Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
771104 Engineering Fracture Mechanics 2009 13 Pages PDF
Abstract

Surface replication has been proposed as a method for crack detection in space-shuttle main engine flowliner slots. The results of a feasibility study show that examination of surface replicas with a scanning electron microscope can result in the detection of cracks as small as 0.005 inch, and surface flaws as small as 0.001 inch, for the flowliner material.

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