10 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Phased Array Probe: 1. What's my application? 2. What material am I inspecting? 3. What shape is the part or component? 4. What size is the part? 5. What size defect am I looking for? 6. What are the part's surface conditions? 7. What's the environment? 8. What type of inspection? 9. Capabilities of my flaw detector? 10. Any access limitations? For more information, visit: http://www.olympus-ims.com/en/probes/pa/

1. a Phased Array Probe
Questions to Ask When Choosing
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What's my application?
• Weld inspection
• Corrosion
• Austenitic
What are the part's surface conditions?
• Roughness
• Coating
What's the environment?
• Temperature
• Radioactive
What shape is the part or component?
• Complex geometry
• Plate
• Pipe
Any access limitations?
• Height constraints
• Space
What size is the part?
• Outside or inside diameter
• Thickness
• Profile
Capabilities of my flaw detector?
• Voltage
• Pulsers
• Portability
What size defect am I looking for?
• Orientation
• Location
• Size
What type of inspection?
• Manual or manual-encoded
• Semi-automated
• Automated
What material am I inspecting?
• Carbon steel
• Stainless steel
• Resistant alloy
• Composite
• Aluminum
• Copper
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Considering these 10 questions will help you decide what kind of probe you need.