TY - CONF A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Metal Magnetic Memory T2 - 68th IIW Annual Assembly & International Conference CY - Helsinki (Finnland) DA - 2015-06-28 PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-34912 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Myrach, Philipp A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Rahammer, M. A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Parameters in lock-in thermography of CFRP laminates N2 - Active thermography with lock-in excitation is a non-destructive testing method that is also feasible for testing of carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP). For validating the method extensive investigations were done during a research project in order to advance a standardization process. The most important parameters of optical and ultrasonic excitation thermography were investigated. For example, the appropriate selection of spectral sensitivity of the used infrared camera systems is important for recording undisturbed thermal signals. Regarding excitation, influences of excitation power and ultrasonic frequency were studied. Furthermore, material parameters such as CFRP layup are known for strongly affecting the results of measurement. KW - Standardisierung KW - Lock-in thermography KW - Lock-in Thermografie KW - CFRP KW - CFK KW - optical excitation KW - ultrasonic excitation KW - Ultraschall KW - standardization PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.3139/120.110814 SN - 0025-5300 VL - 58 IS - 1 SP - 31 EP - 35 PB - Carl Hanser Verlag CY - München AN - OPUS4-35479 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Daschewski, Maxim A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Prager, Jens T1 - Influence of thermodynamic properties of a thermo-acoustic emitter on the efficiency of thermal airborne ultrasound generation N2 - In this work we experimentally verify the theoretical prediction of the recently published Energy Density Fluctuation Model (EDF-model) of thermo-acoustic sound generation. Particularly, we investigate experimentally the influence of thermal inertia of an electrically conductive film on the efficiency of thermal airborne ultrasound generation predicted by the EDF-model. Unlike widely used theories, the EDF-model predicts that the thermal inertia of the electrically conductive film is a frequency-dependent parameter. Its influence grows non-linearly with the increase of excitation frequency and reduces the efficiency of the ultrasound generation. Thus, this parameter is the major limiting factor for the efficient thermal airborne ultrasound generation in the MHz-range. To verify this theoretical prediction experimentally, five thermo-acoustic emitter samples consisting of Indium-Tin-Oxide (ITO) coatings of different thicknesses (from 65 nm to 1.44 lm) on quartz glass substrates were tested for airborne ultrasound generation in a frequency range from 10 kHz to 800 kHz. For the measurement of thermally generated sound pressures a laser Doppler vibrometer combined with a 12 lm thin polyethylene foil was used as the sound pressure detector. All tested thermo-acoustic emitter samples showed a resonance-free frequency response in the entire tested frequency range. The thermal inertia of the heat producing film acts as a low-pass filter and reduces the generated sound pressure with the increasing excitation frequency and the ITO film thickness. The difference of generated sound pressure levels for samples with 65 nm and 1.44 lm thickness is in the order of about 6 dB at 50 kHz and of about 12 dB at 500 kHz. A comparison of sound pressure levels measured experimentally and those predicted by the EDF-model shows for all tested emitter samples a relative error of less than ±6%. Thus, experimental results confirm the prediction of the EDF-model and show that the model can be applied for design and optimization of thermo-acoustic airborne ultrasound emitters. KW - Thermophone KW - Thermo-acoustic effect KW - Thermal sound generation KW - Resonance-free ultrasound emitter KW - Energy density fluctuation KW - Thermal inertia PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultras.2015.06.008 SN - 0041-624x VL - 63 SP - 16 EP - 22 PB - Elsevier B.V. CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-34573 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 - Pohl, Rainer A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Commandeur, Colin A1 - Pelkner, Matthias T1 - Development of adapted GMR-probes for automated detection of hidden defects in thin steel sheets N2 - Thin steel sheets with a thickness of 0.3 mm and less are the base materials of many everyday life products (cans, batteries, etc.). Potential inhomogeneities such as non-metallic inclusions inside the steel can lead to a rupture of the sheets when it is formed into a product such as a beverage can. Therefore, there is a need to develop automated NDT techniques to detect hidden defects and inclusions in thin sheets during production. For this purpose Tata Steel Europe and BAM, the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (Germany), collaborate in order to develop an automated NDT-system. Defect detection systems have to be robust against external influences, especially when used in an industrial environment. In addition, such a facility has to achieve a high sensitivity and a high spatial resolution in terms of detecting small inclusions in the μm-regime. In a first step, we carried out a feasibility study to determine which testing method is promising for detecting hidden defects and inclusions inside ferrous thin steel sheets. Therefore, two methods were investigated in more detail – magnetic flux leakage testing (MFL) using giant magneto resistance sensor arrays (GMR) as receivers [1,2] and eddy current testing (ET). The capabilities of both methods were tested with 0.2 mm-thick steel samples containing small defects with depths ranging from 5 μm up to 60 μm. Only in case of GMRMFL-testing, we were able to detect parts of the hidden defects with a depth of 10 μm trustworthily with a SNR better than 10 dB. Here, the lift off between sensor and surface was 250 μm. On this basis, we investigated different testing scenarios including velocity tests and different lift offs. In this contribution we present the results of the feasibility study leading to first prototypes of GMR-probes which are now installed as part of a demonstrator inside a production line. T2 - Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation CY - Minneapolis, MN, USA DA - 26.07.2015 KW - GMR KW - NDT PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4940464 VL - 1706 SP - Article Number: 020018 PB - Amer institute physics CY - Melville, New York, USA AN - OPUS4-36100 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 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Prospects of the metal magnetic memory technique N2 - Prospects and Restrictions of the Metal Magnetic Memory Technique T2 - 69th-IIW-Meeting CY - Melbourne, Australia DA - 12.07.2016 KW - Metal magnetic memory KW - Magnetic field KW - GMR sensor KW - Microstructure PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38133 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Waikom Singh, S. A1 - Stegemann, Robert A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Three-dimensional finite element analysis of the stress-induced geometry effect on self-magnetic leakage fields during tensile deformation N2 - The metal magnetic memory (MMM) technique relies on the measurement of stress-induced self-magnetic leakage fields (SMLFs) at the stress concentration zones (SCZs) of ferromagnetic materials during mechanical loading. However, there is an associated change in geometry of the specimen along with the stress due to plastic deformation. This paper presents a three-dimensional finite element (3D-FE) analysis of the stress-induced geometry effect on SMLFs in notched specimens during tensile deformation. The tangential (Hx) and normal (Hy) components of the SMLF signals have been predicted from the deformed specimens caused by different levels of tensile stress. Key parameters from the SMLF signals are determined for the possible estimation of damage in the specimen under tension. Studies reveal that the stress-induced geometry effect has a great influence (about 20%) on the SMLF signals, especially in the plastic deformation stage. The results show that the peak amplitude could be used for the estimation of different deformation stages under tension. The study also reveals that the SMLF signal is influenced by the thickness of the tensile specimen. The model-predicted thickness profile has also been experimentally validated. KW - Metal magnetic memory KW - Finite element modelling KW - Steel KW - Tensile deformation PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1784/insi.2016.58.10.544 SN - 1354-2575 SN - 0007-1137 VL - 58 IS - 10 SP - 544 EP - 550 AN - OPUS4-38134 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sharatchandra Singh, W. A1 - Stegemann, Robert A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Mukhopadhyay, C. K. A1 - Purnachandra Rao, B. T1 - Mapping of Deformation-Induced Magnetic Fields in Carbon Steels Using a GMR Sensor Based Metal Magnetic Memory Technique N2 - Giant magneto-resistive (GMR) sensor based metal magnetic memory (MMM) technique is proposed for mapping of deformation-induced self-magnetic leakage fields (SMLFs) in carbon steel. The specimens were subjected to different amounts of tensile deformation and the deformation-induced SMLFs were measured using a GMR sensor after unloading the specimens. 3D-nonlinear finite element modeling was performed to predict stress–strain state in a steel specimen under tensile load. The experimentally obtained SMLF images were correlated with the finite element model predicted stress–strain states. Studies reveal that the MMM technique can detect the plastic deformation with signal-to-noise ratio better than 20 dB. The technique enables the mapping of plastic deformation in carbon steels for the evaluation of the severity of deformation. The study also reveals that deformation-induced SMLF is influenced by the presence of initial surface residual stress, introduced by shot peening. The intensity of SMLF signal is found to increase with increase in tensile load and decrease with shot peening. KW - GMR KW - Metal Magnetic Memory KW - 3D-finite element modeling KW - Plastic deformation KW - Carbon steel PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10921-018-0470-8 SN - 0195-9298 VL - 37 IS - 2 SP - 21 PB - Springer US AN - OPUS4-45667 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pelkner, Matthias A1 - Stegemann, Robert A1 - Sonntag, Nadja A1 - Pohl, Rainer A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Benefits of GMR sensors for high spatial resolution NDT applications N2 - Magneto resistance sensors like GMR (giant magneto resistance) or TMR (tunnel magneto resistance) are widely used in industrial applications, examples are position measurement and read heads of hard disk drives. However, in case of non-destructive testing (NDT) applications these sensors, although their properties are outstanding like high spatial resolution, high field sensitivity, low cost and low energy consumption, never reached a technical transfer to an application beyond sci-entific scope. This paper deals with benefits of GMR/TMR sensors in terms of high spatial resolution testing for different NDT applica-tions. The first example demonstrates the preeminent advantages of MR-elements compared with conventional coils used in eddy current testing (ET). The probe comprises one-wire excitation with an array of MR elements. This led to a better spatial resolution in terms of neighboring defects. The second section concentrates on MFL-testing (magnetic flux leakage) with active field excitation during and before test-ing. The latter illustrated the capability of highly resolved crack detection of a crossed notch. This example is best suited to show the ability of tiny magnetic field sensors for magnetic material characterization of a sample surface. Another example is based on characterization of samples after tensile test. Here, no external field is applied. The magnetization is only changed due to external load and magnetostriction leading to a field signature which GMR sensors can resolve. This gives access to internal changes of the magnetization state of the sample under test. T2 - QNDE 2017 CY - Provo, Utah, USA DA - 16.07.2017 KW - GMR KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Sensor arrays KW - Spatial resolution PY - 2018 SN - 978-0-7354-1644-4 DO - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5031535 SN - 0094-243X VL - 1949 SP - UNSP 040001, 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-45050 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pelkner, Matthias A1 - Commandeur, C. A1 - Erthner, Thomas A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Pohl, Rainer T1 - Detektion verdeckter Defekte in dünnen Stahlblechen mit GMR-Sensoren N2 - Seit einigen Jahren beschäftigt sich eine Gruppe der BAM mit der Entwicklung angepasster GMR-Sensorik (giant magneto resistance, Riesenmagnetwiderstand) für spezielle ZfP-Probleme. Hierbei wurden reichhaltige Erfahrungen auf dem Gebiet der automatisierten Streuflussprüfung mit GMR-Sensoren gesammelt (DACH-Tagung 2012, Graz). Die an der BAM gewonnenen Erkenntnisse veranlassten Europas zweitgrößten Stahlhersteller, Tata Steel Europe, mit der BAM eine Lösung für ein spezielles Prüfproblem zu finden. Ziel ist es, dünne Bleche im Fertigungsprozess auf kleinste Inhomogenitäten automatisiert zu prüfen. In einem ersten Schritt wurden durch die Tata Steel Europe 0,2 Millimeter starke Testbleche hergestellt, in die Fehler von 5-60 Mikrometern Tiefe eingebracht wurden. Anschließend wurden von der BAM vergleichende Prüfungen mit Wirbelstrom und GMR-Streufluss durchgeführt. Nur mit letzterer Methode gelang es, einen Teil der verdeckten Testfehler sicher zu detektieren. In einem zweiten Schritt wurden verschiedene Untersuchungen zur Praxistauglichkeit der Sensorik (Prüfgeschwindigkeit; Sensorabstand etc.) durchgeführt. Die Ergebnisse der verschiedenen Untersuchungen und ein möglicher Weg zum praktischen Einsatz der Sensorik werden vorgestellt. T2 - DGZfP-Jahrestagung 2014 CY - Potsdam, Germany DA - 26.05.2014 KW - GMR KW - Streufluss KW - Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung PY - 2014 UR - http://jt2014.dgzfp.de/portals/jt2014/BB/mo3b2.pdf SN - 978-3-940283-61-0 IS - DGZfP-BB 148 SP - Mo.3.B.2, 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-32229 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pelkner, Matthias A1 - Erthner, Thomas A1 - Reimund, Verena A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Sergeeva-Chollet, N. T1 - MR-based eddy current probe design for hidden defects N2 - We present a simulation study which pursues the objective to find probe geometries for a MR-based eddy current (EC) probe (MR magneto resistance, e.g., GMR giant magneto resistance, TMR tunnel magneto resistance). MR sensor technology exhibits two significant advantages compared with conventional coil systems. First, MR sensors are relatively frequency-independent within common EC-frequency ranges which enable us to operate them in hidden defects testing problems. Secondly, MR technology is well suited for miniaturization helping us to design small elements in the order of below 100 µm. In this paper simulation and experimental results obtained with the probes for low frequency application, i.e. for hidden defects detection are discussed. Our simulations are based on two different approaches for a better validation, a commercial finite element method software (Opera, Vectorfields) and the semi-analytical software CIVA. We investigated both coil arrangement in order to excite sufficient high eddy currents inside the test samples and position of MR-elements at the array chip. In doing so the MR sensors were positioned that they are not exposed to excitation fields. In addition, different coil geometries, in particular coil length, e.g. Ι = 20 mm, were analyzed in order to generate a consistent eddy current distribution beneath an array of up to 32 MR-elements. To prove obtained probe principles we built GMR-EC-probes. The first test measurements are in good agreement with the simulations performed by BAM and CEA. On basis of our findings the IMAGIC consortium developed new MR-EC-probes using integrated ASIC technology. T2 - ECNDT 2014 - 11th European conference on non-destructive testing CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 06.10.2014 KW - Magneto resistance (MR) KW - Eddy current (EC) KW - Simulation KW - GMR KW - Magnetic flux leakage KW - Hidden defects PY - 2014 UR - http://www.ndt.net/events/ECNDT2014/app/content/Paper/409_Pelkner.pdf SN - 978-80-214-5018-9 SP - 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-32231 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pelkner, Matthias A1 - Pohl, Rainer A1 - Erthner, Thomas A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Commandeur, C. T1 - Detection of hidden defects in thin steel plates using GMR sensor arrays N2 - At BAM, the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, a group of scientists develops NDT-applications based on GMR sensor technology. In particular, the knowledge gained in the field of automated testing systems based on the magnetic flux leakage (MFL) were combined with GMR sensors to achieve high resolution testing of ferromagnetic materials. In cooperation with Europe's second largest steel producer, Tata Steel Europe, BAM is working on solutions for the detection of small inhomogeneities in thin steel plates. The objective is to incorporate an automated testing facility in a production line. Before setting up an automated testing system, a feasibility study was carried out in order to verify the ability of GMR-MFL-testing and eddy current testing (ET) for the detection of hidden defects in thin steel plates. For this purpose, Tata Steel Europe fabricated in a first step test samples of 0.2 mm thick steel plates in which defects of different depth (5 – 60 µm) were introduced. Only in case of GMR-MFL-testing, we were able to detect parts of the hidden defects trustworthily with a SNR better than 10 dB. The lift off between sensor and surface was 250 ìm. On this basis, we investigated different testing scenarios including velocity tests and different lift offs. The achieved results for this special testing problem were presented leading to a practical example for GMR-based testing and paving the way to an automated testing system in a production line. T2 - ECNDT 2014 - 11th European conference on non-destructive testing CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 06.10.2014 KW - Magnetic flux leakage KW - GMR KW - Hidden defects PY - 2014 UR - http://www.ndt.net/events/ECNDT2014/app/content/Paper/286_Pelkner.pdf SN - 978-80-214-5018-9 SP - 1 EP - 7 AN - OPUS4-32234 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Reimund, Verena A1 - Pelkner, Matthias A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Haueisen, J. T1 - Sensitivity analysis of the non-destructive evaluation of micro-cracks using GMR sensors N2 - Micro-cracks in a magnetized ferromagnetic material cause stray fields that can be observed using giant magnetoresistive (GMR) sensors. This work investigates the applicability of GMR sensors to the non-destructive evaluation of micro-cracks via the observation of stray fields. For this purpose, our measurement setup is assessed using a fast new sensitivity analysis based on adjoint states, employing the finite-element method. A model for the GMR sensor is developed and verified. We are able to resolve micro-cracks with an opening of 3 µm and a depth of 30 µm. GMR positioning inaccuracies are analyzed. KW - Adjoint sensitivity analysis KW - Inverse problem KW - Magnetic stray field KW - Magneto-statics PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ndteint.2014.02.003 SN - 0963-8695 VL - 64 SP - 21 EP - 29 PB - Butterworth-Heinemann CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-32236 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Daschewski, Maxim A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Prager, Jens A1 - Dohse, Elmar A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Harrer, Andrea T1 - Resonanzfreie Messung und Anregung von Ultraschall N2 - In diesem Beitrag präsentieren wir innovative Methoden für die breitbandige und resonanzfreie Messung und Anregung von Ultraschall. Das Messverfahren verwendet eine Kunststofffolie und ein Laser-Vibrometer als breitbandigen und resonanzfreien Empfänger. Im Allgemeinen ermöglicht dieses Verfahren eine präzise Messung der Schallschnelle und des Schalldruckes in beliebigen, für das Laserlicht transparenten Flüssigkeiten und Gasen mit bekannter Dichte und Schallgeschwindigkeit. Das resonanzfreie Senden von Ultraschall basiert auf einem elektro-thermo-akustischen Wandlerprinzip und ermöglicht, im Gegensatz zu herkömmlichen Ultraschallwandlern, die Erzeugung von beliebig geformten akustischen Signalen ohne Resonanzen und ohne Nachschwingen. N2 - In this contribution we present innovative methods for broadband and resonance-free sensing and emitting of ultrasound. The sensing method uses a polyethylene foil and a laser vibrometer as a broadband and resonance-free sound receiver. In general, this method enables absolute measurement of sound particle velocity and sound pressure in arbitrary, laser beam transparent liquids and gases with known density and sound velocity. The resonance-free emitting method is based on the electro-thermo-acoustic principle and enables, contrary to conventional ultrasound transducers, generation of arbitrary shaped acoustic signals without resonances and post-oscillations. KW - Ultraschall KW - Übertragungsfunktion KW - Charakterisierung von Ultraschallmesssystemen KW - Thermo-akustische Ultraschallemitter KW - Ultrasound KW - Transfer function KW - Characterization of ultrasonic measurement systems KW - Thermo-acoustic ultrasound emitter PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1515/teme-2014-0020 SN - 0340-837X SN - 0178-2312 SN - 0171-8096 VL - 82 IS - 3 SP - 156 EP - 166 PB - Oldenbourg CY - München AN - OPUS4-32733 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Erthner, Thomas A1 - Bertus, Norbert A1 - Dohse, Elmar A1 - Neubauer, Andreas A1 - Pelkner, Matthias A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Miniaturisierte Mehrkanalelektronik für die magnetische Streuflussprüfung N2 - Hohe Empfindlichkeit und Ortsauflösung sowie eine kurze Prüfzeit sind Anforderungen an ein leistungsfähiges Prüfsystem basierend auf magnetischen ZfP-Verfahren für die Oberflächenprüfung. Dieses soll das sichere Auffinden feinster Risse mit Tiefen von weniger als 50 Mikrometern gewährleisten. Um eine gute Ortsauflösung zu gewährleisten, müssen in der Regel der Defektgröße angepasste Sensoren zum Einsatz kommen. Speziell im Fall von Risslängen kleiner als ein Millimeter sollten die Sonden für die Streuflussprüfung ebenfalls Wirkbreiten kleiner als ein Millimeter aufweisen. Durch die daraus folgenden geringen Spurbreiten ergeben sich allerdings lange Prüfzeiten. Der begrenzten Prüfzeit und präzisionsbedingten mechanischen Grenzen in der Verfahr- Geschwindigkeit einer Sonde kann mit einem Multikanalansatz begegnet werden. Eine hohe Anzahl an Kanälen wiederum führt zu einem Platzproblem in der Prüfsonde, schließlich erfordert die Verstärkung schwacher Signale im eine Reihe von aktiven Bauelementen. Der Schlüssel zur Auflösung dieses Konflikts ist der Einsatz moderner Schaltkreise wie Multiplexer und FPGA. In diesem Beitrag stellen wir am Beispiel eines 48 kanaligen Testaufbaus für die GMR-basierte Streuflussprüfung ein flexibles miniaturisiertes Elektronikkonzept vor. Dabei gehen wir auf die einzelnen Komponenten zur Ansteuerung der Sensoren und zur Signalkonditionierung ein. Wir berichten vom Design, Aufbau und der Charakterisierung des Multikanalmoduls und seiner Erprobung im realen Prüfeinsatz. T2 - DACH-Jahrestagung 2012 CY - Graz, Austria DA - 2012-09-17 KW - GMR KW - Streufluss PY - 2012 UR - http://jt2012.dgzfp.de/Portals/jt2012/BB/p29.pdf SN - 978-3-940283-44-3 IS - DGZfP-BB 136 SP - Poster 29, 1 EP - 7 AN - OPUS4-32698 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Dohse, Elmar A1 - Bartusch, Jürgen A1 - Köppe, Enrico A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Hillger, W. A1 - Amos, J. M. T1 - Ultrasonic testing of adhesively bonded joints using air-coupled cellular polypropylene transducers N2 - In air-coupled ultrasonic testing, the impedance mismatch between the transducer and the air is commonly being solved by adding matching layers to composite transducers. To avoid the difficult technological procedure regarding matching layers, some new piezoelectric materials have been proposed. Most promising are ferroelectrets, which are charged cellular polymers, having ferroelectric and consequently piezoelectric properties. In particular, the extreme softness of cellular polypropylene (cPP) leads to a high piezoelectric constant and to a good impedance match with the air, making matching layers redundant. Its elasticity modulus below 1 MPa causes an additional effect not observed with common piezoelectric materials: that is the electrostrictive effect, here defined as the thickness change due to the attractive force between the transducer electrodes. This effect exceeds the piezoelectric effect at excitation voltages over 1 kV. The extreme softness of cPP leads also to high flexibility, enabling easy focusing by bending the transducer. We have developed air-coupled ultrasonic transducers based on cPP. This includes the electrical matching networks for the transmitter and for the receiver. The transmitter is excited with voltages up to 2.5 kV, so that the electrostrictive effect dominates, leading to sound pressure around 145dB at the transducer surface. These transducers have been applied for testing carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer plates, adhesive joints and other composite structures. Here we report about ultrasonic transmission of two types of adhesive joints. The first one is multi-layer aluminium components with some artificial disbonds, which are common in aerospace industry, and the second one is an aluminium-steel joint with polyurethane adhesive, which is used in automotive industry. T2 - ECNDT 2014 - 11th European conference on non-destructive testing CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 06.10.2014 KW - Air-coupled KW - Ultrasonic testing KW - Ferroelectret KW - Cellular polypropylene KW - Transducer KW - Adhesive joint PY - 2014 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-317204 SN - 978-80-214-5018-9 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Brno University of Technology AN - OPUS4-31720 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Nondestructive Testing and Characterization of Adhesive Joints T2 - ECNDT 2014 CY - Prag (Tschechien) DA - 2014-10-06 PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-31987 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Metal Magnetic Memory - Status Report T2 - 64th IIW Annual Assembly & International Conference CY - Seoul (Korea) DA - 2014-07-17 PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-31706 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pelkner, Matthias A1 - Reimund, Verena A1 - Erthner, Thomas A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Size adapted GMR arrays for the automated inspection of surface breaking cracks in roller bearings N2 - Their small size together with a remarkable field sensitivity are the most prominent features of present-day GMR sensors paving the way for various applications in automated non-destructive testing (NDT). This work presents a prototype for fast and automated magnetic testing of roller bearings. A local magnetization unit excites the magnetic field inside the bearing. As a result of a design study and the following wafer fabrication the probe was equipped with NDT-adapted GMR sensor arrays in which 48 elements measures the field response. The detection of artificial and 40 µm deep defects could be resolved with a SNR better than 20 dB. In addition, we report of first results of a POD (Probability of Detection) analysis using GMR sensors to investigate bearings with EDM (electronic discharge machining) notches having depths down to 10 µm. Finally, we estimate successfully the depth of a 57 µm notch from the measured data. KW - Giant magneto resistance KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Magnetic flux leakage KW - Sensor array PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.3233/JAE-141866 SN - 1383-5416 SN - 0925-2096 VL - 45 IS - 1-4 SP - 473 EP - 479 PB - IOS Press CY - Amsterdam, The Netherlands AN - OPUS4-31278 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sergeeva-Chollet, N. A1 - Decitre, J.-M. A1 - Fermon, C. A1 - Pelkner, Matthias A1 - Reimund, Verena A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc ED - Chimenti, D.E. ED - Bond, L.J. ED - Thompson, D.O. T1 - Development of eddy current probes based on magnetoresistive sensors arrays N2 - Eddy Current Technique is a powerful method for detection of surface notches and of buried flaws during inspection of metallic parts. Recent EC array probes have demonstrated a fast and efficient control of large surfaces. Nevertheless, when the size of flaws decreases or the defect is rather deep, traditional winding coil probes turn out to be useless. Magnetoresistive sensors present the advantages of flat frequency response and micron size. These sensors are hence very attractive for the detection of buried defects that require low frequencies because of skin depth effect. An optimization of the probe with magnetoresistive sensors as receivers has been made by simulations using CIVA software and finite elements methods with OPERA. EC probes for buried flaw detection have been designed. Experimental results have been compared with simulations. T2 - 40th Annual review of progress in quantitative nondestructive evaluation CY - Baltimore, Maryland, USA DA - 21.07.2013 KW - Eddy current KW - Magnetic sensor PY - 2014 SN - 978-0-7354-1212-5 SN - 978-0-7354-1211-8 DO - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864981 SN - 0094-243X N1 - Serientitel: AIP conference proceedings – Series title: AIP conference proceedings VL - 1581 33B SP - 1374 EP - 1379 PB - AIP Publishing AN - OPUS4-31279 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pelkner, Matthias A1 - Reimund, Verena A1 - Erthner, Thomas A1 - Panke, Nicolai A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc ED - Chimenti, D.E. ED - Bond, L.J. ED - Thompson, D.O. T1 - Automated inspection of surface breaking cracks using GMR sensor arrays N2 - We present a prototype for automated magnetic stray field testing of ferromagnetic roller bearings. For this purpose NDE-adapted GMR sensor arrays (giant magneto resistance) are used for the detection of surface breaking cracks. The sensors are miniaturized down to the lower µm-regime to achieve adequate spatial resolution. In doing so, sensor arrays with up to 48 elements are used to inspect the bearing surface within a few seconds only. In contrast to magnetic particle inspection (MPI), where the global magnetization requires a further inspection step and succeeding demagnetization, the presented prototype only locally magnetize the surface area in the vicinity of the GMR Sensors. For the local magnetization, the applied sub-surface magnetic field was simulated and proofed for detecting flaws with a depth of a few 10 µm. By multiplexing the sensor array with an adapted read out electronics we quasi simultaneously detect the normal field component of about 100µm above the surface. The detection of artificial notches with a depth of 40 µm and more could be resolved with a SNR better than 20 dB. The presented testing facility is fast and provides a step towards automated testing of safety relevant steel components. T2 - 40th Annual review of progress in quantitative nondestructive evaluation CY - Baltimore, Maryland, USA DA - 21.07.2013 KW - GMR KW - Magnetic flux leakage KW - Sensor array KW - Non-destructive testing PY - 2014 SN - 978-0-7354-1212-5 SN - 978-0-7354-1211-8 DO - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864984 SN - 0094-243X N1 - Serientitel: AIP conference proceedings – Series title: AIP conference proceedings VL - 1581 33B SP - 1393 EP - 1399 PB - AIP Publishing AN - OPUS4-31280 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Bartusch, Jürgen A1 - Dohse, Elmar A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Amos, J. M. ED - Chimenti, D.E. ED - Bond, L.J. ED - Thompson, D.O. T1 - Air-coupled ultrasonic testing of metal adhesively bonded joints using cellular polypropylene transducers N2 - Adhesively bonded aluminum components have been widely used in the aerospace industry for weight-efficient and damage-tolerant structures. Automated squirter jet immersion ultrasonic testing is a common inspection technique to assure the bond integrity of large, contoured assemblies. However, squirter jet inspection presents several limitations in scanning speed, related to water splash noise over protruding stiffeners and splash interference crosstalk in multi-channel inspection systems. Air-coupled ultrasonic testing has been evaluated as an alternative, possibly offering the benefits of increased throughput by enabling higher speeds, and eliminating the contamination concerns and maintenance issues of water couplant systems. Adhesive joints of multi-layer aluminum plates with artificial disbonds were inspected with novel air-coupled ultrasonic probes based on cellular polypropylene. Disbonds of various sizes were engineered in several multi-layer configurations and at various depths. Results were compared with squirter jet immersion and conventional piezoelectric transducer designs in terms of scan contrast, resolution and inspection time. T2 - 40th Annual review of progress in quantitative nondestructive evaluation CY - Baltimore, Maryland, USA DA - 21.07.2013 KW - Air-coupled KW - Ultrasonic KW - Metal bond KW - Ferroelectret PY - 2014 SN - 978-0-7354-1212-5 SN - 978-0-7354-1211-8 DO - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864857 SN - 0094-243X N1 - Serientitel: AIP conference proceedings – Series title: AIP conference proceedings VL - 1581 33A SP - 471 EP - 478 PB - AIP Publishing AN - OPUS4-31362 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Bovtun, V. A1 - Stark, Wolfgang A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc ED - Kollmeier, B. T1 - Bestimmung der elastischen Eigenschaften des Polypropylen-Ferroelektrets N2 - Ferroelektrete sind zelluläre polarisierte Polymere, die ferroelektrische und dadurch auch piezoelektrische Eigenschaften aufweisen. Unter anderem werden sie für den Bau von Mikrofonen und Ultraschallwandlern für Materialprüfung eingesetzt. Dabei erweist sich ihre besonders niedrige akustische Impedanz als Vorteil. Ursache dafür ist vor allem ihr außergewöhnlich niedriger Elastizitätsmodul in Dickenrichtung. In diesem Beitrag werden zwei Methoden für die Ermittlung des Elastizitätsmoduls des geladenen zellulären Polypropylens (zPP) dargestellt. Die erste ist eine neuartige modellgestützte Methode mittels Laservibrometrie an dem eigenentwickelten Polypropylen-Wandler, wobei die Resonanzschwingung des Wandlers bei 250 kHz gemessen wird. Die zweite Methode ist dynamisch-mechanische Analyse (DMA) durchgeführt mit Frequenzen von 0,3 bis 50 Hz, erstmalig für das zPP angewendet. T2 - DAGA 2014 - 40. Jahrestagung für Akustik CY - Oldenburg, Germany DA - 10.03.2014 PY - 2014 SN - 978-3-939296-06-5 SP - 1 EP - 2 AN - OPUS4-31368 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Sensoren für Verbunddrähte aus Niob-Titan und Kupfer T2 - DGZfP-Jahrestagung 2014 CY - Potsdam, Germany DA - 2014-05-26 PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-30790 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Daschewski, Maxim A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Prager, Jens ED - Kollmeier, B. T1 - Ein neues Modell zur Beschreibung der thermo-akustischen Schallerzeugung N2 - In unserem Beitrag präsentieren wir ein verallgemeinertes physikalisches Modell der thermischen Schallerzeugung. Im Gegensatz zur existierenden analytischen Näherungen erlaubt es eine exakte analytische Vorhersage des thermisch generierten Schalldrucks in Fluiden und Festkörpern, berücksichtigt die akustischen Nahefeld- und Schallschwächungseffekte und ist anwendbar für beliebige thermische Energiequellen, wie stromdurchflossene elektrische Leiter aber auch chemische Reaktionen, Plasmabrennen oder Laseranregung. Zur Verifikation des Modells vergleichen wir die analytischen Ergebnisse mit experimentellen Schalldruckmessungen an thermo-akustischen Emittern in Luft in einem Frequenzband von 4 kHz bis 1 MHz. Zusätzlich wurde die Effizienz der Wandler mit der von konventionellen piezoelektrischen Luftultraschallwandlern verglichen. Da die Schallerzeugung ohne mechanisch bewegliche Komponenten auskommt, arbeiten die thermo-akustischen Emitter resonanzfrei. Somit ist es möglich, beliebig geformte Schallsignale exakt und frei von Nachschwingen zu erzeugen. Thermo-akustische Schallemitter haben damit das Potenzial für eine breite Anwendung in der angewandten Akustik als leistungsfähige und resonanzfreie Schallsender mit einer Bandbreite bis in den Subgigahertz-Bereich. T2 - DAGA 2014 - 40. Jahrestagung für Akustik CY - Oldenburg, Germany DA - 10.03.2014 PY - 2014 SN - 978-3-939296-06-5 SP - 790 EP - 791 AN - OPUS4-31132 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Myrach, Philipp A1 - Ziegler, Mathias A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc ED - Chimenti, D.E. ED - Bond, L.J. ED - Thompson, D.O. T1 - Influence of the acquisition parameters on the performance of laser-thermography for crack detection in metallic components N2 - We present a systematic study on the performance of laser-thermography for the detection of surface cracks in metallic components. Scanning a metallic surface with laser causes local heating that is mapped simultaneously by an IR-camera and allows identifying cracks with sub-µm openings. The detectability, however, depends on a number of acquisition parameters (e.g. scanning speed, laser power, IR-camera resolution) that typically relate on each other. Most importantly, the detection-sensitivity of surface breaking cracks is given by a particular combination for the acquisition parameter values. As a result, this sensitivity is adaptable within wide ranges allowing the detection of cracks with openings ranging from 200 to 0.1 µm at testing speeds of 100 to 0.05 cm²/s. By examining artificial as well as fatigue cracks, we demonstrate that the method can be even applied to shiny surfaces with no need of pretreatments, which makes it an entirely contactless, remote and automatable NDT technique. A comparison with magnetic particle testing shows that laser-thermography has the potential to become a strong competitor to conventional surface inspection methods in the future. T2 - 40th Annual review of progress in quantitative nondestructive evaluation CY - Baltimore, Maryland, USA DA - 21.07.2013 KW - Thermography KW - Laser-thermography KW - Crack detection PY - 2014 SN - 978-0-7354-1212-5 SN - 978-0-7354-1211-8 DO - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865018 SN - 0094-243X N1 - Serientitel: AIP conference proceedings – Series title: AIP conference proceedings VL - 1581 SP - 1624 EP - 1630 PB - AIP Publishing AN - OPUS4-31260 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Bartusch, Jürgen A1 - Döring, Joachim A1 - Dohse, Elmar A1 - Lange, Thorid A1 - Hillger, W. A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Air-coupled ferroelectret ultrasonic transducers applied to testing of fiber-reinforced polymers N2 - Air-coupled ultrasound is an emerging testing technique applied to materials with sensitive surfaces. One of the most important applications is on components made of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers, which find their use in aerospace and increasingly in automotive industry. A promising alternative to piezoceramic transducers with matching layers is the use of ferroelectrets, which are charged cellular polymers exhibiting piezoelectric and ferroelectric properties. Ferroelectret transducers for air-coupled ultrasonic testing, including their electronic interface, were developed and compared with conventional air-coupled probes, all having a resonance frequency between 200 and 250 kHz. The cPP transducers were excited with square pulses of 2.5 kV, whereas two different piezoceramic transducers with similar properties were excited with 800 V. The signal-to-noise ratio was evaluated and compared. Two test blocks, (i) a sandwich-structured composite with a honeycomb core between plates of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) containing an impact and (ii) a CFRP plate with an impact and several flat-bottom holes, were inspected in transmission. The ferroelectret transducers achieved a SNR at least 11 dB higher than the conventional probes. The impacts were clearly visible with all probes, but less noisy with ferroelectret transducers. The flat T2 - 12th International conference of the Slovenian society for non-destructive testing - Application of contemporary non-destructive testing in engineering CY - Portoroz, Slovenia DA - 04.09.2013 KW - Air-coupled ultrasound KW - Transducer KW - Ferroelectret KW - Cellular polypropylene KW - Fiber-reinforced polymers PY - 2013 SN - 978-961-93537-0-7 SP - 43 EP - 50 AN - OPUS4-29927 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Pelkner, Matthias A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc ED - Fermon, C. ED - Van de Voorde, M. H. T1 - Spin Electronics for Non Destructive Testing N2 - Electromagnetic methods are widely used in Non-destructive Testing industries (NDT). In order to meet the requirements, safety-relevant products and structures have to be tested reliably during production or within subsequent maintenance cycles. For this purpose industrial users call for adapted testing methods which allow the detection of relevant defects such as cracks and pore in ferromagnetic or conductive materials. Automated testing systems and the application of sensor arrays are of great interest in order to enhance inspection quality and to decrease testing time and costs. Magneto resistance (MR) sensors like giant magneto resistance (GMR) or tunnel magneto resistance sensor (TMR) have proofed their suitability in many NDT-applications due to their extraordinary properties which combine high field sensitivity, a high spatial resolution and low costs. Due to their small size these sensors can be useful – in addition to the pure detection task – for a more detailed defect characterization and defect reconstruction providing defect size, orientation and geometry. This chapter gives a brief introduction of electromagnetic testing methods, i.e., magnetic particle inspection (MPI) and eddy current testing (ET), followed by two different approaches for which MR sensor arrays were successfully adapted. KW - Magneto resistance KW - GMR KW - TMR KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Magnetic flux leakage KW - Eddy current PY - 2017 SN - 978-3-527-33985-3 SP - 81 EP - 102 PB - Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-41463 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Döring, Joachim A1 - Bartusch, Jürgen A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Durchschallung von Textilien zum Nachweis verdeckter, nichtmetallischer Gegenstände T2 - DACH-Jahrestagung 2008 - Zerstörungsfreie Materialprüfung, ZfP in Forschung, Entwicklung und Anwendung CY - St. Gallen, Schweiz DA - 2008-04-28 PY - 2008 SN - 978-3-940283-09-2 IS - (Poster 48) SP - 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-18789 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - High resolution eddy-current wire testing based on a GMR sensor-array T2 - 35th Annual review of progress in quantitative nondestructive evaluation (QNDE) CY - Chicago, IL, USA DA - 2008-07-20 PY - 2008 AN - OPUS4-17766 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Electrodynamic approach for visualization of sound propagation in solids T2 - 35th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE) CY - Chicago, IL, USA DA - 2008-07-20 PY - 2008 AN - OPUS4-17767 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Bernau, H. A1 - Allweins, K. T1 - Hochauflösende Wirbelstromprüfung mittels GMR-Sensorik am Beispiel supraleitender Drähte N2 - Aufgrund eines anhaltenden Trends der Miniaturisierung von Bauteilen sowie eines gesteigerten Qualitätsanspruches in Fertigung und Instandhaltung besteht ein wachsender Bedarf für hochauflösende zerstörungsfreie Prüfverfahren. Ein derzeit vielversprechender Lösungsansatz in der elektromagnetischen Prüfung wird durch die magnetischen Mikrosysteme eröffnet. Insbesondere die jüngst mit dem Physik-Nobelpreis ausgezeichnete GMR-Technologie bietet neben einer hohen Feldempfindlichkeit zugleich hervorragende Ortsauflösungen mit Schichtabmessungen bis in den unteren µm-Bereich. Hierdurch werden magnetische Feldverteilungen bei der Wirbelstromprüfung oder der Streuflussprüfung mit einem gegenüber Spulensystemen erhöhten Signal/Rausch-Verhältnis (SNR) und einer verbesserten Ortsauflösung gemessen. Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird das Potenzial der MR-Technologie anhand der Wirbelstromprüfung von Drähten verdeutlicht. Hierbei wird ein kreuzförmiges GMR-Sensor-Array um den zu untersuchenden Draht positioniert. Jeder einzelne GMR-Sensor misst dabei mit einer Feldempfindlichkeit von etwa 200pT/√Hz und einer Ortsauflösung von 100µm. Der Nachweis von im Durchmesser etwa 200µm großen Defekten in einer Tiefenlage von 200µm unterhalb der Drahtoberfläche gelingt mit einem SNR von über 400. Oberflächendefekte ähnlicher Größenordnung können mit einem SNR von nahezu 104 detektiert werden. Ein derart hohes SNR birgt in Kombination mit der hohen örtlichen Auflösung Potenzial für eine 3D-Fehlerlokalisierung. Unter Verwendung eines analytischen Ansatzes sowie auf FEM beruhende Dateninversionsalgorithmen können Defekte mit einer Abmessung von größer 200µm auf einige 10µm exakt lokalisiert werden. KW - GMR-Effekt KW - Sensor-Array KW - Wirbelstromprüfung KW - Drahtprüfung KW - Finite-Elemente-Methode KW - Rekonstruktion KW - GMR effect KW - Eddy current KW - Superconducting wire KW - Finite elements method KW - Reconstruction PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1524/teme.2008.0879 SN - 0340-837X SN - 0178-2312 SN - 0171-8096 VL - 75 IS - 9 SP - 477 EP - 484 PB - Oldenbourg CY - München AN - OPUS4-18002 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Influence of surface properties on the detection and quantification of voids in concrete structures T2 - 35th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE) CY - Chicago, IL, USA DA - 2008-07-20 PY - 2008 AN - OPUS4-18003 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Advanced Crack Shape Analysis using SAFT T2 - 36th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE) CY - Kingston, RI, USA DA - 2009-07-26 PY - 2009 AN - OPUS4-19813 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Ultrasonic Inspection system for automated Round-Bar-Testing based on Phased Array technique T2 - 36th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE) CY - Kingston, RI, USA DA - 2009-07-26 PY - 2009 AN - OPUS4-19814 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Magnetic Response Field of Spherical Defects with Conductive Components T2 - 36th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE) CY - Kingston, RI, USA DA - 2009-07-26 PY - 2009 AN - OPUS4-19812 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Flux leakage measurements for defect characterization using a high precision 3-axial GMR magnetic sensor T2 - Sensoren und Messsysteme 2010 CY - Nuremberg, Germany DA - 2010-05-18 PY - 2010 AN - OPUS4-21484 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlichting, Joachim A1 - Kervalishvili, Guram N. A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Charakterisierung von Rissen mittels Laser angeregter aktiver Thermografie T2 - Thermographie-Kolloquium 2009 CY - Stuttgart, Germany DA - 2009-10-08 PY - 2009 IS - Vortrag 19 SP - 1 EP - 7 CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-21571 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Magnetic Response Field of Spherical Cefects within Conductive Components T2 - ENDE 2010 CY - Szczecin, Poland DA - 2010-06-13 PY - 2010 AN - OPUS4-21633 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Ultraschallverfahren - Bewährte Lösungen und neue Technologien in Forschung und Produktion T2 - DGZfP-Jahrestagung 2010 CY - Erfurt, Germany DA - 2010-05-10 PY - 2010 AN - OPUS4-21754 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Thomas, Hans-Martin A1 - Casperson, Ralf A1 - Reimund, Verena A1 - Blome, Mark A1 - Allweins, K. A1 - Lembke, G. ED - Thompson, D.O. ED - Chimenti, D.E. T1 - Magnetic response field of spherical defects within conductive components N2 - The determination of magnetic distortion fields caused by inclusions hidden in a conductive matrix using homogeneous current flow needs to be addressed in multiple tasks of electromagnetic non-destructive testing and materials science. This includes a series of testing problems such as the detection of tantalum inclusions hidden in niobium plates, metal inclusion in a nonmetallic base material or porosity in aluminum laser welds. Unfortunately, straightforward tools for an estimation of the defect response fields above the sample using pertinent detection concepts are still missing. In this study the Finite Element Method (FEM) was used for modeling spherically shaped defects and an analytical expression developed for the strength of the response field including the conductivity of the defect and matrix, the sensor-to-inclusion separation and the defect size. Finally, the results also can be useful for Eddy Current Testing problems, by taking the skin effect into consideration. T2 - 36th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation CY - Kingston, RI, USA DA - 2009-07-26 KW - Electromagnetic testing KW - Spherical defects KW - Finite element method PY - 2010 SN - 978-0-7354-0748-0 SN - 0743-0760 SN - 0094-243X N1 - Serientitel: AIP conference proceedings – Series title: AIP conference proceedings SP - 1 EP - 8 CY - Melville, NY AN - OPUS4-21815 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Boehm, Rainer A1 - Brackrock, Daniel A1 - Kitze, Jessica A1 - Brekow, Gerhard A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc ED - Thompson, D.O. ED - Chimenti, D.E. T1 - Advanced crack shape analysis using SAFT N2 - The spatial resolution in ultrasonic testing as a wave phenomenon in nature is limited to a certain fraction of the wavelength, usually defined to be close to the Rayleigh criterion. In case of complicated reflector surfaces – such as stress corrosion cracking - this limitation prevents an exact visualization of the defect shape. There exist a few approaches to improve the spatial resolution, whose reconstruction quality all in common also depend on the achieved signal-to-noise ratio of the raw data. In this work we present a specific SAFT analysis, in which a high number of different angles of incidence produce a sufficiently high number of different reflections at the crack edges resulting in an improved SNR. In doing so, we reconstruct a coherent crack structure. First investigations were made at artificially simulated crack configurations with different contours and curvatures in flat and cylindrical test blocks. The measurements results – visualized by representative scans – show details of crack design and crack orientation. We also will present a comparison of the SAFT analysis between modelling and phased array measurements. T2 - 36th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation CY - Kingston, RI, USA DA - 2009-07-26 KW - Ultrasonic testing KW - SAFT KW - Phased array PY - 2010 SN - 978-0-7354-0748-0 SN - 0743-0760 SN - 0094-243X N1 - Serientitel: AIP conference proceedings – Series title: AIP conference proceedings SP - 1 EP - 8 CY - Melville, NY AN - OPUS4-21816 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schenk, Gottfried A1 - Brackrock, Daniel A1 - Brekow, Gerhard A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Deutsch, W.A.K. A1 - Joswig, M. A1 - Maxam, K. A1 - Schuster, V. ED - Thompson, D.O. ED - Chimenti, D.E. T1 - Ultrasonic inspection system for automated round-bar-testing based on phased array technique N2 - Within a know-how transfer project funded by the government conventional ultrasonic technique was replaced by phased array technique for automated round-bar testing. Instead of applying a great number of conventional probes to achieve acceptable volume coverage we used curved linear arrays. The benefits of phased array technique such as programmable skew angles, beamforming and beam positions, led not only to a significant decrease in inspection time, but also the number of probes could be substantially reduced . Finally, the testing parameters for a large range of bar-diameters could be adapted by software control instead of time-consuming mechanical replacement. The probe-design was carried out by a proprietary modelling program. Both the theoretical calculations as well as the latter experimental verifications revealed significant advantages of curved arrays versus the planar types. A radial oriented probe offers perfect adaption to the cylindrical shape of the specimen allowing wide variations of the sound field. Thus beam direction, beam size and beam position could be optimized with respect to a minimum of inspection cycles, as inspections have to be executed in-line during the production. A number of laboratory tests were carried out on special test components. In order to achieve an optimal performance of the reference rod we implemented three different types of reference reflectors: (i) flat-bottom-holes with diameters of 0.8 mm and 1.2 mm, (ii) side-drilled-holes with a diameter of 0.7 mm for the detection of volumetric flaws, and (iii) notches with a depth of 0.2 mm and 0.5 mm for the detection of surfaceoriented defects. All laboratory tests were carried out with the COMPAS-XXL inspection system, a proprietary development of BAM. T2 - 36th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation CY - Kingston, RI, USA DA - 2009-07-26 KW - Ultrasonic testing KW - Phased array KW - Round bar testing PY - 2010 SN - 978-0-7354-0748-0 SN - 0743-0760 SN - 0094-243X N1 - Serientitel: AIP conference proceedings – Series title: AIP conference proceedings VL - 29 SP - 1 EP - 7 CY - Melville, NY AN - OPUS4-21817 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Döring, Joachim A1 - Bovtun, Viktor Petrovic A1 - Bartusch, Jürgen A1 - Erhard, Anton A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Yakymenko, Y. T1 - Nonlinear electromechanical response of the ferroelectret ultrasonic transducers N2 - The ultrasonic transmission between two air-coupled polypropylene (PP) ferroelectret (FE) transducers in dependence on the amplitude of the high-voltage exciting pulse revealed a strongly nonlinear electromechanical response of the FE transmitter. This phenomenon is described by a linear increase of the inverse electromechanical transducer constant t33(1) of the PP FE film with an increase of the exciting electrical pulse amplitude. Enlargement of t33(1) by a factor of 4 was achieved by application of 3500 V exciting pulses. The electrostriction contribution to t33(1) can be attributed to the electrostatic force between electrodes and the Maxwell stress effect. The nonlinear electromechanical properties of the PP FE result in a strong increase of its air-coupled ultrasonic (ACUS) figure of merit (FOM) under the high-voltage excitation, which exceeds results of the PP FE technological optimization. The FOM increase can be related to the increase of PP FE coupling factor and/or to the decrease of its acoustic impedance. A significant enhancement of the ACUS system transmission (12 dB) and signal-to-noise ratio (32 dB) was demonstrated by the increase of excitation voltage up to 3500 V. The nonlinear electromechanical properties of the PP FEs seem to be very important for their future applications. KW - Airborne ultrasonics KW - Electret film KW - Transducer KW - Nonlinearity PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-5752-7 SN - 0947-8396 VL - 100 IS - 2 SP - 479 EP - 485 PB - Springer CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-21809 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Völz, Uwe A1 - Mrasek, Heinz A1 - Matthies, Klaus A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Visualization of sound propagation with electrodynamic probes N2 - When dealing in ultrasonic testing with inhomogeneous material structure data interpretation can be rather difficult. This is especially the case when using anisotropic dissimilar welds made from austenitic steel or nickel based alloys, which are currently used for modern power plant concepts. For better understanding of the complex interaction between the sound field and the component under test, the visualization of sound propagation in solids is a substantial task to increase the probability of detection of relevant defects. However, there exist only a small number of appropriate techniques published today, such as scanning laser interferometer, piezoelectric and optical approaches in case of transparent solids. In this work we present an electrodynamic technique providing a simple use and a high signal to noise ratio. By detecting the grazing beam with an electrodynamic probe with a size smaller than 10 mm, we measured the particle displacement as a function of time with a spatial resolution in the order of 1 mm. Adapting the electrodynamic probe and its coil alignment allows for measuring the displacement components in all three dimensions. This comprises the detection of the horizontal and vertical particle displacement with respect to the surface and thus also the transformation from longitudinal waves into transversal waves and vice versa is possible. A SNR of higher than 36 dB could be achieved within ferromagnetic and high conductive chrome steel when using a transversal wave generated by an angled beam transducer. We report on measurements of the sound field in complex weld joints. One example shows a 10 mm thick narrowgap weld joining a nickel alloy with a chrome steel yielding a substantial anisotropy of the weld structure. The test system enables us to visualize the wave propagation within the weld and indicates the reflection scenario and the energy losses due to both the anisotropic structure and material defects. T2 - ECNDT 2010 - 10th European conference on non-destructive testing CY - Moscow, Russia DA - 2010-06-07 KW - Ultrasonic KW - Sound field KW - Visualization KW - Electrodynamic probe KW - Nondestructive testing (NDT) KW - Nickel alloy KW - Anisotropic weld KW - Narrow-gap weld PY - 2010 SN - 978-1-617-82791-4 SP - 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-22974 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Blome, Mark A1 - Pelkner, Matthias A1 - Reimund, Verena A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Flux leakage measurements for defect characterization using a high precision 3-axial GMR magnetic sensor T2 - 15. ITG/GMA-Fachtagung - Sensoren und Messsysteme 2010 CY - Nürnberg, Deutschland DA - 2010-05-18 PY - 2010 SN - 978-3-8007-3260-9 IS - 151/A6 SP - 809 PB - VDE-Verl. CY - Berlin; Offenbach AN - OPUS4-22963 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kitze, Jessica A1 - Brackrock, Daniel A1 - Brekow, Gerhard A1 - Prager, Jens A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Szabo, D. A1 - Kuti, K. A1 - Paczolay, G. T1 - SAFT und TOFD - Ein Vergleich im Analyseverhalten von Reflektoren T2 - 15. ITG/GMA-Fachtagung - Sensoren und Messsysteme 2010 CY - Nürnberg, Deutschland DA - 2010-05-18 PY - 2010 SN - 978-3-8007-3260-9 IS - C5/115 SP - 650 EP - 657 PB - VDE-Verl. CY - Berlin; Offenbach AN - OPUS4-22971 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Prager, Jens A1 - Hoever, Carsten A1 - Brekow, Gerhard A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Flaw detection with guided waves using phased array technique N2 - Guided waves travel in plates and hollow cylinders over large distances and propagate with multiple mode shapes. Therefore the waves can be used viably for integrity tests of large scale structures. The number of propagating modes increases with frequency. Due to their dispersive character the different modes are manageable only in a limited frequency range. Depending on the wave length and on the angle of impingement of the wave front to the coupling surface between transducer and structure, a trace wavelength is predefined and a selective excitation of single modes becomes feasible. By using phased array technique the excited wave mode can be selected by controlling the input signal of the transducer. Different modes are excitable with a sin-gle mechanical set-up. In a first step of the investigation, a calculation model is developed modelling the wave propagation and the selective excitation of guided wave modes depending on the control parameters. Dedicated experiments show the applicability of the method presented. The flaw detection of different sized cracks and of material thickness reductions is examined depending on the excitation wave mode. T2 - ECNDT 2010 - 10th European conference on non-destructive testing CY - Moscow, Russia DA - 2010-06-07 KW - Ultrasonic testing KW - Guided waves KW - Plate-like structures PY - 2010 SN - 978-1-617-82791-4 SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-22972 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kervalishvili, Guram N. A1 - Schlichting, Joachim A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc T1 - Heat transfer modeling of local thermal excitation for surface crack detection and characterization N2 - In the presented paper the use of local excitation (laser beam) for crack detection and characterization is simulated. As we could see, using the temperature differences between two reference points was large enough to detect and characterize the crack, even for such small value of laser power as 2 W. The influence of radiation and convection on the temperature difference was negligible (about 0.1%). The influence of heat conduction, in case of crack with air, was very small (about 3%). The main mechanism which influences the temperature differences between the reference points is the heat conduction in steel. From the presented results one can see that temperature differences are increasing with an increase of the crack depth or the crack length. Better resolution and characterization of the crack depths and lengths should be achieved with increased duration of heating time or the laser power. We could also see that the best position for the laser spot to characterize the crack is the closest one. Also, comparison of 2D and 3D simulation results for circular heat source used as local excitation mechanism had showed that only full 3D modelling will allow accomplishing a quantitative level of comparison between experimental and simulation results. T2 - ECNDT 2010 - 10th European conference on non-destructive testing CY - Moscow, Russia DA - 2010-06-07 KW - Thermography KW - Heat transfer modeling KW - Surface crack PY - 2010 SN - 978-1-617-82791-4 SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-22973 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -