IS 15643 : 2006 Non-Destructive Examination of Polymer Based Composite Materials - Code of Practice

1 Scope

1.1 This Code describesthe non-destructive examinationmethods for polymer based fibre reinforced composites.Some of the NDT techniques available for the testingof fibre reinforced composites are described in amanner that outlines the techniques, their advantagesand limitations. Lastly the applications of thesetechniques on products is explained.

Several techniques have been developed over the pastcouple of years for NDT of composites, which includeradiography, ultrasonic, infrared thermography,acoustic emission and acousto-ultrasonics. Only thesetechniques have been covered in this standard.

1.2 The contents of this document have been dividedin the following three sections:

Section 1 Composite material

Section 2 Non-destructive testing techniques

Section 3 Application of non-destructive testing techniques