Nondestructive Materials Characterization [electronic resource] : With Applications to Aerospace Materials / edited by Norbert G. H. Meyendorf, Peter B. Nagy, Stanislav I. Rokhlin

With an emphasis on aircraft materials, this book describes techniques for the material characterization to detect and quantify degradation processes such as corrosion and fatigue. It introduces readers to these techniques based on x-ray, ultrasonic, optical and thermal principles and demonstrates the potential of the techniques for a wide variety of applications concerning aircraft materials, especially aluminum and titanium alloys. The advantages and disadvantages of various techniques are evaluated.