TY - JOUR A1 - Rus, J. A1 - Gustschin, A. A1 - Mooshofer, H. A1 - Grager, J.-C. A1 - Bente, Klaas A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Pfeiffer, F. A1 - Grosse, C. U. T1 - Qualitative comparison of non-destructive methods for inspection of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer laminates N2 - In the rapidly expanding composite industry, novel inspection methods have been developed in recent years. Particularly promising for air-coupled testing are cellular polypropylene transducers which offer better impedance matching to air than piezoelectric transducers. Furthermore, broadband transmitters (laser-induced ultrasound and thermoacoustic emitters) and receivers (optical microphones) have opened a completely new chapter for advanced contact-free ultra-sound inspection. X-ray dark-field radiography offers a different approach to detect porosity and microcracks, employing small angle X-ray scattering. These innovative ultrasonic and radiographic alternatives were evaluated in comparison with well-established inspection techniques. We applied thirteen different non-destructive methods to inspect the same specimen (a carbon fiber-reinforced polymer laminate with induced impact damage): air-coupled ultrasound testing (using piezoelectric transducers, broadband optical microphones, cellular polypropylene transducers, and a thermoa- coustic emitter), laser-induced ultrasound testing, ultrasonic immersion testing, phased array ultrasonic testing, optically excited lock-in thermography, and X-ray radiography (projectional absorption and dark-field, tomosynthesis, and micro-computed tomography). The inspection methods were qualitatively characterized by comparing the scan results. The conclusions are advantageous for a decision on the optimal method for certain testing constraints. KW - Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer KW - Air-coupled ultrasound KW - Optically excited lock-in thermography KW - X-ray micro-computed tomography KW - X-ray dark-field radiography PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-509473 DO - https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998320931162 SN - 0021-9983 VL - 54 IS - 27 SP - 4325 EP - 4337 PB - SAGE AN - OPUS4-50947 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Tiitta, M. A1 - Tiitta, V. A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Heikkinen, J. A1 - Lappalainen, R. A1 - Tomppo, L. T1 - Air-coupled ultrasound detection of natural defects in wood using ferroelectret and piezoelectric sensors N2 - Air-coupled ultrasound was used for assessing natural defects in wood boards by through-transmission scanning measurements. Gas matrix piezoelectric (GMP) and ferroelectret (FE) transducers were studied. The study also included tests with additional bias voltage with the ferroelectret receivers. Signal analyses, analyses of the measurement dynamics and statistical analyses of the signal parameters were conducted. After the measurement series, the samples were cut from the measurement regions and the defects were analyzed visually from the cross sections. The ultrasound responses were compared with the results of the visual examination of the cross sections. With the additional bias voltage, the ferroelectret measurement showed increased signal-to-noise ratio, which is especially important for air-coupled measurement of high-attenuation materials like wood. When comparing the defect response of GMP and FE sensors, it was found that FE sensors had more sensitive dynamic range, resulting from better s/n ratio and short response pulse. Classification test was made to test the possibility of detecting defects in sound wood. Machine learning methods including decision trees, k-nearest neighbor and support vector machine were used. The classification accuracy varied between 72 and 77% in the tests. All the tested machine learning methods could be used efficiently for the classification. KW - Air-coupled transducers KW - Wood KW - Ultrasound KW - Ultrasonic imaging KW - Ferroelectret KW - Machine learning PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-509503 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-020-01189-y SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-50950 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Dohse, Elmar A1 - Bartusch, Jürgen A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Luftschallprüfung von CFK mit planaren und fokussierenden Wandlern T2 - DACH-Jahrestagung 2015 CY - Salzburg, Austria DA - 2015-05-11 KW - Air-coupled KW - Ultrasonic testing KW - Ferroelectret KW - Cellular polypropylene KW - Transducer KW - Adhesive joint PY - 2015 SN - 978-3-940283-68-9 IS - DGZfP BB 152 SP - 1 EP - 9 AN - OPUS4-34629 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gaal, Mate T1 - Luftultraschallprüfung von CFK mit senkrechter Einschallung und Schrägeinschallung T2 - DACH-Jahrestagung 2015 CY - Salzburg (Österreich) DA - 2015-05-11 PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-34601 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gaal, Mate T1 - Ultraschallprüfköpfe zur Ankopplung über Luft auf der Basis von Ferroelektreten T2 - Workshop "Innovative ZfP mit bildgebender Ultraschallprüftechnik" CY - Braunschweig, Germany DA - 2014-03-14 PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-30426 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gaal, Mate T1 - Bestimmung der elastischen Eigenschaften des Polypropylen-Ferroelektrets T2 - DAGA 2014, 40. Jahrestagung für Akustik CY - Oldenburg, Germany DA - 2014-03-10 PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-30427 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Bartusch, Jürgen A1 - Schadow, Florian A1 - Köppe, Enrico A1 - Dohse, Elmar ED - Chimenti, D. E. ED - Bond, L. J. T1 - Focusing of ferroelectret air-coupled ultrasound transducers N2 - Air-coupled ultrasound has been applied increasingly as a non-destructive testing method for lightweight construction in recent years. It is particularly appropriate for composite materials being used in automotive and aviation industry. Air-coupled ultrasound transducers mostly consist of piezoelectric materials and matching layers. However, their fabrication is challenging and their signal-to-noise ratio often not sufficient for many testing requirements. To enhance the efficiency, air-coupled ultrasound transducers made of cellular polypropylene have been developed. Because of its small density and sound velocity, this piezoelectric ferroelectret matches the small acoustic impedance of air much better than matching layers applied in conventional transducers. In our contribution, we present two different methods of spherical focusing of ferroelectret transducers for the further enhancement of their performance in NDT applications. Measurements on carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) samples and on metal adhesive joints performed with commercially available focused air-coupled ultrasound transducers are compared to measurements executed with self-developed focused ferroelectret transducers. T2 - 42nd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation CY - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA DA - 26.07.2015 KW - Ferroelectret KW - Transducer KW - Air-coupled KW - Ultrasonic KW - Focusing PY - 2016 SP - 080001 PB - AIP Publishing CY - Melville, NY, USA AN - OPUS4-35955 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Bovtun, Viktor A1 - Stark, Wolfgang A1 - Erhard, Anton A1 - Yakymenko, Y. A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Viscoelastic properties of cellular polypropylene ferroelectrets N2 - Viscoelastic properties of cellular polypropylene ferroelectrets (PP FEs) were studied at low frequencies (0.3–33 Hz) by dynamic mechanical analysis and at high frequencies (250 kHz) by laser Doppler vibrometry. Relaxation behavior of the in-plane Young’s modulus (Y´ 11~1500 MPa at room temperature) was observed and attributed to the viscoelastic response of polypropylene matrix. The out-of-plane Young’s modulus is very small (Y´33≈0.1 MPa) at low frequencies, frequency- and stress-dependent, evidencing nonlinear viscoelastic response of PP FEs. The highfrequency mechanical response of PP FEs is shown to be linear viscoelastic with Y´33≈0.8 MPa. It is described by thickness vibration mode and modeled as a damped harmonic oscillator with one degree of freedom. Frequency dependence of Y*33 in the large dynamic strain regime is described by the broad Cole-Cole relaxation with a mean frequency in kHz range attributed to the Dynamics of the air flow between partially closed air-filled voids in PP FEs. Switching-off the relaxation contribution causes dynamic crossover from the nonlinear viscoelastic regime at low frequencies to the linear viscoelastic regime at high frequencies. In the small strain regime, contribution of the air flow seems to be insignificant and the power-law response, attributed to the mechanics of polypropylene cell walls and closed air voids, dominates in a broad frequency range. Mechanical Relaxation caused by the air flow mechanism takes place in the sound and ultrasound frequency range (10 Hz–1MHz) and, therefore, should be taken into account in ultrasonic applications of the PP FEs deal with strong exciting or receiving signals. KW - Viscoelastic KW - Cellular polypropylene KW - Ferroelectret PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4944798 SN - 0021-8979 SN - 1089-7550 SN - 1520-8850 VL - 119 SP - Article Number: 125101 PB - AIP Publishing AN - OPUS4-35956 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gaal, Mate T1 - Focusing of ferroelectret air-coupled ultrasound transducers N2 - Air-coupled ultrasound has been applied increasingly as a non-destructive testing method for lightweight construction in recent years. It is particularly appropriate for composite materials being used in automotive and aviation industry. Air-coupled ultrasound transducers mostly consist of piezoelectric materials and matching layers. However, their fabrication is challenging and their signal-to-noise ratio often not sufficient for many testing requirements. To enhance the efficiency, air-coupled ultrasound transducers made of cellular polypropylene have been developed. Because of its small density and sound velocity, this piezoelectric ferroelectret matches the small acoustic impedance of air much better than matching layers applied in conventional transducers. In our contribution, we present two different methods of spherical focusing of ferroelectret transducers for the further enhancement of their performance in NDT applications. Measurements on carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) samples and on metal adhesive joints performed with commercially available focused air-coupled ultrasound transducers are compared to measurements executed with self-developed focused ferroelectret transducers. T2 - 42nd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation CY - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA DA - 26.07.2015 KW - Focusing KW - Ferroelectret KW - Air-coupled KW - Transducer KW - Ultrasonic PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-35957 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Müller, Christina A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Scharmach, Martina A1 - Bär, Sylke A1 - Lewis, A. A1 - Bloodworth, T. A1 - Guelle, D. A1 - Pavkovic, N. A1 - Steker, I. T1 - Metalldetektor-Tests in Oberjettenberg November 2003 - Bundeswehrteststelle WTD 52 N2 - Dieses Poster befasst sich mit Testfeldern und Kalibrierflächen, Training, Minensuche in den Testfeldern, Ausmessung der Minenanzeigen, Dateiangabe und Analyse und dem Ausgraben der gefundenen Minen T2 - ITEP-Workshop 2003 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.12.2003 KW - Testfelder KW - Kalibrierflächen KW - Minensuche PY - 2003 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-35853 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -