Ultrasonic Testing Tank at the 160" Mill

October 1966

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Ultrasonic Testing Tank at the 160" Mill
  • Title
  • Ultrasonic Testing Tank at the 160" Mill
  • Date
  • October 1966
  • Identifier
  • 943.1066198_12.GN
  • Description
  • View of the ultrasonic testing machine at Homestead's 160" Plate Mill. The machine used ultrasonic waves to test for defects in steel. The high frequency sound waves would be directed into steel immersed in the water tank. Imperfections in the steel would reflect the ultrasonic waves, thus warning of a defect. The introduction of this new piece of equipment was part of a general effort to increase product quality and competitiveness during the 1960s.
  • Extent
  • 8 x 10 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
    photographic prints
    gelatin silver prints
  • Subject
  • Steel industry and trade
    Homestead Steel Works
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Homestead (Pa.)
  • Source
  • William J. Gaughan Collection
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • William J. Gaughan Collection
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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