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Ultrasonic Inspection Coursework 9 – Calculations

1 When examining a steel sample with a 50 probe a signal is located at a range of

70mm:

(a) What is the depth of the defect?

(b) What is the stand off to the defect?

2 If inspecting a 200 mm thick axle with a 37 degree probe a signal is located at a

range of 300 mm

(a) What is the depth of the defect from the scanning surface?
(b) At what range would the same defect occur if scanned with a 60
probe?

3 A compression wave probe of frequency 1.5 MHz is used to inspect a steel axle.
If the velocity of compression waves in steel is 5900 metres per second what is
the wavelength?

4 The lowest permissible frequency for the detection of a 2mm long fatigue crack
in steel is

(a) 5 MHz
(b) 2.5 MHz
(c) 1 MHz
(d) 1.5 MHz

5 If a compression wave probe has a wavelength of 2mm in steel what is its

wavelength in aluminium. Assume compression velocity in steel = 6,000,000;
aluminium = 6.320.000.

(a) 2.56 mm
(b) 3.46 mm
(c) 2.1 mm
(d) 2.76 mm

6 A compression wave probe of diameter 25mm, frequency 5MHz, is used on a

steel component What is the half beam angle to the 20 dB point if the velocity
of compression waves is 6000 m/second?

7 Of the following probes which would have the smallest half beam angle.

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 (a) Diameter 10mm, wavelength 2mm
(b) Diameter 20mm, wavelength 2mm
(c) Diameter 10mm, wavelength 4mm
(d) Diameter 10mm, wavelength 5mm

8 If when testing a forging two echoes at the same range are noted at amplitudes
of 100% and 40% what is the difference between them in dB's.

9 Calculate the proportion of incident ultrasonic energy transmitted across a

perspex / steel interface at normal incidence if the acoustic impedances are as
shown:

Steel = 46800;
Perspex = 3200

10 What length of near zone has a probe of diameter 15mm, frequency 2.5 MHz in
steel (velocity 6000 m/S)

11 Which of the following probes would have the largest near zone.

(a) Diameter 10mm , wavelength 2mm

(b) Diameter 10mm , frequency 2.5MHz in steel (velocity 5900m/sec)
(c) Diameter 20mm , wavelength 2mm
(d Diameter 20mm , frequency 2.5MHz in steel

12 What is the angle of incidence required to produce a 45 shear wave refracted

angle in perspex? (Velocity compression waves in perspex = 2730 m/sec,
Velocity shear waves in steel = 3230 m/sec.)

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