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Immersion Probes

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Immersion Probes

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Overview
Krautkrämer ultrasonic transducers are engineered for flaw detection and sizing, ensuring quality from requirement analysis to delivery and support. The company focuses on matching ultrasonic probes to specific inspection applications to meet customer-specific needs.
Key Processes
  • Requirement Analysis: Incorporates quality into the initial requirement analysis using extensive experience.
  • Specifications: Adheres to strict specifications to ensure quality results.
  • Simulation: Utilizes advanced simulation technology to meet application requirements and understand simulation boundaries.
  • Feasibility Studies: Conducts studies to determine optimal inspection methods and technologies.
  • Material Selection and Processing: Sources raw materials to high standards and controls manufacturing to ISO standards.
  • Prototyping and Product Validation: Offers prototyping and follows rigorous build-and-test procedures for product validation.
  • Manufacturing and Delivery: Provides manufacturing in Europe and the USA, with customization options and global distribution.
  • Support: Offers expert resources and a one-year warranty for product support.
Transducer Types and Applications
  • Contact Transducers: Used for parts with regular geometry and smooth surfaces, available in straight beam and angle beam types.
  • Immersion Transducers: Suitable for parts with irregular geometries, used in mechanized or automated testing, and can be focused for improved results.
Selection Criteria
  • European Standards: Provides technical and performance information based on specific definitions and includes a comprehensive data sheet.
  • North American Standards: Offers three performance ranges (Alpha, Benchmark, Gamma) with waveform and frequency certification per ASTM E-1065.
Transducer Features
  • Protective Face Transducers: Designed for general-purpose applications with replaceable membranes and high-temperature delay lines.
  • Custom Configurations: Available by special order to meet specific application needs.
Conclusion
Krautkrämer ultrasonic transducers are synonymous with quality, offering consistent readings, competitive pricing, and timely delivery. The company has a 70-year history of excellence in ultrasonic transducer manufacturing.
Specifications and Configurations
The document provides detailed specifications for various types of angle beam transducers used in ultrasonic testing, including frequency, element size, order codes, and applications for different transducer types such as Gamma, Benchmark, and Alpha series.
Transducer Types
  • Large Angle Beam Transducers: Used for general weld inspection and smaller objects.
  • Small Angle Beam Transducers: Detailed for European and North American standards with specific configurations for different applications.
  • Miniature Angle Beam Transducers: Includes types like MSWS and MSW-QC, with replaceable wedges and specific wedge angles.
  • Dual Element Transducers: Types VS, VRY, and VSY are highlighted for detecting small, near-surface flaws and coarse grain weld inspection.
Applications
Transducers are used in various applications such as inspecting tubes, pipes, pressure vessels, turbine blades, and more. They are also suitable for automated scanning and parts with complex geometry.
Features and Benefits
Key features include precision and repeatability, durable housing, interchangeable wedges, and excellent near-surface resolution. European models have integral wedges, while North American models offer interchangeable wedges for versatility.
Custom Configurations
Custom configurations are available by special order, allowing for tailored solutions to specific testing needs.
Accessories
Various accessories are listed, including cables, wedge couplants, and replacement soles, enhancing the functionality and service life of the transducers.
Specifications and Guidelines
The document provides detailed specifications and guidelines for various types of ultrasonic transducers used in nondestructive testing (NDT) applications, covering immersion transducers, phased array transducers, and other specialized transducers.
Procedures
Includes selection criteria for transducers, focusing on resolution, sensitivity, and signal-to-noise ratio, and provides guidelines for specifying focal lengths and custom configurations available by special order.
Standards
Discusses European and North American standards for immersion transducers, with specific models and order codes listed for different applications, and mentions compliance with ISO standards for calibration blocks.
Recommendations
Recommendations are provided for selecting the appropriate transducer based on application needs, such as high sensitivity for small to mid-size objects or high resolution for thickness measurement.
Accessories
A comprehensive list of cables, adapters, and couplants is provided, detailing their specifications, order codes, and features, highlighting the importance of using the correct accessories to ensure optimal performance and compatibility.
Applications
Various applications for transducers are outlined, including inspection of welds, composite materials, and high-temperature environments, emphasizing the versatility of phased array transducers for scanning and wide area coverage in industries such as power generation, oil and gas, aerospace, and automotive.
Key Features
Highlights features such as electronic control of beam angle and focus, replaceable angle beam wedges, and the ability to inspect hard-to-access areas, noting the benefits of reducing setup and scan times and increasing sensitivity with electronic focusing.
Calibration Blocks
Calibration blocks are described as essential tools for instrument setup and transducer evaluation, listing different types of blocks, their order codes, and their specific uses in calibrating range, beam index point, and refracted angle.
Calibration Blocks and Standards
  • Various calibration blocks are described for different testing purposes, including angle beam transducer resolution and thickness calibration.
  • European and North American standards for transducer certification are outlined, ensuring reliability and consistency in flaw evaluation.
Material Properties
  • A comprehensive table lists the longitudinal and shear velocities, as well as acoustic impedance for various materials, aiding in the selection of appropriate materials for specific applications.
Useful Formulas and Charts
  • Formulas for calculating near field length, beam spread, Snell’s law, and other ultrasonic testing parameters are provided.
  • A dB vs. amplitude ratio chart is included for reference.
Baker Hughes Sensing and Inspection Technologies
  • The company offers a range of inspection solutions, including ultrasonic, radiographic, and remote visual equipment.
  • They provide specialized products and services across various industries such as aerospace, power generation, and automotive.
Global Presence and Support
  • Baker Hughes has 11 application centers worldwide, offering custom transducer designs and problem-solving for diverse industry needs.
  • Comprehensive product services include field service, repair, calibration, and training programs.
Contact Information
  • Regional offices are listed for Europe, America, and Asia, providing contact details for customer support and inquiries.
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Krautkrämer ultrasonic transducers For flaw detection and sizing

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Our core ability is to match ultrasonic probes to the inspection applications of today, both simple and complex. This skill lets allows us to design and manufacture fine-tuned quality probes that meet your customer-specific requirements. We build quality into every step we perform—from start to finish: • Requirement analysis At the very beginning of our discussions with you, we draw on our experience manufacturing more than 1 million probes—including 14,000 probe variations—to build quality into our requirement analysis process. • Specifications. To help ensure quality results, each product in...

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General information-contact inspection and immersion methods Transducer selection criteria-european standards Transducer selection criteria-north american standards 08 Contact transducers Straight beam contact transducers, protective face Straight beam contact transducers, wear resistant Straight beam contact transducers, delay line Straight beam contact transducers, dual element Angle beam transducers—large sizes Angle beam transducers—small sizes Angle beam transducers-dual element 33 Immersion transducers European North American 38 Transducers for specific applications Special application...

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Transducer selection criteria and performance General information The ultrasonic transducers in this catalog are divided into two general categories, Contact and Immersion. Transducers for the contact inspection method Straight beam—single element • arts with regular geometry and P relatively smooth contact surface • Flat or curved contact surface • law or backwall parallel to F surface or detectable with beam normal to surface • referred for penetration of P thick sections • elay line types improve near D surface resolution • equires couplant layer, typically a R gel, oil, or paste • Typically...

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Transducer selection criteria— European standards For transducers manufactured to European standards, technical and performance information is provided throughout this catalog based on the definitions below. A comprehensive data sheet is supplied with most flaw detection transducers at no charge. Description Explanation Diameter D or length x width a x b of the transducer element. The size of the element strongly affects the shape Element size D or a x b of the transmitted sound field. Slight deviations, (e.g., imperfect shape or positions with reduced radiation due

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Transducer selection criteria— North American standards For transducers manufactured to North American standards, Baker Hughes Inspection Technologies offers three performance ranges: Alpha, Benchmark, and Gamma Series. Waveform and frequency certification, per ASTM E-1065, are supplied with all flaw detection transducers at no charge. Alpha series features Real time Gamma series features • Recommended for applications where resolution is the primary consideration. • Suitable for applications such as thickness measurement and near-surface flaw detection. • Very short pulse—mechanically damped...

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Contact transducers Straight beam contact transducers, protective face General purpose, larger parts with simple geometry Forgings, billets Plates, bars, square profiles Containers, machine components, shells Inspection at high temperature with delay line European models have replaceable membrane: – Improves coupling on uneven or curved surface – Extends transducer life. – Suitable for DGS flaw sizing method – High temperature delay lines also available – Lemo 1 (B..S) or Lemo 00 (MB..S) connector, side mount standard, top mount optional North American models can be used with three types of protective...

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Description Type Remark Delay line or delay wedges Special order Custom configurations are available by special order. For explanations to the table data, refer to selection criteria on pages 5 through 7. e.g., for testing at high temperatures.

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Order code Transducer element 0 .5 in .75 in 1.00 in mm) delay Style PM Kit includes a knurled ring, gland nut, wrench, 12 membranes, and a 2 oz. bottle of couplant (transducer not included). Style PWC Kit includes a knurled ring, three wear caps, and a 2 oz. bottle of couplant (transducer not included). This option may not be usable if near surface resolution is critical. Style PHTD Kit includes a knurled ring, high temperature delay line, and a 2 oz. bottle of couplant (transducer not included). pkg. of 12 pcs. Spare wear caps 118-240-123 118-240-122 118-240-121 Membrane, wear cap and delay...

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Applications • General purpose, metal parts with simple geometry • Manual inspection of plate, large forgings, billets, castings • Smaller models for pipe and tube, tanks, bars, small forgings • Lamination, delamination • Bond testing • Thick sections or difficult to penetrate materials Features and benefits • Permanent, abrasion-resistant wear plate • Best match to metals • Higher gain reserve than protective face models • Fingertip models for access to tight spaces • Comfortable grip • European models have side mounted Lemo 00 connectors, side mounted Microdot on K..K and G..K types. • North...

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Description Type Remark Custom configurations are available by special order. For explanations to the table data, refer to selection criteria on pages 5 through 7.

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Type Order code Accessories Notes Description Type Remark Custom configurations are available by special order. For explanations to the table data, refer to selection criteria on pages 5 through 7.

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Standard contact transducers—type RHP-CR (side mount BNC), RHP-CS (top mount BNC) Custom configurations are available by special order. Fingertip contact transducers—type F Order code Order code Alpha series Custom configurations are available by special order.

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Applications • Thickness measurement • Near surface flaw detection • Inspection of thin sections • Curved parts, tubing, pipe • Composites and plastics • Turbine blades Features and benefits • Excellent near surface resolution. • Replaceable delay line-long life and versatility. • Higher frequencies improve resolution and small flaw detectability. • All models have side mounted Microdot connector.

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.