Ultrasonic measurements in polymeric materials using air-coupled capacitance transducers

Wide bandwidth capacitance devices have been designed which have a high transduction efficiency in air at frequencies into the MHz range. They are sufficiently sensitive to allow transmission through solid samples, including polymers and fiber‐reinforced composites. Examples are presented of experiments showing how such transducers may be used to measure material properties and to perform ultrasonic imaging.

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