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Ultrasonic Inspection Calculations Guide

This document provides 12 calculation problems related to ultrasonic inspection. It addresses topics like determining defect depth and range from probe signal data, calculating wavelength and beam angle given probe properties and material velocities, and calculating transmitted energy and near zone length. Students are to solve the problems and provide their answers. The document is a training exercise in performing typical ultrasonic inspection calculations.

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Ultrasonic Inspection Calculations Guide

This document provides 12 calculation problems related to ultrasonic inspection. It addresses topics like determining defect depth and range from probe signal data, calculating wavelength and beam angle given probe properties and material velocities, and calculating transmitted energy and near zone length. Students are to solve the problems and provide their answers. The document is a training exercise in performing typical ultrasonic inspection calculations.

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  • Ultrasonic Inspection Coursework 9 – Calculations

TWI TRAINING & CERTIFICATION

Ultrasonic Inspection Coursework 9 – Calculations

1 When examining a steel sample with a 50 probe a signal is located at a range of


70mm:

(a) What is the depth of the defect?


(b) What is the stand off to the defect?

2 If inspecting a 200 mm thick axle with a 37 degree probe a signal is located at a


range of 300 mm

(a) What is the depth of the defect from the scanning surface?
(b) At what range would the same defect occur if scanned with a 60
probe?

3 A compression wave probe of frequency 1.5 MHz is used to inspect a steel axle.
If the velocity of compression waves in steel is 5900 metres per second what is
the wavelength?

4 The lowest permissible frequency for the detection of a 2mm long fatigue crack
in steel is

(a) 5 MHz
(b) 2.5 MHz
(c) 1 MHz
(d) 1.5 MHz

5 If a compression wave probe has a wavelength of 2mm in steel what is its


wavelength in aluminium. Assume compression velocity in steel = 6,000,000;
aluminium = 6.320.000.

(a) 2.56 mm
(b) 3.46 mm
(c) 2.1 mm
(d) 2.76 mm

6 A compression wave probe of diameter 25mm, frequency 5MHz, is used on a


steel component What is the half beam angle to the 20 dB point if the velocity
of compression waves is 6000 m/second?

7 Of the following probes which would have the smallest half beam angle.

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(a) Diameter 10mm, wavelength 2mm
(b) Diameter 20mm, wavelength 2mm
(c) Diameter 10mm, wavelength 4mm
(d) Diameter 10mm, wavelength 5mm

8 If when testing a forging two echoes at the same range are noted at amplitudes
of 100% and 40% what is the difference between them in dB's.

9 Calculate the proportion of incident ultrasonic energy transmitted across a


perspex / steel interface at normal incidence if the acoustic impedances are as
shown:

Steel = 46800;
Perspex = 3200

10 What length of near zone has a probe of diameter 15mm, frequency 2.5 MHz in
steel (velocity 6000 m/S)

11 Which of the following probes would have the largest near zone.

(a) Diameter 10mm , wavelength 2mm


(b) Diameter 10mm , frequency 2.5MHz in steel (velocity 5900m/sec)
(c) Diameter 20mm , wavelength 2mm
(d Diameter 20mm , frequency 2.5MHz in steel

12 What is the angle of incidence required to produce a 45 shear wave refracted


angle in perspex? (Velocity compression waves in perspex = 2730 m/sec,
Velocity shear waves in steel = 3230 m/sec.)

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Ultrasonic Inspection Coursework 9

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