Quantitative grain size evaluation using ultrasonic backscattered echoes

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Abstract
Grain size characterization using ultrasonicbackscattered signals is an important problem in nondestructive testing of materials. In this paper, a heuristic model which relates the statistical characteristics of the measured signal to the mean ultrasonicwavelet and attenuation coefficient in different regions of the sample is investigated. The losses in the backscattered signal are examined using temporal averaging, correlation, and probability distribution functions of the segmented data. Furthermore, homomorphic processing is used in a novel application to estimate the mean ultrasonicwavelet (as it propagates through the sample) and the frequency‐dependent attenuation. In the work presented, heat‐treated stainless steel samples with various grain sizes are examined. The processed experimental results support the feasibility of the grain size evaluation techniques presented here using the backscattered grain signal.

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