ULTRASONIC METHODS FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION OF CERAMIC COATINGS

Abstract

INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE USE OF ULTRASONICS TO DETECT DEFECTS IN CERAMIC-METAL BONDS AND TO MEASURE THE STRENGTHS OF THE BONDS ARE DESCRIBED. In the techniques, ultrasonic frequencies from 30 cps to 35 mc/sec were used and in one method 2 frequencies are used simultaneously. Low frequency energy (14 kc/sec) was successfully used to detect defects by decrement measurements. Low frequencies were used in further studies of the intermodulation method to locate regions of bonds in which defects are present. High frequiencies, up to 35 mc/sec, were used with a transmission method and visual images of defects are displayed using a simple charge scanning technique. High frequency energy was also used in the form of surface waves. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0268992

Entities

People

  • W.e. Lawrie

Organizations

  • IIT Research Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ceramic Coatings
  • Coatings
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Intermodulation
  • Measurement
  • Scanning
  • Surface Waves
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Ultrasonic Frequencies
  • Ultrasonics
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.