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Title: Institute for Materials Science and Engineering, Nondestructive Evaluation: technical activities, 1989. Annual report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7006795

A review of the Nondestructive Evaluation Program at NIST for fiscal year 1989 is presented in the annual report. Topics include the following: Intelligent processing of rapidly solidified metal powders; Nondestructive characterization of ceramic sintering; Monitoring of machined ceramic surfaces by thermal waves; Eddy-current temperature sensing; Ultrasonic sensor for sheet metal formability; Ultrasonic metrology for surface finish and part thickness; Measurement and control of polymer-processing parameters using fluorescence spectroscopy; Nondestructive evaluation of diamond films; Transient elastic waves in laminates; Intelligent processing of solder-joint connections for printed wiring assemblies; Ultrasonics and acoustic emission; Real-time x-ray radioscopy; Magnetic methods and standards for NDE; Eddy-current techniques; New standard test methods for characterizing performance of thermal-imaging systems; and Capacitive array research for characterization of ceramics.

Research Organization:
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (IMSE), Gaithersburg, MD (USA)
OSTI ID:
7006795
Report Number(s):
PB-90-132739/XAB; NISTIR-89/4147
Resource Relation:
Other Information: See also PB--89-151625
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English