Influence of the acquisition parameters on the performance of laser-thermography for crack detection in metallic components
- 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 NDTWe 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.…
Autor*innen: | Philipp Myrach, Mathias ZieglerORCiD, Christiane MaierhoferORCiD, Marc Kreutzbruck |
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Persönliche Herausgeber*innen: | D.E. Chimenti, L.J. Bond, D.O. Thompson |
Dokumenttyp: | Beitrag zu einem Tagungsband |
Veröffentlichungsform: | Verlagsliteratur |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | 40th Annual review of progress in quantitative nondestructive evaluation (Proceedings) |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2014 |
Herausgeber (Institution): | American institute of physics (AIP) |
Verlag: | AIP Publishing |
Jahrgang/Band: | 1581 |
Erste Seite: | 1624 |
Letzte Seite: | 1630 |
Freie Schlagwörter: | Crack detection; Laser-thermography; Thermography |
Veranstaltung: | 40th Annual review of progress in quantitative nondestructive evaluation |
Veranstaltungsort: | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
Beginndatum der Veranstaltung: | 21.07.2013 |
Enddatum der Veranstaltung: | 26.07.2013 |
DOI: | 10.1063/1.4865018 |
ISSN: | 0094-243X |
ISBN: | 978-0-7354-1212-5 |
ISBN: | 978-0-7354-1211-8 |
Bemerkung: | Serientitel: AIP conference proceedings – Series title: AIP conference proceedings |
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access") |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 20.02.2016 |
Referierte Publikation: | Ja |
Datum der Eintragung als referierte Publikation: | 28.08.2014 |