Ultrasonic　guided　wave　testing　technique,　with　its　advantages　of　long　propagation　distance,　low　attenuation　and　high　testing　efficiency,　has　been　widely　used　in　nondestructive　testing　and　structure　health　monitoring　for　pipes.　In　this　paper,　a　flexible　and　noncontact　guided-wave　transducer　based　on　a　novel　and　coils-only　electromagnetic　acoustic　transducer　(EMAT)　is　proposed.　In　this　new　transducer,　a　planar　magnetic　coil　of　racetrack　shape　fed　with　rectangular-pulsed　current　is　used　to　produce　a　quasi-static　magnetic　field,　while　a　planar　meander　coil　fed　with　RF-pulse　current　is　used　for　pulsing　and　receiving　guided-wave　signals.　Based　on　the　magnetostrictive　mechanism,　the　proposed　transducer　can　generate　and　receive　guided　wave　of　L(0,2)　mode　in　ferromagnetic　metal　pipes　without　coupling　medium.　Electromagnetic　fields　for　the　two　coils　and　the　induced　ultrasonic　waves　are　studied　by　simulation.　Both　the　simulation　and　experimental　results　show　that　the　proposed　transducer　is　effective　for　generating　and　receiving　ultrasonic　guided　wave　of　L(0,2)　mode　in　ferromagnetic　pipes,　and　can　be　applied　on　detection　for　corrosion.　Due　to　the　flexible,　noncontact　feature,　and　compact　configuration　of　the　proposed　transducer,　it　can　be　conveniently　applied　for　pipes　in　different　diameter　with　rusty　surface　or　coating　in　narrow　space.　©　2020　Elsevier　B.V.