Wedges for ultrasonic inspection

Gavin, Donald A

Title: Wedges for ultrasonic inspection

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An ultrasonic transducer device is provided which is used in ultrasonic inspection of the material surrounding a threaded hole and which comprises a wedge of plastic or the like including a curved threaded surface adapted to be screwed into the threaded hole and a generally planar surface on which a conventional ultrasonic transducer is mounted. The plastic wedge can be rotated within the threaded hole to inspect for flaws in the material surrounding the threaded hole.

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Gavin, Donald A ^[1]

Rexford, NY

Issue Date:: 1982-01-01

Research Org.:: Knolls Atomic Power Lab. (KAPL), Niskayuna, NY (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 864405

Patent Number(s):: 4359905

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
G01N29/28 - providing acoustic coupling {, e.g. water

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DOE Contract Number:: AC12-76SN00052

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: wedges; ultrasonic; inspection; transducer; device; provided; material; surrounding; threaded; comprises; wedge; plastic; including; curved; surface; adapted; screwed; planar; conventional; mounted; rotated; inspect; flaws; threaded surface; ultrasonic inspection; ultrasonic transducer; planar surface; surface adapted; material surround; /73/310/

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