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UT Testing-Section 2 Physics of Ultrasound

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2.6: Attenuation <strong>of</strong> Sound Waves<br />

2.6.1 Material Attenuation:<br />

Attenuation by definition is the rate <strong>of</strong> decrease <strong>of</strong> sound energy when a<br />

ultrasound wave id propagating in a medium. The sound attenuation in<br />

material depends on heat treatment, grain size, viscous friction, crystal<br />

stricture (anisotropy or isotropy), porosity, elastic hysteresis, hardness,<br />

Young’s modulus, etc.<br />

Sound attenuations are affected by; (1) Geometric beam spread, (2)<br />

Absorption, (3) Scattering.<br />

Material attenuation affects item (2) & (3).

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