Infrared Thermography in the Evaluation of Aerospace Composite Materials: Infrared Thermography to Composites provides an update on infrared thermography, a fast and reliable method for non-destructive evaluation of composite materials used in the aerospace field. The book describes composites and the main problems that can arise both during manufacturing and when in service, and then covers different thermographic non-destructive testing and evaluation techniques, including pulse thermography, lock-in thermography, and pulse phase. Each technique includes key examples and relevant references, with sections devoted to the usefulness of an infrared imaging device to monitor the behavior of a material under load, such as impact and bending. The book also includes discussions on standards, personnel certification, and training.

It is certainly eagerness of every manufacturer to be able to look through a finished product without destroying it. Indeed, using modern technology within the application of some physical principles makes it possible to really travel inside the matter and see the invisible. Nondestructive inspection, non destructive testing and non destructive evaluation are today recurrent terms in many fields from the high-tech development to the past footsteps conservation. This book collects theories and practices for several different non-destructive inspection techniques, which is certainly a great advantage since it facilitates the user's choice, while it may be breeding ground for generating and promoting new ideas for a better exploitation of a specific technique.