Abstract
The performance degradation of 12CrMoV steel generally occurs under a long-term working period in a high-temperature environment. In order to improve the reliability of a single nondestructive testing method for the performance degradation analysis of 12CrMoV steel, an advanced magneto–acoustic compound inspection method, in which pulsed eddy current (PEC) and ultrasonic waves were obtained from a single electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) testing signal, was adopted. The magneto–acoustic compound inspection method was carried out on 12CrMoV steel plates heat-treated at different temperatures and times. New parameters, including the slope and peak value of PEC, and the amplitude and attenuation of ultrasonic waves, were introduced to evaluate the performance degradation of 12CrMoV steel. It was found that ultrasonic waves manifested higher sensitivity than eddy current when the microstructure changed significantly. Therefore, the magneto–acoustic compound inspection method is advantageous for evaluating the performance degradation of 12CrMoV steel.
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