High temperature ultrasonic testing of materials for internal flaws

Patent Application · Tue Aug 23 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:5464204

Kupperman, D S; Linzer, M

An apparatus is disclosed for nondestructive evaluation of defects in hot materials, such as metals and ceramics, by sonic signals, which includes a zirconia buffer in contact with a hot material being tested, a liquid couplant of borax in contact with the zirconia buffer and the hot material to be tested, transmitting means mounted on the zirconia buffer sending sonic signals through the buffer and couplant into the hot material, and receiving means mounted on the zirconia buffer receiving sonic signals reflected from within the hot material through the couplant and the buffer. 2 figs.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): PATENTS-US-A7235078
• Application Number: ON: DE91017329; PPN: US 7-235078
• OSTI ID: 5464204
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
CERAMICS
ULTRASONIC TESTING
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
METALS
BORAX
DEFECTS
INVENTIONS
TRANSDUCERS
ZIRCONIUM OXIDES
ACOUSTIC TESTING
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
BORATES
BORON COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
ELEMENTS
MATERIALS
MATERIALS TESTING
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
TESTING
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS
420500* - Engineering- Materials Testing