Thostenson said the carbon nanotubes can be used to detect defects at onset by ... areas in between the bundles of fiber and also between the layers of the composite, in the matrix rich areas ...

points to new concerns about a previously unreported defect caused by contamination of the carbon fiber composite material during fabrication of the large structures that make up the 787’s wing ...

In this study, a pulse-heating infrared thermography technique was used to detect and characterize bonding defects of externally bonded carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) on concrete surface ...

This technique is particularly adept at identifying defects, fibre misalignment ... Eddy Current Testing of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composites Publication Trend The graph below shows the total ...

"A polymer composite consists of several layers of carbon or glass fibers ... eliminating the second drawback of fiber optics: regardless of its location, a defect always falls within the ...

While fibers in a composite ply show misalignment in reality, they are commonly idealized as perfectly aligned in modeling fiber bundle ... regular inspections, defects are discovered and cut ...

Now, with Rocket Lab's new Automated Fiber Placement (AFP ... built-in inspection system scans for defects or imperfections in the carbon composite structure and will pause to alert the operator ...

Rocket Lab's automated fiber placement machine which ... inspection system that hunts for miniscule defects throughout the laminated carbon composite and alerts the machine operator of any issues ...

The carbon-fiber composite construction has come under heavy ... has told The Post that the carbon fiber is “very prone to possible defects” and “exhibits a more fragile behavior” than ...