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Improved eddy current testing sensitivity using phase information

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To, A., Li, Zhichao and Dixon, S. (2021) Improved eddy current testing sensitivity using phase information. Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring, 63 (10). pp. 578-584. doi:10.1784/insi.2021.63.10.578 ISSN 1354-2575.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1784/insi.2021.63.10.578

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This paper describes a two-coil eddy current sensor being used in a transmit-receive arrangement at 1 MHz, where the drive and amplification electronics are miniaturised and built directly behind the coil to reduce noise and the effects from cable length. Small, simulated defects are detected, less than 500 microns in length, on titanium and titanium aluminide, which is an increasingly important alloy for aerospace applications. Data is analysed quantitatively in a parametric approach. This experiment uses a transmitting coil driven by a constant current source and a separate receiving coil, where the magnitude and phase of the induced voltage signals on both coils are measured independently. Experimental measurements are validated using finite element modelling and the phase of the signal on the receiving coil in particular is less susceptible to variations caused by changes in lift-off. A combination of experimental and simulation data of 2D surface scans and lift-off measurements show the variation in the magnitude and phase of the eddy current signal with lift-off on Ti, TiAl (Ti-45Al-2Mn-2Nb-1B) and 316L stainless steel. It is also shown that the high-frequency lower noise approach can reliably detect defects of less than 500 microns in length in both Ti and TiAl.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > Engineering
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Physics
Journal or Publication Title: Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring
Publisher: British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing
ISSN: 1354-2575
Official Date: 1 October 2021
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1 October 2021Published
Volume: 63
Number: 10
Page Range: pp. 578-584
DOI: 10.1784/insi.2021.63.10.578
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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