A Feasibility Study on the Application of Ultrasonic Method for Surface Crack Detection of SiC/SiC Composite Ceramics

SiC/SiC 복합재료 세라믹스 표면균열 탐지를 위한 초음파법 적용에 관한 기초연구

  • Received : 2009.03.11
  • Accepted : 2009.08.25
  • Published : 2009.10.30

Abstract

Nondestructive evaluation(NDE) of ceramic matrix composites is essential for developing reliable ceramics for industrial applications. In the work, C-Scan image analysis has been used to characterize surface crack of SiC ceramics nondestructively. The possibility of detection of surface crack were carried out experimentally by two types of ultrasonic equipment of SDS-win and $\mu$-SDS, and three types of transducer of 25, 50 and 125 MHz. A surface micro-crack of ceramics was not detected by transducer of 25 MHz and 50 MHz. Though the focus method was detected dimly the crack by transducer of 125 MHz, the defocus method could detect the shape of diamond indenter. As a whole, the focus method and the defocus method came to the conclusion that micro crack have a good possibility for detection.

세라믹스의 비파괴평가 기술은 산업분야에 응용하기 위한 세라믹스 신뢰성 개발에 있어서 필수적인 기술이다. 본 연구는 초음파 C-Scan 방식을 이용하여 SiC 세라믹스의 표면균열을 탐상하기 위한 실험적 연구 결과를 제시하고자 한다. 이를 위해 SDS-win과 $\mu$-SDS 두 종류의 초음파 장치와 25, 50 및 125 MHz의 초음파센서를 이용하여 세라믹스의 표면균열 탐상 가능성에 대해 실험적인 연구를 수행하였다. 본 연구 결과, 세라믹스의 표면미소균열은 결국 25 및 50 MHz 센스로 정밀하게 검출할 수 없었으나, 125 MHz 센서에 의한 집속법 탐상 결과 희미한 형상 정도를 검출할 수 있었으며, 비집속법의 경우는 비커스 압입자의 형상 검출이 가능함을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 본 연구를 통하여, 초음파 C-Scan 집속 및 비집속 방법은 미세균열의 탐상방식으로 어느 정도 접근 가능함을 실험적으로 확인하였다

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