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2013
Book Article
Titel
Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composites: Eddy current techniques
Abstract
Industrial mass-producing carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) processes (e.g. resin transfer molding) require non-destructive testing (NDT) methods that can be applied to dry textile multilayer materials and to final components as well. Questions to be solved are fiber orientations, gaps, local defects, etc. By analyzing the electrical properties of carbon fiber materials - the fiber distribution and the dielectric properties can be inspected non-destructively. Based on high-frequency eddy current techniques, structural and hidden defects such as missing carbon fiber bundles, lanes, fringes and angle deviations for hidden layers can also be detected. Carbon fiber based materials show a low electrical conductivity, which is sufficient to measure deviations in the material by using eddy current techniques. Eddy current methods show a high potential for inline integration due to the absence of couplings, e.g., compared to ultrasonic.