• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.112-121
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• 1994

This paper discusses the feasibility of ultrasonic C-scan technique for nondestructive evaluation of spot weld quality. Ultrasonic evaluation for spot weld quality was performed by immersion method with the mechanical and the electronic scanning of point-focussed ultrasonic beam(25 MHz). For the sake of the approach to the quantitative measurement of nugget diameter and the discrimination of the corona bond from nugget, preliminary infinitesimal gap experiment by newton ring is tried in order to set up the optimum ultrasonic test condition. Ultrasonic image data obtained were confirmed and compared by optical microscope and SAM(Scanning Acoustic Microscope) observation of the spot-weld cross section. The results show that the nugget diameter can be measured with the accuracy of 1.0mm, and voids included in nugget can be detected to $10{\mu}m$ extent with simplicity and accuracy. Finally, it was found that it is necessary to make a profound study of definite discrimination of corona bond from nugget and the approach of quantitative evaluation of nugget diameter by utilizing the various image processing techniques.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.109-117
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• 1994

Spot welding has wide used with a high work efficiency in the automotive and aerospace industries. Up to the present, the technique mainly used to test spot welds on production lines has been entirely depended upon destructive chisel or peel testing. Therefore, it's being very important assignment to secure the NDE technique which can be evaluate spot weld quality with more efficiency and high reliability. This paper discusses the feasibility of UNDE techniques to evaluate spot weld quality. For the sake of the approach to the quantitative measurement of nugget diameter and the discrimination of a the corona bond from nugget, ultrasonic c-scan image and distribution of reflective echo amplitude was measured by immersion method with the mechanical and the electronic scanning of point-focussed ultrasonic beam(25 MHz). As the results of this study, corona bond which is the most dangerous types of interface defects can be successfully detected, as well as expulsion and voids. Ultrasonic testing results were confirmed and compared by optical microscope and SAM(Scanning Acoustic Microscope) observation of the spot-weld cross section. The results show that the nugget diameter can be successfully measured with the accuracy of 0.8 mm.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Industrial Safety Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.124-129
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• 2001

점 용접부는 응력상태가 복잡하고, 피로균열은 판 두께, 너겟 직경, 용접 타점수, 부하 방식 등의 역학적인 인자와 재질, 화학성분, 표면 상태 등의 재료적인 인자, 그리고 용접전류, 가압력, 통전 시간등의 용접적인 인자의 영향을 동시에 받으며 3차원적으로 성장하므로 균열 성장 모드는 항상 혼합보드이고 균열이 박판 내면에서 발생. 성장하므로 검출이 곤란하여 균열 성장의 해석 및 예측이 어렵다/sup 1)/. 따라서 비접촉, 실시간, Whole-field, 레이저 파장 단위까지 측정이 가능하여 기존의 방법들의 문제점을 극복할 수 있고, 반도체와 같은 소형의 제품뿐만 아니라 기존에 측정하지 못했던 초고온, 대형 구조물의 변형도 정확하게 측정을 할 수 있는 ESPI법을 이용하여 일반가전 제품, 자동차 건축용에 많이 사용되고 있는 아연도금강판(SGCC)을 선택하여 단일 용접조건으로 점용접의 피치를 변화시켜 시험편을 제작하고 면외변위를 다각도로 측정하여 그 가능성을 검증하고자 한다.(중략)