SONO 950 high temperature ultrasonic couplant
Sono 950 provides non-toxic coupling for thickness gaging and flaw inspection from 600℉ (315℃) to 950℉ (510℃). Sono 950 will maintain acoustic coupling beyond 15 seconds to give ample time for obtaining good thickness readings
Temperature Operating Range
Thickness Gaging: 600°to950°F(315°to510℃) Flaw Inspection: 600°to725℉(315°to385℃)
Benefits
·Provides an extended open time b for longer inspections.
·Non-toxic, non-irritating bula provides inspector safety
Safety
·Non-toxic, non-irritating, biodegradable
·Smokes less at elevated temperatures than most high temperature coupling materials
·Contains NO perfluorocarbons or fluorinated material, which can cause adverse health effects at high temperatures
·Provides operator safety and convenience
Chemistry
Total Halogens....................................... <2,500ppm
Sulfur..................................................<50,000ppm
Properties
Viscosity1
Thin Paste...............................>3,000,000 cps
(Brookfield LV #5@0.3rpm)
1 At ambient temperature.
Auto Ignition temperature………1040oF(560℃)
Packaging
2-oz (50 g) tube
4-oz (100 g) tube quart (liter) gallon (4-liter)
Extreme Temperature Guidelines
·For best results, allow a few seconds of “melt-time” before taking the temperature reading. Signal attenuation may occur if used at lower than recommended temperature.
·A couplant's upper temperature range for short duration thickness gaging is higher than when used for flaw detection.
·When testing on vertical or overhead surfaces, a thicker grade of couplant is likely to stay in place, but a thinner grade generally perbs better on flat surfaces.
·No Sonotech couplant contains perfluorocarbons; thus "polymer plume fever" is not an operator hazard.
Flash Po int and Auto Ignition
Sonotech provides the flash point and auto-ignition temperature for each high temperature product.
·The Flash Point of a product is the lowest temperature at which vapors arising from the product will ignite momentarily when exposed to a flame.
·Auto Ignition is the temperature at which a substance ignites without other sources of energy.
The system for flash point determination for high temperature products (>680oF/360oC) utilizes the Cleveland Open Cup test in which vapors are allowed to escape and therefore results in a higher temperature than a closed cup test.
·For the flash point of Sono 950 please reference the MSDS on opposing side.
