

5 10

15

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Tandem technique (middle)


a2 T
5 10
15

5 10

15

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Tandem technique (bottom)


a3
T
5 10
15

5 10

15

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Improper flaw orientation

10

20

30

40

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Perfect flaw orientation

10

20

30

40

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Flaw detectability with improper flaw orientation


reflected sound waves
5 10
15

sound beam flat defect


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Flaw distance

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Principle of transit time measurement


finish signal (echo) transmitter start signal (pulse) sound transit path work piece
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Stopwatch probe transit time measurement

CRT / A-scan display

10

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Priciple, transmission pulse


transmitter
transmission pulse

sound wave starts at crystal

work piece probe

light point

10

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Priciple, sound wave in the workpiece


transmitter sound wave

work piece probe

10

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Priciple, sound pulse at the back wall


transmitter

work piece probe

10

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Priciple, sound pulse at the coupling surface


transmitter

work piece probe

10

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Priciple, echo display and 2nd run


transmitter

work piece probe back wall echo

10

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Probe delay

10

electrical zero (initial pulse)

mechanical zero (surface)

crystal
probe protecting face
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Probe delay
electical zero (initial pulse)

probe delay (wedge)

10

sound wave

mechanical zero (surface)

work piece
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Flaw location and echo display


flaw

work piece probe back wall echo flaw echo

10

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Flaw location and echo display


flaw

work piece probe

back wall echo


flaw echo 0 2 4 6 8 10

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Flaw location and echo display


flaw

work piece probe

flaw echo

back wall echo

10

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Flaw location and echo display


flaw

work piece probe back wall echo


flaw echo covered by initial pulse

10

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Flaw location and echo display


flaw

work piece probe back wall echo: without with flaw 0 2 4 6 8 10

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Flaw location and echo display


flaw

work piece
probe

flaw echo sequence

10

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Dead zone

dead zone

10

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Near surface detectability with angle beam pobes

10

20

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TR-probe / dual crystal probe


transmitter socket
acoustical barrier crystal

receiver socket
damping blocks

delay

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Probe delay with TR-probes


IP

BE

10

TR-probe

work piece
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Cross talk at high gain


IP
cross talk echo
0 2 4 6

BE
flaw echo

10

TR-probe

flaw

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Range calibration

10

div.

50

100 mm steel, L

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Calibration block 1 with angle beam probes


5 10 15

70 60

45

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1st echo from circular section

10

15

10

100 mm

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Echo sequence from 100 mm radius

10

15

10

100 mm 200 mm 300 mm

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25 mm radius of calibration block 2


this wave will be absorbed !

s 1 = 25 mm s 2 = 100 mm s 3 = 175 mm etc.


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50 mm radius of calibration block 2

s 1 = 50 mm s 2 = 125 mm s 3 = 200 mm etc.


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100 mm range calibration on K2

10

15

0 0

10

100 mm steel

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Flaw location
s = kR
s = sound path k = scale factor R = screen reading
0
15 10 5

10

s
work piece reflector

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Flaw location with angle beam probes


Sound entry point a
s = probe angle s = sound path a = surface distance d = depth d flaw location a = ssin d = scos projection point "flaw triangle"

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Flaw location with angle beam probes


a = surface distance a' = reduced surface distance x = x-value = distance: index point front edge of probe

x
15 10 5

a a'

d
reflector

work piece

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Flaw location with an angle beam probe on a plate

a
15 10 5

d = apparent depth

apparent flaw location

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Flaw location with an angle beam probe on a plate


d' = apparent depth d = real depth T = work piece thickness
a = s sin d = s cos d = 2T - d

a
15 10 5

d d'

real flaw location

apparent flaw location


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Large defects parallel to the scanning surface

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Scanning the edge of the defect

Flaw echo drops to 50% of its maximum value

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Flaw sizes and echo amplitudes

IP

BE

IP

BE

IP

BE

10

10

10

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Flaw distances and echo amplitudes


IP R BE

10

IP

BE

10

IP

R BE

10

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Defect evaluation by comparison - 1

instrument gain: G = 34 dB

IP

BE
80 %

10

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Defect evaluation by comparison - 2

IP

BE

0 instrument gain: 34 dB

10

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Defect evaluation by comparison - 3

IP

RE BE

+ 8 dB

0
instrument gain: 42 dB

10

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