Abstract

ABSTRACT Titanium alloy plate is widely used in automotive, aerospace, medical and other fields. Ultrasonic testing is a highly efficient non-destructive testing method for the inspection of titanium alloy components. However, there are strong distortion and attenuation of sound wave propagation in titanium alloys due to the presence of anisotropy and inhomogeneities, making it difficult to detect tiny defects in such components. In addition, some configuration parameters, such as the water path depth also affect the distribution of the acoustic field in the detected components. It is necessary to predict the acoustic field distribution to achieve a better testing accuracy. An acoustic field simulation method based on a multi-Gaussian beam is proposed, which can model the focused acoustic field in a multilayer anisotropy medium. The relationship between the acoustic focused area and the water path depth was explored and optimised comprehensively. C-scan imaging of specimen with flat bottom holes was performed at different water path depths. The results show that the proposed method can optimise the configuration parameters to improve the accuracy of the flaw sizing. This study provides an effective method for testing titanium alloy plate.

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