SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1981
STP27601S

The Use of A-C Field Measurements to Determine the Shape and Size of a Crack in a Metal

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An instrument designed to measure the a-c field accurately has been built and fully tested on steel, aluminium, and titanium. These field measurements can be interpreted in terms of crack size, which provides a new technique for nondestructive testing (NDT) that requires no prior calibration. This paper describes the basic electronic measuring system, theoretical derivations of the electrical-field distribution, and application to industrial problems such as crack measurement in threads, shafting, welded connections, etc.

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Dover, WD
University College London, England
Charlesworth, FDW
University College London, England
Taylor, KA
University College London, England
Collins, R
University College London, England
Michael, DH
University College London, England
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Developed by Committee: E07
Pages: 401–427
DOI: 10.1520/STP27601S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4792-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0752-6