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Phase Shift Test For Bond Integrity
Phase Shift Test For Bond Integrity
In general, there will be a clear difference in echo phase or polarity between bonded
and air-backed materials that can be quickly seen through the use of calibration
standards. It is best to optimize echoes on a bonded sample and then observe the
phase change from an unbonded sample. Adjustment of pulser damping and receiver
filtering will often optimize this effect. The same pattern described above would result
from using a pulser-receiver such as aModel 5072PR with an analog or digital
oscilloscope. Again, a lack of bonding creates a plastic/air boundary that produces a
negative echo, while a solid bond inverts the echo to positive.
Note : Displayed echo polarity is arbitrary depending on signal processing within the
instrument. While Olympus IMS flaw detectors and pulser/receiversproduce
displays of the type shown here,equipment from other manufacturers may display
signals that are the reverse. A test block can help determine this factor. The basic
principle of phase inversion at a low to high impedance boundary applies in any case.
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