Effect of microstructure of low carbon steels on ultrasonic attenuation
- 1 May 2000
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control
- Vol. 47 (3), 620-629
- https://doi.org/10.1109/58.842049
Abstract
The ultrasonic attenuation in low carbon steel with 0.04 wt% C to 0.80 wt% C was measured over a frequency range of 5 to 15 MHz, and the effects of the carbon content and normalizing temperature were analyzed. In pure iron, the attenuation is determined from the average grain size, which increases as the normalizing temperature increases; there is a noticeable effect caused by a few large grains. In the case of the hypoeutectoid steels, the proeutectoid ferrite grain, the size of which depends on prior austenite grain size, acts as the main scatterer. The prior austenite grain size increases as the carbon content decreases and the normalizing temperature increases. The colony is responsible for scattering in the eutectoid steel; scattering by pearlite is greater than that by ferrite.Keywords
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