This paper discusses state-of-the-art ultrasonic testing as used to inspect and evaluate parts and materials for aerospace systems. The paper is divided into four sections: purpose of testing; basic requirements for application, such as equipment, reference standards, and acceptance criteria; standard applications, such as wrought metal products, tubing and pipe welded assemblies, thickness and corrosion, fiber-reinforced composites, adhesive-bonded assemblies, brazed and diffusion-bonded assemblies, aircraft maintenance inspection, attenuation, and grain-boundary reflections; and research and development applications, such as the liquid-level detector, titanium hydride detector, measurement of applied stress, ultrasonic extensiometer, ultrasonic modulus versus mechanical properties for fiber composites, ultrasonic spectroscopy, acoustic holography, and critical angle reflectivity.
Ultrasonic Applications in the Aerospace Industry
Sae Technical Papers
Aerospace Engineering and Manufacturing Meeting ; 1974
1974-02-01
Conference paper
English
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