LIMITATIONS OF CORROSION DETECTION-AND-EVALUATION EQUIPMENT: A REPORT

A study of the nondestructive evaluation methods and techniques for determining the extent of corrosion on a structure points out the possible drawbacks and the promising aspects of each method and makes improvement suggestions. Methods and techniques discussed are the result of research and experience at NASA, major aerospace companies, equipment suppliers, and universities. The report may be of interest to metal societies, plastic societies, structural firms, and corrosion protection firms. Six types of corrosion are reviewed: general, galvanic, filiform, pitting, intergranular, and stress. Among the techniques studied are the following: direct and remote viewing; radiography; penetrant; eddy current; pH analysis; chemical spot tests, polarized light reflection; and ultrasonic techniques, including compression wave, delta principle, shear wave, and surface wave.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This article appeared in a publication Analytical Techniques: A Compilation.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  400 Maryland Avenue, SW
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• Authors:
  • Sugg, F E
  • Stuckenberg, F H
  • Kammerer, C C
• Publication Date: 1975-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 21
• Serial:
  • Publication of: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Corrosion; Evaluation; Galvanic corrosion; Methodology; Nondestructive tests; Penetrants; Pitting; Polarized light; Radiography; Stress corrosion
• Old TRIS Terms: Intergranular corrosion
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00128512
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NASA CR-2028
• Contract Numbers: MFS-24402, NPO-11612, MFS-16968
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 21 1976 12:00AM