Defect detection in aluminum laser welds using an anisotropic magnetoresistive sensor array.

Autor: Allweins, K., von Kreutzbruck, M., Gierelt, G.
Zdroj: Journal of Applied Physics; 5/15/2005, Vol. 97 Issue 10, p10Q102-1-10Q102-3, 3p, 4 Graphs
Abstrakt: For the detection of defects in aluminum laser welds an anisotropic magnetoresistive (AMR) sensor array was implemented in an eddy current testing system. The reliability of weld testing is strongly influenced by the texture of the laser weld whose field response significantly superimposes the defect's magnetic signature. A finite-element model was used to determine the influence of the weld's topology on the detection of defects such as porosities and inclusions hosted in the aluminum matrix. When using anAMR sensor array with field sensitivity of better than 1 nT/√Hz defects with a radius smaller than 100 μm could be detected and classified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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