A kind of nuclear level UT (Ultrasonic Testing) couplant and preparation method thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of nuclear level UT (Ultrasonic Testing) couplant and preparation method thereof, be used for coupling ultrasonic ripple probe and workpiece, detect workpiece, defect, belong to nondestructive testing UT (Ultrasonic Testing) technical field.
Background technology
Ultrasound examination is a kind of in five kinds of conventional lossless detection methods (infiltration detections, magnetic detection, ray detection, ultrasound examination, eddy current inspection), whether has defective in order to the detection workpiece.The same with other lossless detection methods, ultrasound examination also is to be prerequisite not destroy checked object, various engineering materialss, component and product is effectively checked, so as to integrity, continuity and the safe reliability of estimating them.Ultrasound examination is the product manufacturing and uses assurance quality product and important means safe in utilization in the maintenance.
Ultrasonic wave relies on medium to propagate, and reflects, reflect on different media, and the two media acoustic impedance difference is big more, and reflection is just many more, and ultrasonic test is just based on this principle, thereby detects the defective that exists in the workpiece.The acoustic impedance difference of air and workpiece is very big, and a large amount of ultrasonic wave are reflected on the interface of air and workpiece formation, have weakened the ultrasonic wave that enters in the workpiece.For guaranteeing that ultrasonic energy as often as possible enters in the checking matter, just need between ultrasound probe and workpiece, be filled with the couplant that is beneficial to ultrasonic propagation.
Consider from industrial ultrasound examination, require fluid couplant to possess following function: on the surface attached to workpiece, enough wetting properties are arranged easily to get rid of between probe and the workpiece because the air gap that surface irregularity causes; Its specific acoustic resistance as far as possible has less differing with the specific acoustic resistance of workpiece material, is beneficial to the acoustic energy workpiece that enters as much as possible; Also to workpiece there be corrosive nature from practical standpoint, removing easily, convenient sources, cheap (nondestructive testing handbook/Li Jiawei, Chen Jimao chief editor, Beijing: China Machine Press, 2002.1).
Be the couplant basic function more than, according to different needs couplant also had higher requirement in the actually operating.Requirement on the viscosity: the detected object of the ultrasound examination in industrial ultrasound examination and the medical treatment is different, industrial will be at various object, have planar, facade, face upward, therefore require the couplant certain viscosity will be arranged, be beneficial to and be attached to workpiece and sagging not; Requirement on the antirust function: the couplant that needs that has has certain antirust function; In addition, the ultrasonic wave couplant that uses on the nuclear industry need be controlled fluorine, chlorine, sulphur content.
Stipulated three kinds of harmful elements in the nuclear engineering file, they are fluorine, chlorine, sulphur, all must make strict control to their free state and the content of chemical combination attitude.The content that for example clearly is given for the fluorine chlorination in the couplant of nuclear industry Equipment Inspection among ASME " the international standard of boiler and pressure vessel standard V the rolls up nondestructive testing " T-433.2 must not be higher than 250ppm, and sulphur content must not be higher than 250ppm.Nuclear industry equipment uses nickel-base alloy, titanium alloy and austenitic steel in a large number, and the important meals parts are in high temperature, high pressure, the high-throughput radiating severe environment for a long time.Find that according to the study element sulphur at high temperature can produce thermal etching (also crying hot-short) to the workpiece of nickel-base alloy, haloid element such as fluorine, chlorine are easy to and titanium alloy and austenitic steel material effects, under the situation that stress exists, produce stress corrosion.
The ultrasonic wave couplant that is used to now detect a flaw mainly contains: water, and glycerine, machine oil, Vaseline, carboxymethyl cellulose etc., they can both satisfy basic flaw detection requirement, but all have certain deficiency.With water is couplant: workpiece is got rusty, and water viscosity is too little, can't applies on workpiece, ultrasound probe and workpiece all can only be immersed in the water and operate; With glycerine is couplant: the viscosity of glycerine is along with variation of temperature is bigger, 20 ℃ to 50 ℃ viscosity change scopes are 1412mPaS to 142mPaS, and temperature can also apply on facade when low reluctantly, when temperature is higher, face upward and facade on apply and will trickle, do not reach the coupled effect; With machine oil is couplant: can not be used to face upward and the coating of facade, and follow-up cleaning is cumbersome, machine oil is mineral oil, does not also meet present environmental protection requirement; With Vaseline is couplant: can be coated on facade and face upward, but follow-up cleaning work trouble; With the carboxymethyl cellulose is couplant: though viscosity can be regulated according to different needs, the trickle bubble that is difficult to eliminate is arranged, the existence of bubble will be had a greatly reduced quality coupling effect.
Fluorine in the existing common ultrasonic wave couplant, chlorine, sulphur content are not gone control especially, therefore the requirement that does not yet just reach nuclear industry.
The UT (Ultrasonic Testing) couplant that Equipment Inspection is used as nuclear industry is except the strict control of fluorine, chlorine, sulphur content, and performance that also should its each side of balance makes its product that becomes superior performance, is specifically related to following aspects:
1. outward appearance: colorless and odorless, pure transparent, no bubble, gel gel shape uniform fluid.
2. environmental requirement: nontoxic, do not contain the chemical ingredients of forbidding in the prescription.
3. viscosity: have suitable viscosity, can be used for facade and face upward on flaw detection, sagging not.
4. easy-clear: water-soluble fully, can convert deionized water as required and regulate viscosity, be easy to water and remove.
5. rust-preventing characteristic: have certain rust-preventing characteristic.
6. stable: stable viscosity, not easy to change, be difficult for going mouldy.
7. corrodibility: to the workpiece non-corrosiveness.
8. entrant sound: specific acoustic resistance should be as far as possible has less differing with the specific acoustic resistance of workpiece material, is beneficial to the acoustic energy workpiece that enters as much as possible.
9. the control of sulphur and halogen: can apply to the detection of nuclear industry equipment, sulphur content will be lower than 250ppm, and halogen content is lower than 250ppm.
Summary of the invention
It is low to the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of fluorine, chlorine, sulphur content, has nontoxic, the pure transparent no bubble of outward appearance simultaneously, a nuclear level UT (Ultrasonic Testing) couplant of advantage such as viscosity is adjustable, be easy to remove, rust-preventing characteristic is good, storage-stable, sound translative performance are good and preparation method thereof.
In order to achieve the above object, the invention provides a kind of nuclear level UT (Ultrasonic Testing) couplant, it is characterized in that, adjust agent 0.3~8 weight part, wetting Agent for Printing Inks 5~30 weight parts, rust-preventive agent 1~10 weight part and fungicidal preservative 0.1~11 weight part by deionized water 50~90 weight parts, gel matrix 0.3~5 weight part, pH value and form.
Described gel matrix is preferably carbomer.The pH value is adjusted agent and is preferably one or more mixture in sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, diethanolamine and the trolamine.Wetting Agent for Printing Inks is preferably one or more the mixture in ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, the glycerol.Rust-preventive agent is preferably trolamine or morpholine.Fungicidal preservative is preferably ethanol, ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate or its mixture.
The present invention also provides the preparation method of above-mentioned nuclear level UT (Ultrasonic Testing) couplant, it is characterized in that concrete steps are:
The first step, at normal temperatures, gel matrix is wetting with deionized water, add remaining deionized water then, be stirred to the carbomer complete swelling, cross 200 eye mesh screens, get stoste, add the pH value in proportion and adjust agent, stirring obtains gel, adds rust-preventive agent, wetting Agent for Printing Inks and fungicidal preservative more successively in proportion, stirs;
Second goes on foot, the first step gained solution is taken a sample through the bomb method burn processing, carry out the weight content that ion chromatography analysis draws fluorine, chlorine and sulphur after the gas that burning back is generated absorbs with alkaline absorption solution, it is qualified product that the weight content that is lower than 100ppm, sulphur when the gross weight content of fluorine and chlorine is lower than 100ppm.
Beneficial effect of the present invention is as follows:
1, couplant provided by the invention is selected the raw material of not fluorine-containing in the molecular structure, chlorine, three kinds of elements of sulphur for use, and all raw materials make fluorine, chlorine, the sulphur content introduced with the impurity form all be no more than 100ppm through purifying simultaneously.The finished product fluorine adds cl content and is no more than 100ppm, and sulphur content is no more than 100ppm, couplant is dropped to minimum to the harm of workpiece, is particularly suitable for the nuclear industry Equipment Inspection.
2, couplant provided by the invention is the water-soluble polymer gel, is easy to coating and removing.
3, couplant stable viscosity provided by the invention, and viscosity can be regulated as required.
4, couplant provided by the invention has rust-preventing characteristic, and 24 to 48 hours rust-proof life is provided.
5, couplant provided by the invention is pure transparent, no bubble, and entrant sound is good.
Embodiment
Specify the present invention below in conjunction with embodiment.
Embodiment 1
Raw material: deionized water 50 weight parts, carbomer 0.3 weight part, pH value are adjusted agent sodium hydroxide 0.3 weight part, wetting Agent for Printing Inks ethylene glycol 30 weight parts, rust-preventive agent morpholine 3.3 weight parts, fungicidal preservative ethanol 10 weight parts, ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 0.1 weight part.
Its preparation method and step are:
(1) select the above satisfactory raw material of chemical pure or chemical pure, weighing by mass percentage, stand-by.
(2) at normal temperatures, carbomer is wetting with small amount of deionized water, add balance of deionized water then, be stirred to the carbomer complete swelling.
(3) solution after the above-mentioned stirring is crossed 200 eye mesh screens, stoste, slowly add pH value adjustment agent, stir gel, add rust-preventive agent, wetting Agent for Printing Inks, fungicidal preservative more successively, stir, stand-by.
(4) gained solution is taken a sample through the bomb method burn processing, the gas mass fraction that burning back is generated is to carry out the weight content that ion chromatography analysis draws fluorine, chlorine and sulphur after 5% the sodium carbonate solution absorption, and it is qualified product that the weight content that is lower than 100ppm, sulphur when the gross weight content of fluorine and chlorine is lower than 100ppm.
(5) the above-mentioned couplant through being up to the standards is filled into 500ml opaque plastics bottle or 10L opaque plastics bucket.
During use, this couplant evenly is coated to need carries out on the working face of UT (Ultrasonic Testing), when ultrasonic probe compresses, couplant promptly is full of the space between ultrasonic probe and the workpiece.
The total content of this couplant fluorine and chlorine is lower than 100ppm, and sulphur content is lower than 100ppm, and outward appearance is pure transparent, no bubble, 45# steel test piece coating non-corroding after 48 hours.
Embodiment 2
Raw material: deionized water 80 weight parts, carbomer 5 weight parts, pH value are adjusted agent diethanolamine 8 weight parts, wetting Agent for Printing Inks propylene glycol 10 weight parts, rust-preventive agent trolamine 10 weight parts, fungicidal preservative ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate 0.5 weight part.
Preparation method and using method are with embodiment 1.
The total content of this couplant fluorine and chlorine is lower than 100ppm, and sulphur content is lower than 100ppm, and outward appearance is pure transparent, no bubble, 45# steel test piece coating non-corroding after 48 hours.
Embodiment 3
Raw material: deionized water 90 weight parts, carbomer 0.8 weight part, pH value are adjusted agent diethanolamine 2 weight parts, wetting Agent for Printing Inks glycerol 5 weight parts, rust-preventive agent trolamine 1 weight part, fungicidal preservative ethanol 0.1 weight part.
Preparation method and using method are with embodiment 1.
The total content of this couplant fluorine and chlorine is lower than 100ppm, and sulphur content is lower than 100ppm, and outward appearance is pure transparent, no bubble, 45# steel test piece coating non-corroding after 48 hours.