AWS Wedges and Transducers

Thickness and Flaw Inspection Solutions

AWS transducers and wedges conform to the specific requirements of the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Code for angle beam assemblies used in weld inspection.

Advantages

  • Transducers and wedges meet or exceed the specifications as set forth by the AWS Code Section D1.1
  • Snail wedges use industry accepted hole spacing
  • Captive screws included with the transducer
  • Accupath style wedges marked with a five line graticule to assist in locating the beam exit point

AWS Transducers

Nominal
Element Size
Freq.
Transducer
Part Num*
Snail Wedge
Part Num*
Accupath Wedge
Part Num*
inches
MHz
ACCUSCAN
CENTRASCAN
0.625 x 0.625
2.25
A430S-SB
C430-SB
ABWS-8 -X°
ABWS-6-X°
0.625 x 0.75
2.25
A431S-SB
C431-SB
ABWS-8 -X°
ABWS-6-X°
0.75 x 0.75
2.25
A432S-SB
C432-SB
ABWS-8 -X°
ABWS-6-X°

* Wedges are available in standard refracted shear wave angles of 45°, 60° and 70° in steel. Please specify upon ordering.

Snail Wedges

Snail Wedge Dimensions*
(in inches)
(A) (B) (C) (D)
45° 2.15 0.62 1.78 1.25
60° 1.91 0.65 1.81 1.25
70° 2.17 0.67 1.92 1.25

*Distance between screws (center to center) is 1.00".

Accupath Wedges

Accupath Wedge Dimensions*
(in inches)
(A) (B) (C) (D)
45° 1.50 0.90 1.96 1.50
60° 1.68 0.79 2.05 1.50
70° 1.66 0.96 2.20 1.50

*Distance between screws (center to center) is 1.062".

AWS Wedges and Transducers