Nondestructive testing and hardness measurement based on contact resonance of piezoelectric cantilevers
(Conference Presentation)

Faxin Li; Ji Fu

doi:10.1117/12.2218592

22 June 2016 Nondestructive testing and hardness measurement based on contact resonance of piezoelectric cantilevers (Conference Presentation)

Faxin Li, Ji Fu

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Proceedings Volume 9803, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2016; 98032W (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2218592
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Abstract

A suitable defect identification parameter is very important in the field of nondestructive testing (NDT). In this work, we proposed a NDT method which detects the sample’s local contact stiffness (LCS) based on the contact resonance of a piezoelectric cantilever. Firstly, through finite element analysis we showed that LCS is quite sensitive to typical defects including debonding, voids, cracks and inclusions, making it a good identification parameter. Secondly, a homemade NDT system containing a piezoelectric unimorph cantilever was assembled to detect the sample’s LCS by tracking the contact resonance frequency (CRF) of the cantilever-sample system based on strain signals. Testing results indicated that this NDT system could detect the above mentioned defects efficiently. The cantilever-stiffness dependent detection sensitivity was specially investigated and the stiffer cantilevers were found to be more sensitive to small defects. Then, a piezoelectric bimorph cantilever was fabricated and the electromechanical impedance, other than the strain signals, was measured to track the CRF of the cantilever-system. The LCS is then derived by using the equivalent-circuit model. The electromechanical impedance based NDT system is more compact and can be further developed to be a portable device. Finally, a Vicker indenter is fabricated onto the bimorph tip and the contact area is derived from the measured LCS. Thus the NDT system turns to be a hardness tester without any optical devices. It is very useful for in-situ testing or testing on inner surfaces where conventional hardness tester is not applicable.

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Faxin Li and Ji Fu "Nondestructive testing and hardness measurement based on contact resonance of piezoelectric cantilevers (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 9803, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2016, 98032W (22 June 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2218592

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Nondestructive evaluation

Liquid crystals

Finite element methods

Optical components

Optical fabrication

Optical testing

Signal detection

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