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Air-coupled ultrasonic transducers for measurement of green-state ceramics at elevated temperatures

Air-coupled ultrasonic transducers for measurement of green-state ceramics at elevated temperatures

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Air-coupled ultrasonic transducers have been used to study the properties of green-state ceramic components. The work used electrostatic (capacitance) transducers. In a first set of experiments, the transducers were C-scanned over the entire area of selected disc-shaped samples to locate changes in structure that could lead to problems in the firing stage. The transducers were modified subsequently to operate at elevated temperatures for monitoring the manufacturing process, and it was shown that good sensitivity could be obtained in silicon nitride samples at temperatures in excess of 200°C. It was shown that ultrasonic velocity was related to both softening of the polymer binder and the change in weight of the samples as they were heated, the latter giving an indication of polymer burn-out rates.

Inspec keywords: ceramics; ultrasonic materials testing; microsensors; silicon compounds; ultrasonic transducers

Other keywords: capacitance transducers; Si3N4; slip casting; US NDT; air-coupled ultrasonic transducers; C-scanned; polymer binder; ultrasonic velocity; polymer burn-out rates; elevated temperatures; micromachined transducers; green-state ceramics; weight change; softening; disc-shaped samples

Subjects: Ceramics and refractories (engineering materials science); Measurement by acoustic techniques; Sonic and ultrasonic applications; Nondestructive testing; Sonic and ultrasonic transducers and sensors; MEMS and NEMS device technology; Preparation of ceramics and refractories; Transduction; devices for the generation and reproduction of sound; Materials testing

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