A methodology for measuring elastic constants of different phases in materials with lamellar
microstructure by line-focus acoustic microscopy is developed. The material microstructure …

An acoustic microscope operating with impulse excitation has been used to perform
measurements of the Rayleigh wave velocity by measuring the time difference between the …

Besides providing comparable resolution as light microscope, acoustic microscope (AM) has
its unique application in the area material characterization. Material characterization using …

This paper deals with a new approach to the theoretical prediction of the impulse response
of materials achieved by a special surface acoustic microscope operating in the MHz …

Abstract In a Scanning Acoustic Microscope (SAM) amplitude of focused acoustic beam
reflected by a sample is utilized to produce acoustic images and to measure local elastic …

In this paper, we present our recent study on the characterization of the elastic properties of
several metal alloys fabricated by additive manufacturing method using the line-focus …

The time and polarization resolved ultrasonic technique which we previously developed has
been demonstrated to simultaneously provide measurements of the wave velocity in the …

Corrosion plays a considerable role in metal degradation. For example, approximately 40%
of the defense system maintenance is directed toward corrosion-related maintenance with …

Nominally identical ceramic-element ultrasonic transducers, of the type used in the
aerospace and metals industries for nondestructive evaluation (NDE), often have variability …

Plasma-sprayed ceramic coatings are being developed for many applications such as
thermal barriers and corrosion protection. In plasma spraying, the ceramic powder is heated …