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Instruction Manual Ultrasonic Material
Thickness Gauge
SAUTER TN-US
Version 2.0
04/2020
GB
Sauter GmbH
Ziegelei 1
D-72336 Balingen
e-mail: info@kern-sohn.com
PROFESSIONAL MEASURING
Phone : +49-[0]7433- 9933-0
Fax: +49-[0]7433-9933-149
Internet: www.sauter.eu
TN_US-BA-e-2020

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  • Page 1 Sauter GmbH Ziegelei 1 Phone : +49-[0]7433- 9933-0 D-72336 Balingen Fax: +49-[0]7433-9933-149 e-mail: info@kern-sohn.com Internet: www.sauter.eu Instruction Manual Ultrasonic Material Thickness Gauge SAUTER TN-US Version 2.0 04/2020 PROFESSIONAL MEASURING TN_US-BA-e-2020...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Instruction Manual Ultrasonic Material Thickness Gauge Congratulations on the purchase of an ultrasonic material thickness gauge from SAUTER. We hope you will enjoy your quality measuring device with its wide range of functions. For questions, wishes or suggestions we are at your disposal.
  • Page 3 Measuring hot surfaces ................20 Measuring coated materials ................ 20 Material suitability..................21 Coupling means ................... 21 TN_US-BA-e-2020...

  • Page 4: General Overview

    1. General overview The model TN-US is a digital ultrasonic material thickness gauge. It is based on the same operating principles as SONAR. With the TN-US the material thickness of various materials can be measured with an accuracy of up to 0.1mm or 0.01 mm. It can be used for a variety of metallic and non-metallic, homogeneous materials.

  • Page 5: General Functions

    1.2 General functions A wide range of materials can be measured, including metals, plastics, ceramics, composites, epoxy, glass and other ultrasonic wave conductive materials. For special applications, certain models of sounders are available, especially for coarse-grained materials and high-temperature applications. •...

  • Page 6: Equipment

    1.4 Equipment Designation Quantit Note Standard Main body Equipme Ultrasonic probe depending model Coupling means Transport case Operating instructions Alkaline battery Gr. AA Optional Ultrasonic probe ATU-US 01 accessor Ultrasonic probe ATU-US 02 ies / Ultrasonic probe ATB-US 02 adjustme Ultrasonic probe ATU-US 10 right angle Ultrasonic probe ATU-US09...

  • Page 7: Design Features

    2. Design features ULTRASONIC THICKNESS GAUGE POWER: 2 X 1.5V 1 The main unit (display unit) 2 Keypad LCD display Pulse encoder socket 5 Radiation receiver socket Zero plate PC connection socket Label (on the back) Battery cover 10 Ultrasonic probe 2.1 Digital display 1.

  • Page 8: Description Of The Control Panel

    2.2 Description of the control panel Switching on/off Calibration Sound velocity Background lighting Enter key On/ Off Button f. Reset Plus; US mode On/ Off Button to change the Minus; Units Beep mode On/ Off Save data or delete 3. Preparation for commissioning 3.1 Selection of the sound generator With this instrument a wide range of materials can be measured, from various metals to glass and plastic.
  • Page 9 high-frequency transducer would be the better choice for detecting small depressions or impurities in the material. Geometry of the transducer: The physical limits of the measurement environment sometimes determine the suitability of the transducer for a particular test object. Some sounders are simply too large to be used in a fixed environment.

  • Page 10: Conditions And Preparations For Surfaces

    3.0mm～300.0mm For thick, highly (Stahl） ATU- US 01 20mm damping or highly 40mm (grey cast scattering materials iron HT200) ATU- US 09 1.2mm～230.0mm Φ20mm×3.0mm Normal measurement (steel) 1.2mm～230.0mm ATU- US 10 Normal measurement, Φ20mm×3.0mm (Stahl） 90°angle For thin or slightly 0.75mm～80.0mm ATU- US 02 Φ15mm×2.0mm...

  • Page 11: Sound Generator Setting (Zero Setting)

    In the device there is a special memory in which all measurements are stored, even after switching off. 4.2 Sound generator setting (zero setting) The key is used to zero the device. This is done almost like with a mechanical precision measuring instrument (micrometer).
  • Page 12 4.3.1 Calibration with known material thickness Note: This procedure requires a sample of the material to be measured, the exact material thickness of which, e.g. on any species was measured before. 1. The zero setting is made. 2. The sample material is provided with coupling gel. 3.
  • Page 13 4.3.2 Calibration at known sound velocity Note: For this procedure the sound velocity of the material to be measured must be known. A table of the most common materials can be found in Appendix A of this manual. 1. Press the key to activate the calibration mode.

  • Page 14: Measurements Are Made

    7. The key is pressed and the display shows 1OF2. The steps 3. to 6. are now repeated for the second calibration point. 8. The key is pressed so that the M/S (or IN/ µS) starts to flash. The instrument now displays the sound velocity value that it has calculated based on the material thickness value entered in step 6.

  • Page 15: The Ultrasound Image Mode ( Scan Mode)

    2. Then press the SCAN or ALARM button to change the speed of sound. 3. Now press the Cal- button to save the changes. 4.5 The ultrasound image mode ( scan mode) While the instrument excels in single point measurements, it is sometimes desirable to examine a larger area to look for the thinnest point.
  • Page 16 4.8.2 Delete the contents of a specific file It is also possible to completely delete the contents of a file, which allows the user to create a new list of measurements in memory location L00. The procedure is as follows: 1.

  • Page 17: Printing Data

    4.9 Print data At the end of the measuring activity or at the end of the day it may be desirable to transfer the data to a PC. This will be explained in the following steps. PC transfer is only possible with the model TN xx0.01 US and not with the model TN xx0.1 US: 1.

  • Page 18: Automatic Switch-Off

    4.13 Automatic switch-off The device has an automatic switch-off function to save the batteries. If no button is pressed for more than 5 seconds, the unit switches off automatically. It also switches off when there is insufficient battery voltage and the battery is almost exhausted.

  • Page 19: Sound Velocities

    7. Sound velocities Material Sound velocity In/us Aluminium 0.250 6340-6400 Conventional steel 0.233 5920 Stainless steel 0.226 5740 Brass 0.173 4399 Copper 0.186 4720 Iron 0.233 5930 Cast Iron 0.173-0.229 4400－5820 Lead 0.094 2400 Nylon 0.105 2680 Silver 0.142 3607 Gold 0.128 3251...
  • Page 20 9. Measuring hot surfaces The velocity of sound through a given material depends on its temperature. With increasing temperature, the speed of sound decreases. For most applications with a surface temperature of less than 100°C no further precautions need to be taken. At temperatures above this, the change in the speed of sound through the material to be measured begins to have a noticeable effect on the ultrasonic measurement.
  • Page 21 11. Material suitability Ultrasonic material thickness measurements are based on the fact that a sound is sent through the material to be measured. Not all materials are suitable for this. Ultrasonic measurement can be applied practically to a wide range of materials including metals, plastics and glass.

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