Abstract
Although single-slice computed tomography is a useful tool in materials science and engineering, there are some materials problems that are better understood when represented with volumetric data. This article describes the use of a two-dimensional detector system to examine fatigue crack closure in an aluminum-lithium alloy.
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This is the third article in a series on computed tomography. The first appeared in January 1994; the second was published in March 1994.
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Stock, S.R., Guvenilir, A., Breunig, T.M. et al. Computed tomography part III: Volumetric, High-Resolution X-Ray analysis of fatigue crack closure. JOM 47, 19–23 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03221124
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