Abstract
CSS, used extensively for nuclear power plant components, has complex grain structures that compromise the accuracy of ultrasonic examination. Figure 1 shows a pipe-to-elbow joint that is typically used in many pressurized water reactors (PWRs). The joint has a columnar-dendritic grain structure at one end and an equiaxed grain structure at the other. Ultrasonic wave propagation is significantly different in these two structures.
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Jeong, P., Ammirato, F. (1989). Ultrasonic Examination of Cast Stainless Steel Component in Nuclear Power Plant. In: Thompson, D.O., Chimenti, D.E. (eds) Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0817-1_267
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