Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9841949 | Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
We are reporting on the development of a self-propelled-type superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetic imaging system for nondestructive evaluation (NDE). We recently completed a novel SQUID instrument that can continuously travel back and forth by itself over the surface of sample during testing without using a magnetic shielding. Technically self-propelling is useful for enlarging an available scanning area of SQUID-NDE without limitation. The capability of the new SQUID instrument is strikingly demonstrated by the detection of weak ferromagnetism due to plastic deformation using type-304 austenitic stainless steels. The instrument is also useful in the evaluation of internal cracks artificially embedded in austenitic weld.
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Authors
K. Isawa, S. Nakayama, T. Morooka, M. Ikeda, S. Takagi, K. Chinone, S. Tosaka,