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Is Time of Flight Diffraction Blind for Inner Diameter and Outer Diameter Surfaces?

The goal of this paper is to emphasize the effectiveness of time of flight diffraction on the top surface (inner diameter) and bottom surface (outer diameter) of welds.

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