METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INITIATING DETERMINATION OF THE CONVERSION RATE OF A NONMAGNETIC PHASE TO A FERROMAGNETIC PHASE OF A METALLIC WORKPIECE

摘要

A method and measuring device for the in situ detection of the gamma-alpha phase transformation of strip steel. The detection takes place on the basis of the eddy currents of the nonmagnetic phase, which are caused from the workpiece when an electromagnetic excitation field is applied, and on the basis of response fields which are generated by the magnetic phase which may be present. At least one electromagnetic excitation field which acts on the workpiece is generated by means of at least one excitation coil, and a response field which results from the application of the excitation field is measured by means of at least one detector measurement coil. The resulting measurement signal, which is dependent on the distance between the measuring device and the workpiece, is used to detect the degree of transformation.