Ultrasonic Testing of Materials / by Josef Krautkrämer, Herbert Krautkrämer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krautkrämer, Josef, Author.

Krautkrämer, Herbert, Author.

Standardized Title:

Werkstoffprüfung mit Ultraschall. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Materials--Analysis.

Materials.

Nuclear physics.

Nuclear fusion.

Engineering design.

Automotive engineering.

Characterization and Analytical Technique.

Nuclear Physics.

Nuclear Fusion.

Engineering Design.

Automotive Engineering.

Local Subjects:

Characterization and Analytical Technique.

Nuclear Physics.

Nuclear Fusion.

Engineering Design.

Automotive Engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 677 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

4th ed. 1990.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1990.

Summary:

Nondestructive testing of solid material using ultrasonic waves, for defects such as cavities, nonbonding, and strength variations, is treated in this book from the physical fundamentals of ultrasonics and materials up to the most sophisticated methods. The book is written at a level which should make it accessible to readers with some knowledge of technical mathematics. Physical laws are explained in elementary terms, and more sophisticated treatments are also indicated. After the fundamentals, instrumentation and its application is extensively reported. Tricks and observations from thirty years of experience in the field are included. The third part of the book presents test problems related to special materials or ranges of modern heavy industry, including recent applications such as those in nuclear power plants. This fourth edition features improved presentation of certain fundamental physical facts, updated reports on electronic instrumentation, and new applications in the nuclear and space industries.

Contents:

A / Physical Principles of Ultrasonic Testing of Materials

1 Ultrasonic Waves in Free Space

2 Plane Sound Waves at Boundaries

3 Geometrical Acoustics

4 Wave Physics of the Sound Field

5 Echo from and Shadow of an Obstacle in the Sound Field

6 Attenuation of Ultrasonic Waves in Solids

7 Piezo-electric Methods of Generation and Reception of Ultrasonic Waves

8* Other Methods for Transmitting and Receiving Ultrasound

B / Methods and Instruments used for the Ultrasonic Testing of Materials

9 Historical Survey of Developments

10 The Pulse-Echo Method; Design and Performance of a Pulse-Echo Flaw Detector

11 Transit-Time Methods

12 The Shadow Method

13 Imaging, and Methods of Reconstruction

14 Sound Emission Analysis (SEA)

C / General Testing Technique

15 Coupling

16 Interference Effects of Boundaries. Complex Sound Paths and Screen Patterns

17 Testing with Ultrasonic Waves Radiated Obliquely to the Surface

18 Interference from External High-Frequency and Ultrasonic Sources

19 Detection and Classification of Defects

20 Organization of Testing; Staff and Training Problems

21 Testing Installations and Evaluation of Test Results

D / Special Test Problems

22 Workpieces for General Mechanical Construction

23 Railway Engineering Items

24 Plate and Strip

25 Semi-finished Products: Rod, Bar, Billet and Wire

26 Pipes, Tubes and Cylinders

27 Castings

28 Welded Joints

29 Testing of other Types of Joint and Compound Structures

30 Nuclear Power Plants

31 Metallic Materials and their Specific Problems for Ultrasonic Testing

32 Testing Problems on Non-metallic Specimens

33 Ultrasonic Testing by Determination of Material Properties

34 Standards

Appendix. Tables, Formulae and Diagrams

References

Supplementary References.

Notes:

Translation of: Werkstoffprüfung mit Ultraschall. 5th rev. ed. 1987.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-662-10680-9