Sizing Technique for Slots and Surface Cracks in Metals
Abstract
After a crack on a metal surface has been detected, determining its width, depth, and length becomes an important practical issue for fracture analysis and repair considerations. Having used a novel microwave technique for surface crack detection, two methods for sizing are introduced, namely a single frequency and a swept frequency method. The tradeoff between these two techniques is between hardware simplicity and high measurement accuracy, particularly when determining crack depth. The details of these two techniques are given with several numerical and experimental results. The width of a crack is shown to be measured within ±20 percent. However, the crack depth, the most important parameter in crack sizing, is shown to be measured with an accuracy of better than 1 percent, independent of the accuracy of the width measurement, using the swept frequency technique.
Recommended Citation
C. Yeh and R. Zoughi, "Sizing Technique for Slots and Surface Cracks in Metals," Materials Evaluation, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 496 - 501, American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Inc., Apr 1995.
Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Crack Characteristic Signal; Crack Depth; Cracks; Metals; Slot Cracks; Surface Cracks; Surface Crack Detection And Evaluation
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0025-5327
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1995 American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Inc., All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Apr 1995
