SEDL / STP / STP439-EB / STP45883S

Nondestructive Testing of Graphite at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory

Blanks, B. L.
Alternate group leader, staff member, group leader, and staff member, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, N. Mex.

Edenborough, N. B.
Alternate group leader, staff member, group leader, and staff member, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, N. Mex.

Elliott, D. E.
Alternate group leader, staff member, group leader, and staff member, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, N. Mex.

Ford, R. M.
Alternate group leader, staff member, group leader, and staff member, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, N. Mex.

Pages: 19    Published: Jan 1968

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Abstract

The Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory has investigated and used radiography, ultrasonics, sonics, eddy current, radiation gaging, and beta-backscatter gaging for the inspection of graphite and its protective coatings. Some applications and limitations of these techniques are reviewed. The use of ultrasonics, sonics, eddy current, and radiation gaging to determine physical characteristics, aside from the normal flaw detection, shows promise in the inspection of graphite. Electron microscopy has proved to be a valuable tool for the evaluation of the findings of nondestructive testing.