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Preparatory Notes for ASNT NDT Level III Examination - Ultrasonic Testing, UT

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Table 8.2<br />

For example the plastics listed in table 8-2 are typical wedge materials<br />

selected by manufacturers and based on velocity <strong>for</strong> refraction purposes, but<br />

attenuation differences would result in noticeable amplitude response<br />

variation and frequency content of transmitted wave<strong>for</strong>ms. Since the operator<br />

rarely knows what wedge material a manufacturer has used, little can be<br />

done to correct <strong>for</strong> potential variations in periodic inspections where results of<br />

tests taken with one or more years separation are compared.

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