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Testing of materials with stress waves
Assignee: Dunlop Ltd
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Filing: 1977-03-29
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Granted: 1979-04-03
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Expires: 1997-03-29
Abstract
Abstract A sample of material is tested to determine its elastic properties by generating a stress wave from a first transducer and comparing the stress wave received by a second transducer positioned on the opposite side of the sample to the first transducer. The phase shift and attenuation are used to calculate the elastic properties of the material.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Bond
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 23:16
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N29/00; G01N29/44; G01N29/4454; G01N29/04; G01N29/07; G01N29/075; G01N33/00; G01N33/44; G01N33/445; G01N2291/00; G01N2291/10; G01N2291/102
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
Apparatus for determining elastic properties of materials comprising a tank containing a fluid, a first transducer for continuously generating stress waves, a second transducer for detecting and receiving waves from said first transducer, said first and second transducers being aligned on a common axis support means for detachably supporting a sample of material within said tank between said first and second transducers such that the surface of said sample is perpendicular to said common axis, means for electrically exciting said first transducer at a frequency substantially lower than the resonant frequency of said first transducer, and means for comparing properties of the waves generated by said first transducer and the waves received by said second transducer, at least one of said transducers being accurately adjustably locatable within said tank to detect a minimum (node) or maximum (antinode) of a standing wave set up in said tank.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
Apparatus for determining elastic properties of materials comprising a tank containing a fluid, a first transducer for continuously generating stress waves, a second transducer for detecting and receiving waves from said first transducer, said first and second transducers being aligned on a common axis support means for detachably supporting a sample of material within said tank between said first and second transducers such that the surface of said sample is perpendicular to said common axis, means for electrically exciting said first transducer at a frequency substantially lower than the resonant frequency of said first transducer, and means for comparing properties of the waves generated by said first transducer and the waves received by said second transducer, at least one of said transducers being accurately adjustably locatable within said tank to detect a minimum (node) or maximum (antinode) of a standing wave set up in said tank.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein at least one of said transducers is moveable within said tank so as to vary the distance between said first and second transducers to avoid direct transmission of waves generated by said first transducer to said second transducer without passing through said sample, if present.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said support means includes a pair of guides positioned on opposite sides of said tank so as to support a sample of material extending substantially across the width of the tank.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said fluid has similar acoustic properties to the material to be tested.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said means for comparing the wave properties includes a phase meter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said means further includes at least one A C voltmeter for measuring the amplitude of the signal received.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said transducers are piezo electric crystal transducers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said tank comprises a plastics material.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
101 words
A method of measuring the elastic properties of a material at two frequencies comprising the steps of: (i) arranging first and second transducers in spaced relationship such that a continuous dilatational stress wave originating from the first transducer may be received by the second transducer; (ii) adjusting the second transducer such that the signal received is a maximum; (iii) positioning between said transducers a sample of the material to be tested; (iv) comparing the stress wave received at the second transducer with that transmitted by the first transducer and calculating the elastic properties; (v) repeating steps (i)-(iv) for a second frequency.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
101 words
A method of measuring the elastic properties of a material at two frequencies comprising the steps of: (i) arranging first and second transducers in spaced relationship such that a continuous dilatational stress wave originating from the first transducer may be received by the second transducer; (ii) adjusting the second transducer such that the signal received is a maximum; (iii) positioning between said transducers a sample of the material to be tested; (iv) comparing the stress wave received at the second transducer with that transmitted by the first transducer and calculating the elastic properties; (v) repeating steps (i)-(iv) for a second frequency.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 9 wherein said fourth step includes measuring the phase shift and the amplitude of said stress wave.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 10 including a further step of calculating the elastic modulus of the material from said phase shift.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 10 including a further step of calculating the loss factor of said material from said phase shift and said amplitudes.
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