


Certified Pre-Owned ABWS-6-45° American Welding Society Accupath wedge. Verified for 45° shear in steel and built for AWS-case ultrasonic transducers only. Compatible element sizes: 0.625″×0.625″, 0.625″×0.75″, 0.75″×0.75″.
The Panametrics ABWS-6-45° is an AWS Accupath shear angle-beam wedge designed to introduce a 45° refracted shear wave in steel. It is built for AWS-case ultrasonic transducers with element sizes of 0.625″×0.625″, 0.625″×0.75″, or 0.75″×0.75″. This wedge will not fit Accupath (0.50″) or miniature case probes.
| Manufacturer | Olympus / Evident (Panametrics-NDT) |
| Model | ABWS-6-45° |
| Wedge style | AWS Accupath |
| Refracted angle in steel | 45° shear |
| Compatible transducer case | AWS-case (Accuscan or Centrascan) |
| Nominal element sizes (compatible) | 0.625"×0.625" • 0.625"×0.75" • 0.75"×0.75" |
| Typical transducer frequency | 2.25 MHz (AWS-case pairing) |
| Accupath wedge dimensions (45°) | A=1.50 in • B=0.90 in • C=1.96 in • D=1.50 in |
| Screw spacing | 1.062 in (center-to-center) |
| Standards | Meets AWS D1.1 angle-beam assembly requirements |