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

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It must also be mentioned that the subscript ij attached to C (C ij ) in the above<br />

equation is used to indicate the directionality of the elastic constants with<br />

respect to the wave type and direction of wave travel. In isotropic materials,<br />

the elastic constants are the same <strong>for</strong> all directions within the material.<br />

However, most materials are anisotropic and the elastic constants differ with<br />

each direction. For example, in a piece of rolled aluminum plate, the grains<br />

are elongated in one direction and compressed in the others and the elastic<br />

constants <strong>for</strong> the longitudinal direction are different than those <strong>for</strong> the<br />

transverse or short transverse directions.<br />

V longitudinal<br />

V transverse

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