The Suitability of Using 3D PLA Printed Wedges for Ultrasonic Wave Propagation

This work studies the suitability of using 3D printed PLA wedges made through additive manufacturing to propagate Lamb waves in plate structures instead of using rather more expensive commercial wedges. Ultrasonic waves were propagated in test samples printed at different densities to determine the...

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Published in:IEEE access 2020, Vol.8, p.15205-15209
Main Authors: Balvantin, Antonio J., Rojas-Mancera, Erick, Ramirez, Victor A., Diosdado-De-La-Pena, Jose Angel, Limon-Leyva, Pablo Alberto, Figueroa-Diaz, Rafael Alfonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acoustic waves
Acoustics
Attenuation
Lamb waves
Layered manufacturing
Printing
Programmable logic arrays
Propagation
Three dimensional printing
Three-dimensional displays
Transducers
Ultrasonic attenuation
Ultrasonic testing
ultrasonic transducers
Wave attenuation
Wave propagation
Wedges
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Summary:This work studies the suitability of using 3D printed PLA wedges made through additive manufacturing to propagate Lamb waves in plate structures instead of using rather more expensive commercial wedges. Ultrasonic waves were propagated in test samples printed at different densities to determine the optimal printing features of ultrasonic wedges based on signal attenuation. Results show barely any difference in Lamb wave filtered effect between 3D printed PLA and commercial wedges, which supports its usage as a suitable and cheaper option for Lamb wave propagation.
ISSN:2169-3536
2169-3536
DOI:10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2967211