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Coil volumetric and surface defect detection system

US5866820A · kind A · utility

59Cited by
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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 20, 1996
Grant dateFeb 2, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 20, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2291/044
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A EMAT inspection system is utiliized on sheet metal prior to it being formed or rolled to identify surface defects and sub-surface defects such as pencil pipe inclusions by using ultrasonic Lamb waves with the results being displayed on a remote screen of a display and control system which also records the inspection results and controls the EMAT system.

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