Non-Destructive Material Characterization Methods

Non-Destructive Material Characterization Methods provides readers with a trove of theoretical and practical insight into how to implement different non-destructive testing methods for effective material characterization. It starts with an introduction to the field before moving right into discussion of a wide range techniques you can immediately implement. Various imaging and microscopy techniques are first covered, with step-by-step insight on characterization using a polarized microscope, an atomic force microscope, computed tomography, ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, infrared tomography, and more. From there elemental assay and mapping techniques are discussed, including Raman spectroscopy, UV spectroscopy, atomic absorption spectroscopy, neutron activation analysis, and various others. The book concludes with sections covering displacement measurement techniques, large scale facility techniques, and methods involving multiscale analysis and advanced analysis. Each chapter includes case studies, applications, and recent developments. Provides an overview of a wide-range of NDT material characterization methods, strengths and weaknesses of these methods, when to apply them, and more Methods outlined include eddy current sensing and imaging, ultrasonic sensing and imaging, RF and THz imaging, internet and cloud based methods, among many others Case studies, applications, and other insight on putting these methods into practice is included throughout