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Propagation of SAW and PSAW in a Smart AlN/Diamond/γ-TiAl Structure

  • L. M. Gao
  • , Ch Zhang*
  • , Z. Zhong
  • , C. P. Fritzen
  • , X. Jiang
  • , H. J. Christ
  • , U. Pietsch
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Siegen
  • Tongji University

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Abstract

For online monitoring and prediction of surface or near-surface changes such as corrosion, cracks and crack-like defects, propagation of surface acoustic waves (SAW) and pseudo surface acoustic waves (PSAW) in a layered AlN/Diamond/γ-TiAl structure is investigated. Depending on the layer thicknesses and the frequency, both SAW and PSAW may exist in the AlN/Diamond/γ-TiAl structure. True SAW or Rayleigh waves exist only in the range of small normalized waver numbers khp and khd. Beyond this range, PSAW exist. Low-loss PSAW with high velocities have certain advantages compared to SAW. Since surface or nearsurface changes and defects are closely related to the propagation characteristics of SAW and PSAW, both SAW and PSAW can be used to detect and characterize the location and the size of such surface or near-surface changes and flaws. Special attention of the paper is devoted to the analysis of the propagation of SAW and PSAW, and the computation of the electro-mechanical coupling coefficient in a layered AlN/Diamond/γ-TiAl structure.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIUTAM Symp on Multiscale Modell of Fatigue, Damage and Fract in Smart Mater
Subtitle of host publicationProc of the IUTAM Symp on Multiscale Modell of Fatigue, Damage and Fract in Smart Mater held in Freiberg DEU, Sep.1-4, 2009
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages207-217
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9789048198863
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameIUTAM Bookseries
Volume24
ISSN (Print)1875-3507

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