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Inspection of Ceramic Ball Bearings by Differential-Phase Acoustic Microscopy

Award Information
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 22552
Amount: $69,944.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1994
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
425 Barclay Boulevard
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Ilmar A. Hein
 (708) 634-6425
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

The proposed innovation is to apply differential phase acoustic microscopy to NDE inspection of ceramic Sn3N4 ball bearings. Differential phase acoustic microscopy is more sensitive than standard acoustic microscopy, and can provide the location and size of defects, which is a specific goal of the subtopic. The specific goal of this research is to assess the feasibility of differential phase acoustic microscopy for NDE of ball bearings by modifying a currently available 50 MHz differential phase acoustic microscope to scan bearings for surface and subsurface defects. The accuracy of defect detection, as well as optimal methods of scanning and coupling ultrasound will be investigated. Based on Phase I results, an automated Phase II prototype will be proposed.

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