Ultrasonic Testing Method

Ultrasonic Testing Method

Types of mechanical waves

Equipment

Calibration

Procedure

Defect location

S (beam path length) is directly read out from calibrated CRT screen

Defect sizing
6 dB drop method 20 dB drop method

Defect sizing

Maximum amplitude method

contd

Sensitivity setting
DAC method
DGS (AVG) Diagram method

Other
AWS D1.1 ABS etc

Determination of nature of a defect

In order to determine the nature of a defect by UT, consideration of the following facts is very important: Location and size of the defect A knowledge of the manufacturing process, service conditions and the history Level of practice of the operator

Planar defects cracks, lack of penetration, l.o. fusion

Isolated pore, blow hole

Porosity

Slag inclusion

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