Title :
Non-contact ultrasonic inspection of diffusion bonds in titanium
Author :
Taylor, G.S. ; Hutchins, D.A. ; Palmer, S.B. ; Moles, M.D.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Eng., Warwick Univ., Coventry, UK
Abstract :
A method is presented for the remote ultrasonic inspection of diffusion bonds in titanium. Analysis using cepstral processing has shown that it is possible to obtain information concerning the state of bonding. The method shows promise for the inspection of spent nuclear-fuel containers
Keywords :
titanium; ultrasonic materials testing; NDE; Ti; cepstral processing; diffusion bonds; remote ultrasonic inspection; spent nuclear-fuel containers; Acoustic pulses; Acoustic transducers; Coils; EMP radiation effects; Inspection; Magnetic fields; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Titanium; Welding;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonics Symposium, 1989. Proceedings., IEEE 1989
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
DOI :
10.1109/ULTSYM.1989.67162
