Some prototype armor panels are fabricated from several layers of dissimilar material bonded together. These may include ceramics, graphite composites, fiberglass composites and rubber. The ultrasonic properties of these layers influence inspections for armor defects. In this paper we describe measurements of ultrasonic velocity, attenuation, sound beam distortion and signal fluctuations for the individual layers comprising one armor prototype. We then discuss how knowledge of these properties can be used when choosing an optimum frequency for an ultrasonic pitch/catch immersion inspection. In our case an effective inspection frequency near 1.5 MHz affords: adequate strength of through-transmitted signals in unflawed armor; adequate lateral resolution for detecting small disbonds at interfaces; and low levels of UT signal fluctuations due to the natural inhomogeneity of certain armor layers. The utility of this approach is demonstrated using armor panels containing artificial disbonds at selected interfaces.


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    Title :

    Baseline UT measurements for armor inspection


    Additional title:

    Grundlegende Ultraschallmessungen zur Prüfung von Panzerungen


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2009


    Size :

    8 Seiten, 8 Bilder, 2 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Storage medium


    Language :

    English




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