The Italian National Research Council’s (CNR) Institute of Crystallography of CNR (Bari, Italy) and the National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA, Rome, Italy) aim to show the versatility of X-ray computed tomography (CT) to inspect the internal structure of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites in monolithic and sandwich laminate configurations widely used in aerospace structures.

Certification of such composites typically involves the use
Source: NDT