Feasibility of Inspecting Adhesive Bonded Structures for Bond Strength Using Ultrasonic Spectroscopy.

Abstract

A study for using ultrasonic spectroscopy as a nondestructive evaluation method for determining the integrity of adhesive bonds between composite materials and metals was evaluated. Mechanical properties of bonded joints were compared to acoustic parameters for various adhesive substrate systems. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA113803

Entities

People

  • J. E. Doherty
  • S. S. Blecherman
  • T. J. Igielski

Organizations

  • Pratt & Whitney

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Analyzers
  • Composite Materials
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Joints
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Resilience
  • Spectrum Analysis
  • Spectrum Analyzers
  • Stresses
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.