Nondestructive Characterization of Materials II

I - Polymers and Composites.- Process Controls and Nondestructive Evaluation of Structural Composites. (Invited).- In-Process Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation.- Nondestructive Characterization of Kevlar Composites Using Pulsed NMR.- Cure Monitoring of Composite Structure Using Mechanical Impedance Analysis (MIA).- Ultrasonic Characterization of Polymers in their Evolution from Solid to Liquid State.- Polar Characteristics of the Group and Phase Velocities of Lamb Waves in Graphite/Epoxy Composite.- Development of a Comprehensive Approach for Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Carbon-Epoxy Composites.- Application of the Ultrasonic Approach to the Characterization of Composites: A Method for the Determination of Density in Polyethylene.- NDE Composite Laminates by Leaky Lamb Waves and a Bubbler.- Characterization of Isotropic Composites Containing Inclusions of Specified Shapes by use of Ultrasonics in the Long Wavelength Limit.- Characterization of Composite and Adhesive Cure by Ultrasonic Waves.- II - Ceramics and Powder Metallurgy.- Origin of Flaws from Ceramic Processing (Invited).- Development of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques for Characterization Green-State Ceramic Materials.- Ultrasonic Evaluation of Spray-Dried Ceramic Powders During Compaction.- Ultrasonic Characterization of the Consolidation of Rapidly Solidified Powders: Application to Type 304 Stainless Steel.- Ultrasonic Scattering from Voids and Inclusions in Model Polycrystalline Ceramics.- Beam-Hardening Correction Methods for Polychromatic X-Ray CT Scanners Used to Characterize Structural Ceramics.- III - Metals.- Material Characterization for Process Control (Invited).- Important Metallurgical Parameters that must be Determined to Control the Properties of Steels During Processing (Invited).- Nondestructive Analysis of Structure and Stresses by Ultrasonic and Micromagnetic Methods (Invited).- A View of the Need and Technologies for In-process Materials Property Evaluation.- Determination of Subsurface Microstructure States by Micromagnetic ND-Techniques.- Detection of Coarse Grains by Nondestructive Magnetic Methods.- Ultrasonic Determination of Fracture Toughness.- Correlation Between Ultrasonic Attenuation and Fracture Toughness of Steels.- A Method to Calculate the Resistivity of Strip Cast 3000 Series AL Alloys Based on their Nominal Solute Content.- Ultrasonic Characterization of Candidate Nuclear Used Fuel Container Weld Materials.- Magnetoelastic Contribution to Ultrasonic Attenuation in Structural Steels.- Cyclic Plasticity of Pure AL Followed by Continuous Acoustic Emission Measurement.- Application of DTA to the Analysis of the Residual Austenite Transformation During Tempering.- The Dilatometric Method of Determining the Amount of Carbon Precipitated During Martensite Tempering.- Analysis of Elevated Temperature Properties of Heat Resistant Materials by Internal Friction Method.- A New Procedure for the Rapid Determination of Yield and Tensile Strength from Hardness Tests.- Mechanical Properties of Composite Materials Studied by Internal Friction.- IV - Layered Structures/Adhesive Bonds/Welding.- Characterization of Thin Film and Layered Structure by Pulsed Photothermal Radiometry.- Eddy Current Sizing of Case Depth in Bearing Components.- The Nondestructive Determination of Hardening Depths Using Ultrasonic Surface Waves.- The Characterization of Depth Profiles of Thin Films and Interfaces by Nuclear Scattering Techniques.- Nondestructive High Resolution Measurement of Polarization and Spatial Charge Distribution in Thin Dielectric Films.- Nondestructive Characterization of Thin Adhesive Bonds.- Interferometric Optical Fiber Measurements of Internal Strain in Adhesive Joints.- Automated Welding Process Sensing and Control.- Ultrasonic Characterization of Spot Welds.- V - Degradation/Aging.- An NDE System for the Detection of High-Temperature Rotors.- Nondestructive Degradation Evaluation of Ferritic Steels for High-Temperature Applications.- NDE of Creep Damage in Service Exposed 14MoV63 Steel.- A Novel Method to Measure Sensitivity to Aging in Steel Sheets.- Investigations of Creep Damage in Incoloy 800 H Using Ultrasonic Velocity Measurements.- Detection of Heat Treat Defects and Grinding Burns with Barkhausen Noise Techniques.- Internal Stress Evolution by Ultrasonic Attenuation Measurements During Low-Temperature Creep in 5N Aluminum.- ND Determination of Grinding Defects Using the 3MA Prototype Device.- Evaluation of Cables Aging by Water Extraction of Soluble Ions.- VI - Texture/Anisotropy.- Application of Polarized Shear Waves to Evaluate Anisotropy of Steel Sheets.- Correlation Between Elastic and Plastic Anisotropy in Rolled Metal Plates.- Ultrasonic Texture Analysis for Polycrystalline Aggregates of Cubic Materials Displaying Orthotropic Symmetry.- Ultrasonic Measurements on Textured Materials.- Inference of Crystallite Orientation Distribution Function from the Velocities of Ultrasonic Plate.- Application of Neutron Tomography to Nondestructive Texture Gradient Analysis.- Magnetostriction in Steel as a Function of Texture and Strain.- VII - Stress.- Magnetization and Stress Effects in Steel.- Evaluation of Surface Layer Residual Stresses and Lattice Distortions in Ion Implanted Materials by X-Ray Diffraction.- Effects of Grain Size and Cooling Rate on Magnetoacoustic Stress Measurement in AISI4140 Steel.- In-situ Stress Measurements with Canmet Portable X-Ray Stress Diffractometer.- Axial Strains at a Girth Weld in a 914 MM Line Pipe.- Measurement of Stress in Steels using Magnetically induced Velocity Changes for Ultrasonic Waves.- VIII - New Techniques.- Some Optical Methods of Characterization Solid and Particulate Materials During Manufacturing Processes (Invited).- Novel Nondestructive X-Ray Technique for Near-Real Time Defect Mapping.- The Trace Element Analysis Facility at the University of Montreal.- Effect of Cavities of Ultrasonic Attenuation and Velocity in Polycrystalline Materials.- Spatial Averaging in Porosity Assessment by Ultrasonic Attenuation Spectroscopy.- Indications of Material Character from the Behavior of Diffuse Ultrasonic Fields.- Coupling Film Thickness Effect on Absolute Ultrasonic Velocity Measurement in Solids.- Point Source/Point Receiver Materials Testing.- Laser-Ultrasonic Determination of Elastic Constants at Ambient and Elevated Temperatures.- Laser/EMAT Systems for the Ultrasonic Inspection of Aluminum.- Optics-Based Techniques for the Characterization of Composites and Ceramics.- Mechanical Characterization of Paper by Laser Speckle Interferometry.- Joint Fourier Transform Correlation for Phase Objects Recognition.- Intrinsic Sensitivity Limitations in Classical Interferometers.- Influence of 3-D Effects on the Contrast in NDE by Photothermal Methods.- Thermal Wave Imaging for Materials Characterization.- Authors Index.