Time-Resolved Ultrasonic Body Wave Measurements of Material Anisotropy Using a Lensless Line-Focus Transducer

Published

November 1, 1998

Author(s)

Nelson N. Hsu, D Xiang, Gerald V. Blessing

Abstract

For plate-like sample geometries, a line-focus transducer can be used to detect back-reflected echoes through the thickness of the sample. The interaction of the convergent cylindrically focused probing wave with the material anisotropy produces multiple echoes of which each can be interpreted as the reflected and mode converted waves. These echoes are time-resolved and their arrivals are polarization dependent. A simple polar display of the rotationally scanned time waveforms reveals intriguing details that resemble the slowness curves. We present both experimental and theoretical results and their comparison of body wave measurements using our line-focus transducer on various crystals.

Proceedings Title

Proceedings for the 1998 IEEE Ultrasonic Symposium

Volume

2

Conference Dates

October 5-8, 1998

Conference Location

Sendai, JA

Conference Title

Ultrasonics Symposium

Pub Type

Conferences

Keywords

anisotropic materials, line-focus transducer, reflectance of an anisotropic plate, time-resolved ultrasonic test, ultrasonic scans

Citation

Hsu, N. , Xiang, D. and Blessing, G. (1998), Time-Resolved Ultrasonic Body Wave Measurements of Material Anisotropy Using a Lensless Line-Focus Transducer, Proceedings for the 1998 IEEE Ultrasonic Symposium, Sendai, JA (Accessed January 15, 2025)