Laser-ultrasonics, which uses lasers for the generation and detection of ultrasound is now a mature nondestructive technique for evaluation of materials and structures. This technique works at a distance, without surface preparation, and is then specially adapted to inspect moving and hot parts of complex geometrical shapes. Applications of laser-ultrasonics to the automotive industry have been rarely reported, and this paper is aimed to present some applications developed at the Industrial Materials Institute of the National Research Council of Canada. A first application is the evaluation of weld integrity. Welds produced by different methods such as laser stitches, spot welding, friction stir welding as well as conventional MIG welding were tested by the technique, and some examples are presented. A second application that has been explored is the evaluation of the magnesium/aluminum interface of a novel engine crankcase casting, in which delaminated and well bonded zones were clearly separated in the laserultrasonic images. A third application is the measurement of paint thickness, not only when it is dried but also following application when it is still wet. For this application, thickness can be obtained following a spectroscopic analysis of the laser-ultrasonic data. Finally, adhesive bonding is a new trend in the automotive industry and results are presented on the assessment of bond strength.


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    Title :

    Applications of laser-ultrasonics to the automotive industry


    Additional title:

    Anwendung von Laser-Ultraschall in der Automobilindustrie


    Contributors:
    Blouin, A. (author) / Kruger, S.E. (author) / Levesque, D. (author) / Monchalin, J.P. (author)


    Publication date :

    2008


    Size :

    8 Seiten, 8 Bilder, 11 Quellen


    Remarks:

    (nicht paginiert)


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Storage medium


    Language :

    English




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