Evaluation of acoustical characteristics of ultrasonic transducer backing materials at high hydrostatic pressures

Ultrasonics

Volumn 36, Issue 1-5, 1998, Pages 37-40

  Jain, S K ^a   Gupta, Reeta ^a   Chandra, Subhash ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Acoustical characteristics; High pressure effects; Transducer backing; Ultrasonic transducers

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; ALUMINUM; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; IRON; POWDER METALS; TUNGSTEN;

TRANSDUCER BACKING;

ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0031994253     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-624X(97)00153-4     Document Type: Article

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