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Ultrasonic Testing (UT)

What You Need to Know When Selecting an Ultrasonic Thickness Gage

  • November 30, 2024
  • Brent Moutlon
  • Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
When it comes time to choose the proper ultrasonic thickness gage for your needs, many factors must be considered. Many of the important points are obvious such as budget...
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Ultrasonic Testing of Metal Bars and Tubular Products

  • November 30, 2024
  • Brent Moutlon
  • Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
Ultrasonic nondestructive testing (NDT) is a well-established technique that utilizes high frequency sound waves to locate cracks and other hidden flaws in metals, composites, and plastics. In the metals...
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Ultrasonic Testing of Fiberglass and Carbon Fiber Composites

  • November 30, 2024
  • Brent Moutlon
  • Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
As the use of fiberglass and carbon fiber composites in manufacturing has grown, so has the need for reliable nondestructive testing, both in the initial fabrication stage and while...
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Ultrasonic Testing of Bolts and Pins: Longitudinal Beam Review

  • November 30, 2024
  • Brent Moutlon
  • Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
A longitudinal beam is also known as a straight beam, or compression wave. Some people think that NDT technicians who are certified as Level II ultrasonic testing (UT) thickness...
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Ultrasonic Testing: Not Only for Weld Examination

  • November 30, 2024
  • Brent Moutlon
  • Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
Ultrasonic Testing (UT) is a versatile volumetric nondestructive testing (NDT) method that enables the NDT technician to investigate the full thickness of the material being examined. The method is...
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The Role of Ultrasonic Inspection in the Power-Gerneration Industry

  • November 30, 2024
  • Brent Moutlon
  • Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
Nondestructive testing (NDT) is a vital activity in the power-generation sector, not only for safety reasons, but to ensure optimum generating efficiency is achieved and maximum operating life is...
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The Advantages of Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing Technology for Welded Tubes

  • November 30, 2024
  • Brent Moutlon
  • Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
Ultrasonic technology has been used for testing ERW welded pipe at various points in the manufacturing process for many years. ERW pipes are manufactured by cold forming a strip...
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Sound Practices: Ultrasonic Gaging Advances

  • November 30, 2024
  • Brent Moutlon
  • Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
For more than 50 years, quality control practitioners have relied upon ultrasonic techniques as a way to nondestructively gage the thickness of manufacturing materials. In the early days, these...
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NDT: An Introduction to Transducer for Ultrasonic Testing

  • November 30, 2024
  • Brent Moutlon
  • Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
These tips will help you select the type of ultrasonic transducer best suited for your NDT application. The high-frequency sound waves used for flaw detection and thickness gauging in...
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Measuring Discontinuity Depth in Ultrasonic Testing of CJP Welds in Butt Joints

  • November 30, 2024
  • Brent Moutlon
  • Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
Regardless of the recent advancements in ultrasonic flaw detectors, ultrasonic software and, phased array ultrasonic testing technology, the best practice for ultrasonic shear wave inspectors remains the ability to...
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