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Contemporary phased array probes for industrial NDT applications are typically constructed around piezocomposite materials, which are made of many tiny,thin rods of piezocomposite embedded in a polymer matrix. While they can be more challenging to manufacture, composite probes typically offer a 10dB to 30dB sensitivity advantage over piezoceramic probes of otherwise similar design. Segmented metal plating is used to divide the composite strip into a number of electrically separate elements that can be pulsed individually. This segmented element is then incorporated into a probe assembly that include a protective matching layer, a backing, cable connections and a housing(see Figure 2-17). 用于工業NDT的現代相控陣探頭一般由壓電復合材料構建,具體地說就是許多細小、極薄的壓電陶瓷棒被嵌在聚合物矩陣中。雖然制造這種探頭會復雜一些,但是與在其它方面設計相似的壓電陶瓷探頭相比,這種復合材料探頭在一般情況下可提供的靈敏度會高出10dB 到 30dB。 分成小段的金屬鍍層用于將條狀的復合材料分割成若干可單獨接收電子脈沖激勵的晶片個體。這個被分割成小段的晶片被裝入探頭組合件中。探頭組合件包含一個保護性匹配層、一個背襯層、線纜連接器以及一個外殼(參見圖2-17)。 |