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Conventional measurements in the ultrasonic testing of materials, when used as the basis of a materials characterization procedure, typically rely on one or two piezoelectric transducers operating as source and receiver, attached to a specimen to launch and detect ultrasonic waves in the object to be characterized. Measurements of signal arrival time (or velocity) and amplitude (or attenuation), possibly as a function of frequency, are then correlated with the composition and the macro- and micro-structure of the material, which may include voids, flaws and inclusions distributed through a region of the material. While relative measurements of the time-of- flight and ultrasonic amplitudes do not present extraordinary measurement challenges, absolute measurements do. It is unfortunate that absolute quantities are often required since they are difficult to obtain reliably with a conventional piezoelectric transducer-based ultrasonic system. For this reason, a considerable effort over the past decade has been undertaken to develop and improve non-contact methods for generating and detecting ultrasonic signals in materials. However, a limiting factor of all the existing non-contact measurement systems is the care required for their use and their reduced sensitivity in comparison to those utilizing piezoelectric transducers.
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Sachse, W., Kim, K.Y. (1987). Point-Source/Point-Receiver Materials Testing. In: Bussière, J.F., Monchalin, JP., Ruud, C.O., Green, R.E. (eds) Nondestructive Characterization of Materials II. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5338-6_73
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