Systems and methods for determining the ultrasonic testing (ut) testability of defects in a weld

Abstract

A system for determining the ultrasonic testability of an ultrasonic testing system is provided. The system can include a test object having a base material and a welded region, an ultrasonic probe comprising one or more ultrasonic transducers configured to acquire a plurality of measurements of the base material and the welded region and a computing system coupled to the ultrasonic probe and comprising at least one data processor and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising: receiving, from the ultrasonic probe, the plurality of measurements of the base material and the welded region, determining a signal to noise ratio in the welded region based on the plurality of measurements, determining a degree of ultrasonic testability of the test object based on the signal to noise ratio and providing the degree of ultrasonic testability.

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