{"id":77,"count":24,"description":"Carbon steel is the base material of most industrial plant: piping, tanks, pressure vessels, heat exchangers and load-bearing structures. Easy to work and widely available, it is also one of the materials most exposed to corrosion, erosion and loss of thickness over time. Ultrasonic thickness measurement is the standard NDT technique for monitoring its condition without taking the plant out of service.  \n\nThis section brings together technical guides, calibration procedures and instrument comparisons for measurement on carbon steel with Dakota ultrasonics. The speed of sound in the material (\u2248 5,920 m\/s) is well known and tabulated, which makes the measurement reliable even with entry-level instruments \u2014 provided the instrument is calibrated correctly and the right probe is chosen for the thickness range. \nDakota instruments for carbon steel\n\n \t<a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/prodotti\/misuratori-di-spessore\/dakota-zx-series-misuratori-di-corrosione-entry-level-zx-1-zx-3\/\">Dakota ZX Series<\/a> \u2014 entry-level single crystal, ideal for quick checks on pipelines and piping.\n \t<a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/prodotti\/misuratori-di-spessore\/dakota-cmx-series-misuratori-di-corrosione-con-a-scan\/\">Dakota CMX Series<\/a> \u2014 corrosion gauges with visual A-Scan to discriminate multiple echoes.\n \t<a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/prodotti\/misuratori-di-spessore\/dakota-cx2-misuratore-di-spessore-base\/\">Dakota CX2<\/a> \u2014 basic thickness gauge for quality control on sheet and plate.\n \t<a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/prodotti\/misuratori-di-spessore\/dakota-cx6-dl-misuratore-di-spessore-con-data-logger\/\">Dakota CX6-DL<\/a> \u2014 with data logger for structured inspection plans.\n\nMeasurement techniques and calibration\nOn carbon steel, <a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/calibrazione-1-punto-2-punti-misura-ultrasononica\/\">1-point vs 2-point calibration<\/a> is the first step of any inspection plan. Standard pulse-echo mode is used for high-precision measurement, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/echo-echo-thrupaint-misura-spessore-vernici-rivestimenti\/\">Echo-Echo ThruPaint\u2122 technique<\/a> makes it possible to measure the metal through layers of paint or protective coating without removing them. \nTypical applications\nThe most frequent applications include <a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/come-misurare-spessore-tubi-tubazioni-ultrasuoni\/\">thickness measurement of tubes and piping<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/ispezione-spessore-serbatoi-stoccaggio-api-653\/\">inspection of atmospheric tanks to API 653<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/ispezione-corrosione-pipeline-api-570-dakota-ndt\/\">pipeline corrosion checks to API 570<\/a>. For more complex cases (alloy steels, coarse microstructure, composite materials), see the guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/migliorare-risultati-materiali-difficili-ultrasuoni\/\">ultrasonic measurement on difficult materials<\/a>. \n\nFor support in choosing the instrument best suited to your carbon steel application, contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/contatti\/\">RODER<\/a> team.","link":"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/en\/argomento\/thickness-measurement-on-carbon-steel\/","name":"Thickness Measurement on Carbon Steel","slug":"thickness-measurement-on-carbon-steel","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Thickness Measurement on Carbon Steel Archivi - ULTRASUONI NDT<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ultrasuonindt.it\/en\/argomento\/thickness-measurement-on-carbon-steel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Thickness Measurement on Carbon Steel Archivi - ULTRASUONI NDT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Carbon steel is the base material of most industrial plant: piping, tanks, pressure vessels, heat exchangers and load-bearing structures. Easy to work and widely available, it is also one of the materials most exposed to corrosion, erosion and loss of thickness over time. Ultrasonic thickness measurement is the standard NDT technique for monitoring its condition without taking the plant out of service.  This section brings together technical guides, calibration procedures and instrument comparisons for measurement on carbon steel with Dakota ultrasonics. The speed of sound in the material (\u2248 5,920 m\/s) is well known and tabulated, which makes the measurement reliable even with entry-level instruments \u2014 provided the instrument is calibrated correctly and the right probe is chosen for the thickness range. Dakota instruments for carbon steel  Dakota ZX Series \u2014 entry-level single crystal, ideal for quick checks on pipelines and piping.  Dakota CMX Series \u2014 corrosion gauges with visual A-Scan to discriminate multiple echoes.  Dakota CX2 \u2014 basic thickness gauge for quality control on sheet and plate.  Dakota CX6-DL \u2014 with data logger for structured inspection plans. Measurement techniques and calibration On carbon steel, 1-point vs 2-point calibration is the first step of any inspection plan. Standard pulse-echo mode is used for high-precision measurement, while the Echo-Echo ThruPaint\u2122 technique makes it possible to measure the metal through layers of paint or protective coating without removing them. Typical applications The most frequent applications include thickness measurement of tubes and piping, inspection of atmospheric tanks to API 653 and pipeline corrosion checks to API 570. For more complex cases (alloy steels, coarse microstructure, composite materials), see the guide on ultrasonic measurement on difficult materials. 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