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The AMMTIAC Quarterly, Volume 2, Number 314

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Ultrasonic testing (UT) is a mature testing method, but at thesame time it is continually being advanced as new technolo-

gies and techniques are developed. TheAmerican Society for NondestructiveTesting (ASNT) recently publishedthe Third Edition of its handbook on

ultrasonic testingto capture thelatest advance-ments in therapidly changingfield. As Volume7 in the Nonde-structive Testing(NDT) Hand-book Series,

Ultrasonic Testing covers this widelyused NDT technique in sufficient detail to serve as a usefultechnical reference for the experienced testing engineer. Intro-ductory sections on the scientific and technical principles ofthe various technologies and techniques are also included toprovide an informative resource to those looking into ultra-sonic testing as a possible test method for their inspectionrequirements. This 588-page reference book on ultrasonictesting includes among several other topics chapters onultrasonic wave generation, propagation, and detection; ultra-sonic signal processing; instrumentation for UT; ultrasonicscanning; ultrasonic characterization of material properties;UT of advanced materials; metals applications of UT; and UTin various industrial and aerospace applications. A glossary is

included to provide definitions and descriptions of technicalterms associated with UT.

In terms of manufacturing, ultrasonic testing can be used forquality control purposes to identify defects in produced mate-rials and components. For example, UT is useful for materialscharacterization of mechanical properties, internal discontinu-

ities, microstructure and morphology, and elastic constants.The ultrasonic testing handbook contains detailed technicalinformation on nondestructive testing techniques to assess suchmaterial characteristics.

Ultrasonic testing can also characterize and assess materialfailures, such as corrosion, radiation damage, embrittlement,impact damage, fatigue, creep, etc. Metals, ceramics, polymers,composites, coatings, and laminates can all be tested usingultrasonic techniques. The handbook provides pertinent refer-ence information for materials and test engineers interested inperforming analyses of such material classes and failure modesusing UT.

The development of the ultrasonic testing handbook was acollaborative effort with contributions from experts that are

working in this field for academia, industry and governmentorganizations. The reference therefore gives a comprehensiveoverview of the proven and potential applications of UT tech-niques. Detailed procedural information as well as equipmentand instrumentation calibration methods are includedthroughout the book.

The ultrasonic testing handbook, which was published in2007, is currently available from ASNT. The reference can bepurchased in CD-ROM and/or bound hardcover form from

www.asnt.org.

New Technical Resource for Scientists and Engineers:

Handbook on Ultrasonic Testing

February 2008Materials Innovations in an Emerging HydrogenEconomy24-27 February, 2008Cocoa Beach, FLhttp://www.ceramics.org/meetings/hydrogen2008/

2008 SME (Society for Mining, Metallurgy, &Exploration) Meeting24-27 February, 2008Salt Lake City, UThttp://www.smenet.org/meetings/

March 200816th Annual Conference on Quality in the Space and

Defense Industries3-4 March, 2008Cape Canaveral, FLhttp://www.asq.org/conferences/aviation-space-defense/index.html

TMS 2008 Annual Meeting and Exhibition9-13 March, 2008New Orleans, LAhttp://www.tms.org/TMSHome.html

PIM 2008 (International Conference on Powder InjectionMolding of Metals, Ceramics, and Carbides)

10-12 March, 2008Long Beach, CAhttp://www.mpif.org/

2008 MRS Spring Meeting25-27 March, 2008San Francisco, CAhttp://www.mrs.org/s_mrs/index.asp

6th International Conference on Mechanicsof Time Dependent Materials Conference30 March 4 April, 2008Monterey, CAhttp://www.ae.utexas.edu/MTDM08/

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