Ultrasonic Nondestructive Inspection of XM650 Rocket Assisted Projectile for Bonding Quality of the Rotating Band.

Abstract

Specification testing of the rotating bands on the XM650 Rocket Assisted Projectile (RAP) failed to screen out inadequate bonding. This report covers the development of an ultrasonic C-scan inspection as a reliable nondestructive technique to identify poorly bonded bands. The system depends on the use of a 'standard' motor body with a known defective area for daily equipment setup and calibration. A government furnished C-scan of this rotating band delineates the exact area which the in-plant inspection must depict, and contains guidelines for the visual reject level. There have been no band failures in the 264 flight tests since this procedure has been implemented. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA042636

Entities

People

  • Jay S. Pasman

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bonding
  • Contractors
  • Copper
  • Engineering
  • Feedback
  • Governments
  • Inspection
  • Projectiles
  • Rocket Assisted Projectiles
  • Rotating Bands
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Transducers
  • Welded Joints
  • Welding
  • Welds

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Software Engineering
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • ballistics.