Analysis of the Requirements for Metrological Support of Methods and Means of Ultrasound Control

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Establishing requirements for acoustic measurements and standard samples and monitoring their implementation during production and certification is an important task. In this paper, the parameters affecting the propagation velocity of elastic waves in steel are considered, and their contribution to the total uncertainty of measuring the propagation velocity of a longitudinal wave is determined. Based on the data obtained, an analysis of the standards devoted to ultrasonic testing methods was carried out in terms of the requirements for standard samples. The conducted research allowed us to establish that the requirements imposed by the current standards do not sufficiently take into account a number of factors that may affect the characteristics of ultrasound measures and reference samples. Standard samples made without taking these factors into account are unlikely to adequately assess the metrological characteristics of ultrasound equipment.

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Alexander I. Shikhov

Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University

Author for correspondence.
Email: shihov-gol@mail.ru
Russian Federation, 2, Line 21, Vasilyevsky Island, Saint Petersburg, 199106

Kirill V. Gogolinsky

Konstantinov Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute

Email: nanoscan@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, 1, Orlov Grove, Gatchina, Leningrad Region, 188300

Alexey S. Zubarev

A3 Engineering

Email: info@a3-eng.com
Russian Federation, Bldg. 1, 7, Nagorny Drive, Moscow, 117105

Yakov G. Smorodinsky

Mikheev Institute of Metal Physics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: jack.sm@mail.ru
Russian Federation, 18, S. Kovalevskaya St., Yekaterinburg, 620108

Daria V. Kopytina

Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University

Email: daryakopytina2000@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, 2, Line 21, Vasilyevsky Island, Saint Petersburg, 199106

Anna А. Vinogradova

Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University

Email: Vinogradova_AA@pers.spmi.ru
Russian Federation, 2, Line 21, Vasilyevsky Island, Saint Petersburg, 199106

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2. Рисунок 1 – Контрольный образец для определения отклонения акустической оси прямых и наклонных преобразователей

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3. Рисунок 2 – Контрольный образец для определения глубины фокуса прямых преобразователей (материал – Ст.3)

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4. Рисунок 3 – Образец для калибровки разрешающей способности: w – ширина ступеньки; r – высота ступеньки; L – длина образца

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5. Fig. 1. Reference sample for determining the acoustic axis deviation of straight and inclined transducers.

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6. Fig. 2. Reference sample for determining the depth of focus of direct transducers (material - Art. 3).

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7. Fig. 3. Sample for resolution calibration: w - step width; r - step height; L - sample length.

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