Ultrasonic material hardness depth measurement
Abstract
The invention is an ultrasonic surface hardness depth measurement apparatus and method permitting rapid determination of hardness depth of shafts, rods, tubes and other cylindrical parts. The apparatus of the invention has a part handler, sensor, ultrasonic electronics component, computer, computer instruction sets, and may include a display screen. The part handler has a vessel filled with a couplant, and a part rotator for rotating a cylindrical metal part with respect to the sensor. The part handler further has a surface follower upon which the sensor is mounted, thereby maintaining a constant distance between the sensor and the exterior surface of the cylindrical metal part. The sensor is mounted so that a front surface of the sensor is within the vessel with couplant between the front surface of the sensor and the part. 12 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 512427
- Patent Number(s):
- 5646351
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-529,847
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Inst., Richland, WA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 8 Jul 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; ULTRASONIC TESTING; CYLINDERS; HARDNESS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MEASURING METHODS; DESIGN
Citation Formats
Good, M S, Schuster, G J, and Skorpik, J R. Ultrasonic material hardness depth measurement. United States: N. p., 1997.
Web.
Good, M S, Schuster, G J, & Skorpik, J R. Ultrasonic material hardness depth measurement. United States.
Good, M S, Schuster, G J, and Skorpik, J R. Tue .
"Ultrasonic material hardness depth measurement". United States.
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title = {Ultrasonic material hardness depth measurement},
author = {Good, M S and Schuster, G J and Skorpik, J R},
abstractNote = {The invention is an ultrasonic surface hardness depth measurement apparatus and method permitting rapid determination of hardness depth of shafts, rods, tubes and other cylindrical parts. The apparatus of the invention has a part handler, sensor, ultrasonic electronics component, computer, computer instruction sets, and may include a display screen. The part handler has a vessel filled with a couplant, and a part rotator for rotating a cylindrical metal part with respect to the sensor. The part handler further has a surface follower upon which the sensor is mounted, thereby maintaining a constant distance between the sensor and the exterior surface of the cylindrical metal part. The sensor is mounted so that a front surface of the sensor is within the vessel with couplant between the front surface of the sensor and the part. 12 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 08 00:00:00 EDT 1997},
month = {Tue Jul 08 00:00:00 EDT 1997}
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