ULTRASOUND

The non-destructive ultrasound testing consists of detecting internal discontinuities in the materials, which are not visible to the eye, but may present a serious risk to the structure.

Ultrasonic devices generates waves with frequencies greater than 20 kHz and when these waves encounter some obstacle in the propagation medium, such as a crack, for example, it occurs the phenomenon of reflection of these waves, which are captured by the equipment.

Ultrasound testing has been proved to be of extreme industrial importance, for providing:

• Invisible and critical structure failures identification;
• Operator safety;
• Non destructive tests (NDT);
• Reliable results.

The current applications of ultrasound are diverse: weld beads, laminated, forged or cast pieces, metal alloys, ceramics, rubber, composite materials.