Standard Practice for Verifying the Consistency of AE-Sensor Response Using an Acrylic Rod

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1.1 This practice is used for routinely checking the sensitivity of acoustic emission (AE) sensors. It is intended to provide a reliable, precisely specified way of comparing a set of sensors, or telling whether an individual sensor's sensitivity has degraded during its service life, or both.
1.2 This practice is not a "calibration" nor does it give frequency response information.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are provided for information only.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

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Designation: E2075 – 05
Standard Practice for
Verifying the Consistency of AE-Sensor Response Using an
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Acrylic Rod
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2075; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope ture, temperature cycles, and so forth. It is necessary and
desirable to have a simple measurement procedure that will
1.1 This practice is used for routinely checking the sensi-
check the consistency of sensor response, while holding all
tivity of acoustic emission (AE) sensors. It is intended to
other variables constant.
provide a reliable, precisely specified way of comparing a set
3.2 While test blocks of many different kinds have been
of sensors, or telling whether an individual sensor’s sensitivity
used for this purpose for many years, an acrylic polymer rod
has degraded during its service life, or both.
offers the best all-around combination of suitable acoustic
1.2 This practice is not a “calibration” nor does it give
properties, practical convenience, ease of procurement and low
frequency response information.
cost.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
3.3 Because the acoustic properties of the acrylic rod are
standard. The values given in parentheses are provided for
known to depend on temperature, this practice requires that the
information only.
rod, sensors, and couplant be stabilized at the same working
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
temperature, prior to verifying the sensors.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.4 Attention should be paid to storage conditions for the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
acrylic polymer rod. For example, it should not be left in a
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
freezing or hot environment overnight, unless it is given time
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
for temperature stabilization before use.
2. Referenced Documents 3.5 Properly applied and with proper record keeping, this
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practice can be used in many ways.The user organization must
2.1 ASTM Standards:
determine the context for its use, the acceptance standards and
E650 Guide for Mounting Piezoelectric Acoustic Emission
the actions to be taken based on the lead break results. The
Sensors
following uses are suggested:
E750 Practice for CharacterizingAcoustic Emission Instru-
3.5.1 To determine when a sensor is no longer suitable for
mentation
use.
E976 Guide for Determining the Reproducibility of Acous-
3.5.2 To check sensors that have been exposed to high-risk
tic Emission Sensor Response
conditions, such as dropping, overheating, and so forth.
E2374 Guide for Acoustic Emission System Performance
3.5.3 To get an early warning of sensor degradation over
Verification
time. This can lead to identifying conditions of use, which are
3. Significance and Use
damagingsensors,andthus,tobetterequipmentcareandlower
replacement costs.
3.1 Degradation in sensor performance can occur due to
3.5.4 To obtain matched sets of sensors, preamplifiers,
dropping, mechanical shock while mounted on the test struc-
instrumentation channels, or a combination thereof, for more
uniform performance of the total system.
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E07 on Nonde-
3.5.5 To save time and money, by eliminating the installa-
structive Testing and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E07.04 on
tion of bad sensors.
Acoustic Emission Method.
Current edition approved June 1, 2005. Published June 2005. Originally 3.5.6 To verify sensors quickly but consistently in the field
approved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as E2075 - 00. DOI:
and to assist trouble-shooting when a channel does not pass a
10.1520/E2075-05.
performance check.
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E2075 – 05
FIG. 1 Acrylic Rod Description
3.6 All the above uses are recommended for consideration. 5. Procedure
Thepurposeofthispracticeisnottocallouthowtheseusesare
5.1 Ensure that the acrylic rod, sensors and couplant have
to be implemented, but only to state how the test itself is to be
been allowed to stabilize to the ambient temperature of the
performed so that the
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