Ebook: Non-Destructive Evaluation of Corrosion and Corrosion-Assisted Cracking

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Nondestructive Testing: An Overview of Techniques and Application for Quality Evaluation -- 1.1 Corrosion Damage and NDE -- 1.2 Corrosion: A Brief Overview -- 1.3 NDE Methods [1] -- 1.3.1 Visual Examination -- 1.3.2 Liquid Penetrant Testing -- 1.3.3 Magnetic Particle Testing -- 1.3.4 Radiographic Testing -- 1.3.5 Ultrasonic Testing -- 1.3.6 Eddy Current Testing -- 1.3.7 In Situ Metallography -- 1.3.8 Neutron Radiography -- 1.4 Advances in Nondestructive Evaluation for Corrosion Evaluation and Damage Assessment -- 1.4.1 Digital Radiography -- 1.4.2 Acoustic Emission -- 1.4.3 Infrared Thermography -- 1.4.4 Compton Backscatter Radiography -- 1.5 R&D Trends in NDE for Corrosion Detection Technologies -- 1.6 Quality Assurance/Evaluation Requirements for Corrosion Service -- 1.6.1 Selection and Qualification of Austenitic Stainless Materials: An Example -- 1.6.2 Quality Control Checks During Fabrication -- 1.7 Case Study: Zircaloy Hydriding -- 1.7.1 Detection and Characterization of Zircaloy Hydrides -- 1.8 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 2 Corrosion: An Overview of Types, Mechanism, and Requisites of Evaluation -- 2.1 Metallic Corrosion -- 2.2 Cause of Corrosion -- 2.3 Electrochemical Nature of Corrosion -- 2.4 Types of Corrosion -- 2.4.1 Uniform Corrosion -- 2.4.2 Galvanic Corrosion -- 2.4.3 Pitting Corrosion -- 2.4.4 Crevice Corrosion -- 2.4.5 Intergranular Corrosion -- 2.4.6 Dealloying -- 2.4.7 Erosion Corrosion -- 2.4.8 Environmentally Assisted Cracking -- 2.5 Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion -- 2.6 Evaluation and Monitoring of Various Types of Corrosion by Nondestructive Technique (NDT) -- Reference -- Further Reading -- Chapter 3 Nondestructive Evaluation of Corrosion: Case Studies I.