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Contact Ultrasonics Lab

Purpose: To measure ultrasonic material properties and correlate with microstructural condition and physical performance in ceramic and metallic materials--

Precision Ultrasonic Contact Measurement System

Primary Capabilities:
  • Perform precision ultrasonic contact scan measurements yielding ultrasonic material properties including velocity, attenuation coefficient, and reflection coefficient values.
Special Unique Capabilities:
  • Customized analysis software developed in LabVIEW allowing rigorous data analysis and comparison.
Equipment/Instrumentation:
  • Sonix 81g 1 GHz A/D board
  • Panametrics Pulser-Receivers up to 125 MHz (various / interchangeable).
  • Panametrics videoscan flat-face transducers having glass buffer rods up to 100 MHz & Panametrics flat-face non-buffered transducers up to 50 MHz.
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NASA Official: George Baaklini
Last Updated: 11/29/2005
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