Scanning acoustic microscopy as a tool for quantitative characterisation of damage in CFRPs

S. L. Gao; J. K. Kim

doi:10.1016/S0266-3538(98)00086-4

Scanning acoustic microscopy as a tool for quantitative characterisation of damage in CFRPs

S. L. Gao
, J. K. Kim

Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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Abstract

Destructive and non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques are discussed for characterisation of impact damage in carbon-fibre-reinforced composites (CFRPs). Special focus is placed on quantitative analysis of delaminations present at individual laminar interfaces of the composite by the use of scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM). Three distinct ultrasonic techniques in the pulse-echo mode, namely the conventional B-scan analysis, ply-by-ply C-scanning, and time-of-flight (TOF) analysis, have been used successfully to determine the depth and the lateral extent of delamination at individual layers. The SAM results correlate well with observations from cross-section fractography.

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	345-354
Number of pages	10
Journal	Composites Science and Technology
Volume	59
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0266-3538(98)00086-4
State	Published - Feb 1999

Keywords

A. Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs)
B. Impact behaviour
C. Delamination
D. Non-destructive testing
Scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM)

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