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INSPECTION ULTRASONS [2 records]

Record 1 2010-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
DEF

Ultrasonic waves transmitted for the inspection of a metallic surface at an angle measured from the beam center line to a normal to the test surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
OBS

Solution suggérée par un traducteur physicien.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
DEF

A comparison form of non-destructive inspection in which a pulse of ultrasonic energy is induced into the material being tested, and the time required for it to return to the transducer is measured and displayed on a meter or oscilloscope screen. If the probe passes from sound material to material containing a fault, the operator will be able to detect it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques

Spanish

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