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Ultrasonic Bond Testing for Composite NDT

CO-LOCATED NDT FACILITIES Ultrasonic bond-testing is a useful means of verifying that layers of material that have been glued together with adhesive
are actually bonded together. For structures where thin layers metal or laminate are bonded together a variation known
ACOUSTOGRAPHY as "resonance" testing can be invaluable. A second variation, "mechanical impedance analysis" (MIA) is useful in
detecting defects between the skin and cores cells of sandwich structures
ACOUSTO-ULTRASONICS
Applications
AIR-COUPLED ULTRASOUND
Most large aircraft skins are fabricated with thin layers of aluminum bonded to each other. Bond-testing can be a quick
LIQUID-COUPLED and inexpensive means of finding unbonded areas in these structures both at the manufacturing level and in-service.
ULTRASOUND Helicopter blades and many aircraft structures are made of sandwich structures in aluminum, fiberglass, and
carbon/graphite over honeycomb core. Bond testing is a highly portable, cost effective means of verifying he integrity of
RADIOGRAPHY this type of structure.

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