GB2185816B - Ultrasonic weld monitoring - Google Patents

Ultrasonic weld monitoring

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Publication number
GB2185816B
GB2185816B GB8630114A GB8630114A GB2185816B GB 2185816 B GB2185816 B GB 2185816B GB 8630114 A GB8630114 A GB 8630114A GB 8630114 A GB8630114 A GB 8630114A GB 2185816 B GB2185816 B GB 2185816B
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Prior art keywords
ultrasonic weld
weld monitoring
monitoring
ultrasonic
weld
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GB8630114A
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GB8630114D0 (en
Inventor
Dr Francis Alan Wedgwood
Dr Christopher Brian Scruby
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
    • G01N29/22—Details, e.g. general constructional or apparatus details
    • G01N29/24—Probes
    • G01N29/2418—Probes using optoacoustic interaction with the material, e.g. laser radiation, photoacoustics
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B23K26/02—Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impact; Aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam
    • B23K26/03—Observing, e.g. monitoring, the workpiece
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K9/00—Arc welding or cutting
    • B23K9/095—Monitoring or automatic control of welding parameters
    • B23K9/0956—Monitoring or automatic control of welding parameters using sensing means, e.g. optical
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
    • G01N2291/04—Wave modes and trajectories
    • G01N2291/048—Transmission, i.e. analysed material between transmitter and receiver
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
    • G01N2291/26—Scanned objects
    • G01N2291/267—Welds
    • G01N2291/2675—Seam, butt welding

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Immunology (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
GB8630114A 1986-01-27 1986-12-17 Ultrasonic weld monitoring Expired - Fee Related GB2185816B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GB868601873A GB8601873D0 (en) 1986-01-27 1986-01-27 Ultrasonic weld monitoring

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GB8630114D0 GB8630114D0 (en) 1987-01-28
GB2185816A GB2185816A (en) 1987-07-29
GB2185816B true GB2185816B (en) 1990-04-25

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GB8630114A Expired - Fee Related GB2185816B (en) 1986-01-27 1986-12-17 Ultrasonic weld monitoring

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US3978713A (en) * 1975-05-27 1976-09-07 General Electric Company Laser generation of ultrasonic waves for nondestructive testing
GB2038481A (en) * 1978-06-20 1980-07-23 Sumitomo Metal Ind Method of non-contact supersonic flaw detection and apparatus therefor
GB1583057A (en) * 1976-11-23 1981-01-21 Ibm Sonic pulse generator
US4246793A (en) * 1979-02-08 1981-01-27 Battelle Development Corporation Nondestructive testing
US4480475A (en) * 1983-01-28 1984-11-06 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Real-time ultrasonic weld inspection method
EP0129205A2 (en) * 1983-06-15 1984-12-27 Hitachi, Ltd. Noncontacting ultrasonic flaw detecting method
GB2172106A (en) * 1985-03-07 1986-09-10 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Ultrasonic microstructural monitoring
GB2172994A (en) * 1984-03-08 1986-10-01 Rockwell International Corp Contact-free ultrasonic transduction for flaw and acoustic discontinuity detection

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3978713A (en) * 1975-05-27 1976-09-07 General Electric Company Laser generation of ultrasonic waves for nondestructive testing
GB1583057A (en) * 1976-11-23 1981-01-21 Ibm Sonic pulse generator
GB2038481A (en) * 1978-06-20 1980-07-23 Sumitomo Metal Ind Method of non-contact supersonic flaw detection and apparatus therefor
US4246793A (en) * 1979-02-08 1981-01-27 Battelle Development Corporation Nondestructive testing
US4480475A (en) * 1983-01-28 1984-11-06 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Real-time ultrasonic weld inspection method
EP0129205A2 (en) * 1983-06-15 1984-12-27 Hitachi, Ltd. Noncontacting ultrasonic flaw detecting method
GB2172994A (en) * 1984-03-08 1986-10-01 Rockwell International Corp Contact-free ultrasonic transduction for flaw and acoustic discontinuity detection
GB2172106A (en) * 1985-03-07 1986-09-10 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Ultrasonic microstructural monitoring

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
J Szilard,"ultrasonic testing", 1982, John Wiley & Sons, page 428 and pages 402- 403 *

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GB2185816A (en) 1987-07-29
GB8630114D0 (en) 1987-01-28

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