DIFFERENTIAL ULTRASONIC SPECTROSCOPY FOR DEFECT AND MICROSTRUCTURE IDENTIFICATION.

Abstract

The report presents improved experimental procedures for ultrasonic spectroscopy which make it possible either to compare the spectra of two ultrasonic echo signals or to obtain a curve representing differences in the spectral amplitude distribution of these signals. It is shown that the differential method can be used to distinguish two defects from each other which, although differing in size, produce indications of identical height in an ordinary pulse-echo test. It is further shown that the new spectroscopic technique can be used to determine differences in the microstructure of materials if these differences affect the attenuation of ultrasound. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0650787

Entities

People

  • Otte R. Gericke

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Attenuation
  • Identification
  • Materials
  • Microstructure
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Ultrasounds

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.