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Application of the double-scanning method in ultrasonic nondestructive testing of metals for reconstruction of model defect images

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The results of application of the double-scanning method for obtaining images of model defects during ultrasonic flaw detection in metals are presented. It has been shown in model experiments that, during reconstruction of flaw images, the amplitudes of parasitic reflections formed by echo signals, which were transformed and repeatedly scattered by inhomogeneities, decrease considerably. These properties of the double-scanning method may be useful in the practice of ultrasonic inspection of heavily loaded objects, especially in the case of the pressing problem of classifying the detected flaws. To identify the type of defects and determine their number accurately, it is desirable to use images obtained in both the double-scanning and transceiver modes. The images obtained during operation of a transducer in these two modes are compared.

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Original Russian Text © E.G. Bazulin, 2007, published in Defektoskopiya, 2007, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 54–68.

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Bazulin, E.G. Application of the double-scanning method in ultrasonic nondestructive testing of metals for reconstruction of model defect images. Russ J Nondestruct Test 43, 176–187 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1061830907030072

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