Evaluation of corrosion damage of aluminum alloy using acoustic emission testing

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2004-01-11
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Currentstudiesareaimingatmonitoringcorrosiondamageofaircraftmainstructuresbyusingacousticemission(AE)techniqueandatsupplyingusefuldatafordeterminingcalendarlifeoftheaircraft.ThecharacteristicsofAEsignalsproducedduringacceleratingcorrosionprocessaredescribed,andmethodsforevaluatingcorrosiondamagesanddeterminingremaininglifeofmainstructuresofaircraftusingAEtestingareoutlined.ExperimentalresultshaveshownthatAEtechniquecandetectcorrosiondamageofaluminumalloymuchearlierthanconventionalnon-destructivetestingmeans,suchasultrasonictestingandeddycurrenttesting.RelationshipbetweencorrosiondamageandAEparameterswasobtainedthroughinvestigatingcorrosiondamageextentandchangesofAEsignalsduringacceleratingcorrosiontest,andshowingthatAEtechniquecanbeusedtodetectearlycorrosion,investigatingcorrosiondevelopingtrend,andinmonitoringandevaluatingcorrosiondamages.