Model TOFD

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TOFD Angle-Beam Transducers

Time-Of-Flight Diffraction (TOFD) is a method used to determine the size of cracks in metallic welds. It requires highly-damped, broadband transducers and wedges that generate refracted longitudinal waves (L-waves). SNI’s TOFD transducers have state-of-the-art piezocomposite elements (C series*) and Quick Swap screw-in wedge attachment. Straight-mounted connectors are Microdot (3/8-32) or Lemo-00 (M12 case).

Angle-Beam Transducers

and their wedges generate shear (transverse) waves at the specified angle in a given test material to detect flaws that cannot be detected by a straight-beam transducer. Typical applications include weld inspection, tube and pipe, shafts, turbine blades, and wheel rims. Shear waves are produced by refracting a longitudinal wave in a precision machined acrylic wedge that also minimizes wedge noise.