Angle Beam
Overview
Angle Beam Transducers allow the sound beam to be introduced into the test material at an angle. Plastic wedges of controlled geometry are attached to the transducer active element in order to establish the desired angle. Sonatest wedges are precision engineered to produce a refracted shear wave within the test object at specific angles. Frequent applications include weld testing, forgings, castings, shafts, cracks - radial and corrosion.
Features
Small Angle Beam Shear Wave - SMA
- Single angle beam shear wave contact probe.
- Rectangular, lead zirconate titanate crystal.
- Medium damped for medium bandwidth.
- European Standard transducer.
Frequent applications include: Castings, Ceramics, Forgings, Machined Parts, Tube & Pipe, General Welds.
Medium & Large Angle Beam Shear Wave - MMA & LMA
- Single angle beam shear wave contact probe.
- Rectangular, lead zirconate titanate crystal.
- Medium damped for medium bandwidth.
- European Standard transducer.
Frequent applications include: Castings, Ceramics, Forgings, Machined Parts, Tube & Pipe, General Welds, Critical Welds.
Twin Angle Beam Shear Wave - TSMA
- Dual angle beam shear wave contact probe.
- Rectangular, lead zirconate titanate crystal.
- Medium damped for medium bandwidth.
- European Standard transducer.
Frequent applications include: Castings, Forgings, Tube & Pipe, General Welds, Critical Welds.
Miniature Shear Wave Transducers & Wedges - MSG or PMS
- Single angle beam shear wave contact probe.
- Circular, lead metaniobate crystal.
- High damped for wide bandwidth (MSR/PMS).
- Medium damped for medium bandwidth (MSG).
- Captive screws for attaching to wedge.
Wedge features:
- Wedge beam shear wave contact probe.
- Attached by screws to MSRE, MSG and PMS transducers 1-64 threaded holes.
- Axial and circumferential ID or OD profiling available.
Standard Shear Wave Transducers - SSG or PSS
- Single angle beam shear wave contact probe.
- Rectangular lead metaniobate titanate crystal.
- Medium damped for medium bandwidth (SSR).
- Low damped for narrow bandwidth (SSG).
- Composite crystal for wide bandwidth (PSS).
- Attached by screws to SW or SNW wedges.
- AWS structural weld code style.
Frequent applications include: Critical Welds, General Welds.
Quick Change Shear Wave Transducers & Wedges - QCG, PQC & QW
- Single beam shear wave contact probe.
- Circular, lead metaniobate crystal.
- High damped for wide bandwidth (QCR/PQC)
- Medium damped for medium bandwidth (QCG).
- Screw thread for quick change use with threaded QW wedges.
- Platinum Series has circular composite crystal.
Wedge Features
- Threaded quick change wedge for use with QCR, QCG and PQC transducers.
- Wedge beam shear wave contact probe.
- Axial and circumferential ID or OD profiling available.
