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Measurements of ultrasonic scattering from near-surface flaws

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OSTI ID:5901937
In ultrasonic NDE measurements the detection of subsurface flaws is of practical importance, especially flaws too far from the surface to be detected by eddy-current methods and yet close enough to the surface for the flaw-surface interaction to be important. In this paper we report experimental results of ultrasonic scattering measurements of subsurface flaws in the presence of a fluid-solid interface and compare these results with theoretical calculations of subsurface flaw scattering. Comparison of the absolute value of the scattering amplitude in terms of frequency, flaw-to-surface distance, ultrasonic mode and scattering angle will be made for an oblate spheroidal void in the interior of bulk titanium and for a spherical inclusion near the surface of a thermoplastic sample. Results of applying the one-dimensional inverse Born algorithm to the sizing of near-surface flaws are also reported.
Research Organization:
Ames Lab., IA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
5901937
Report Number(s):
IS-M-447; CONF-830811-2; ON: DE83017693
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English