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Introduction to EMAT Design Objectives and Equipment Specifications Existing and Future Applications Normal Beam Inspections Guided Waves Properties Measurement Non-EMAT Applications Innerspec Technologies, Inc.

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Introduction to EMAT Technology

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Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer (EMAT) is a fairly recent ultrasonic technique that is rapidly growing
History: First recorded Ultrasonic Testing experiment conducted by Russian scientist J.Y. Sokolov in 1929. First patent for UT equipment in 1931 Initial experiments with EMAT UT in the 70s First commercial applications of EMAT in the 90s Great recent growth thanks to advancements in technology and equipment

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While Piezoelectric UT uses a crystal to generate the ultrasound, an Electro Magnetic Acoustic Transducer (EMAT) generates the sound in the part inspected

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EMAT enjoys all the benefits of UT plus other particular advantages

Ultrasonic Technique Volumetric Inspection Easy One-Side Access to Difficult to Reach Areas Meets UT Standards Safe

Ultrasound is Generated in the Part Inspected

Insensitive to Surface Conditions

Dry Inspection (no couplant)

Easier Probe Deployment

Unique Wave Modes

Self-Calibration

Easy to Automate and Integrate in Production No Couplant Induced Errors High Inspection Speeds (up to 60 m/s) Capable of High and Sub-Zero Temperatures

Capable of Inspecting Rough, Dirty (Oily/Wet), Oxidized or Uneven Surfaces

The angle of incidence does not affect the direction of propagation No Signal Variations from Probe to Probe

Capable of Generating Horizontally Polarized Shear Wave Energy Guided Waves (Especially Advantageous for Weld Inspection)

Sample to Sample Self-Calibration of Signals on Guided Waves Accurate and Repeatable Inspections No need for Operator Interpretation

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EMAT can be used on most metals and geometries for all the standard UT applications

Type of Inspection Flaw Detection Points Seams Surfaces Volumes Thickness & Distances Material Properties Nodularity Anisotropy Stress

Material Electrical Conductors Ferrous: Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel, Nickel, Cobalt Non-Ferrous: Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Uranium and most other metals

Geometries Discrete and Continuous Geometries Plates (thin and thick) Cylinders, Rods Tubes (round, square or others) Structural Elements

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EMAT can generate unique wave modes such as Shear Horizontal and Lamb
Boundary Beam Orientation Wave Mode Longitudinal Normal Bulk Angled Shear Horizontal Technique Piezo EMAT EMAT1 Main Applications Thickness and Velocity Measurements Flaw Detection Properties Measurement

Shear Vertical
Shear Horizontal Rayleigh

Piezo EMAT
EMAT1 Piezo EMAT2 Piezo EMAT2

Flaw Detection Flaw Detection, including austenitic materials Flaw Detection (surface)

Surface

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Lamb

Flaw (including Corrosion) Detection Velocity and Properties Measurements Flaw (including Corrosion) Detection Velocity and Properties Measurements

Shear Horizontal
1 Practical generation is restricted to EMAT 2 Very efficient generation with EMAT

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Design Objectives and Equipment Specifications

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The goal was to develop the first high-power ultrasonic handheld instrument with the capabilities of a high-end flaw detector
Design Goals Capable of running any EMAT wave mode including: Normal Beam (SH and L) Guided Waves (Rayleigh, SH, Lamb) Angled Beams (SH and SV) temate PowerBox H 1 Channel tone burst (up to 5 cycles) with 8kW of power in two power settings (600Vpp and 1200Vpp) 100kHz to 6MHz Bandwidth Pulse/Echo and Pitch/Catch operation Built in pulse/echo signal conditioning for 1.5-3MHz Signal conditioning attachment with independent tuning modules to adapt to any type of coil configuration 1:8 Multiplexer attachment with slot for tuning module Tuning Modules permit matching any transducer including EMAT, PZT (PVDF), air-coupled A, B, C and Line Scan formats Amplitude, TOF and velocity readouts 3 Gates (Calibration, Flaw, Backwall) DAC Curves PC software to display and analyze results Remote control operation through ethernet Optional software modules for Stress, Bolt Load and multichannel measurements

Capable of multiplexing up to 8 sensors, EMAT and nonEMAT sensors

Software and hardware features available in high-end flaw detectors

Handheld and battery operated

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Existing and Future Applications

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Existing Applications
UT Type Wave Type Applications Thickness Measurement High and low temperatures (-30C to 650C) Coated, painted and rough surfaces (3-4mm liftoff) Flaw and corrosion detection Corrosion under supports with Shear and Lamb waves Thin weld inspection (under 6mm) Surface inspections (strip, rolls, tubes, billets, weld overlays) Stress/anisotropy measurement Bold load with single and double wave mode (L and SH) Nodularity measurements Corrosion monitoring (8 Channel BAND) High-power PZT (e.g. PVDF) Air Coupled

Normal Beam

EMAT

Guided Waves

Multi-Sensor Normal Beam

Non-EMAT

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Summary and Future Applications

First handheld ultrasonic instrument capable of generating up to 5 cycle tonebursts at 1200Vpp30 times more power than a 400V high-end flaw detector! Permits running all EMAT applications including normal beam and guided wavesreclaim surface waves! Runs PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) sensors and air coupled transducers

Potential applications discussed during the show: Scribe lines Surface inspections Thin welds (engine casings) Thickness and corrosion measurements

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Our Company
US company located in Lynchburg, VA with offices in Europe and China and representatives and distributors throughout the world

First EMAT (NASA) in 1989. First commercial EMAT in 1994

56 patents for EMAT applications and equipment World leader in commercial applications of EMAT with over 200 integrated systems installed in 27 countries and the most complete line of equipment temate and Rollmate product lines

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