[HTML][HTML] In situ characterization of laser-generated melt pools using synchronized ultrasound and high-speed X-ray imaging

J Gillespie, WY Yeoh, C Zhao, ND Parab… - The Journal of the …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Metal additive manufacturing is a fabrication method that forms a part by fusing layers of
powder to one another. An energy source, such as a laser, is commonly used to heat the …

Ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation of additively manufactured wear coatings

Z Smoqi, LD Sotelo, A Gaikwad, JA Turner, P Rao - Ndt & E International, 2023 - Elsevier
This work pertains to the nondestructive evaluation of additively deposited coatings using
ultrasound measurements. The specific objective was to evaluate using ultrasound surface …

Uncovering microstructural heterogeneities in binder jet printed SS316L through ultrasonic testing and X-ray computed tomography

OJ Cook, N Huang, RLW Smithson, CM Kube… - Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Samples extracted from a binder jet printed stainless steel 316L block with variations in
grain and pore characteristics were studied using X-ray computed tomography (XCT) and …

Evaluating grain size in polycrystals with rough surfaces by corrected ultrasonic attenuation

X Li, X Han, AP Arguelles, Y Song, H Hu - Ultrasonics, 2017 - Elsevier
Surface roughness of a sample has a great effect on the calculated grain size when
measurements are based on ultrasonic attenuation. Combining modified transmission and …

Iterative solution to bulk wave propagation in polycrystalline materials

CM Kube - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
This article reevaluates two foundational models for bulk ultrasonic wave propagation in
polycrystals. A decoupling of real and imaginary parts of the effective wave number permits …

Appraising scattering theories for polycrystals of any symmetry using finite elements

M Huang, SI Rokhlin, MJS Lowe - … Transactions of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This paper uses three-dimensional grain-scale finite-element (FE) simulations to appraise
the classical scattering theory of plane longitudinal wave propagation in untextured …

Evaluating the grain size in curved components using the ultrasonic attenuation method with diffraction correction

C Zhang, X Li, Y Song, X Han, J Han - NDT & E International, 2016 - Elsevier
Ultrasonic wave propagation in curved components was simulated based on the Multi-
Gaussian beam theory to eliminate the negative influence of the surface curvature and water …

Evaluation of early fatigue signatures in lightweight aluminum alloy 7075

TC Henry, DP Cole, CM Kube, SJ Fudger… - Experimental …, 2020 - Springer
The current work investigates early material changes that manifest in aluminum alloy 7075
subjected to fatigue loading. Tension-tension specimens linearly tapered in width were …

Characterization of microstructural anisotropy using the mode-converted ultrasonic scattering in titanium alloy

H Du - Ultrasonics, 2022 - Elsevier
The mode-converted (Longitudinal to Transverse, LT) ultrasonic scattering was utilized to
characterize the microstructural anisotropy on three surfaces of samples cut from the low …

Characterization of grain size in 316L stainless steel using the attenuation of Rayleigh wave measured by air-coupled transducer

M Wang, Y Bu, Z Dai, S Zeng - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Grain size is an important parameter in evaluating the properties of microstructures in
metals. In this paper, the attenuation coefficient of Rayleigh waves is introduced to …