Method and apparatus for detecting corrosion under non-ferromagnetic coatings

摘要

A method using nuclear magnetic resonance techniques to detect corrosion within metallic structures such as aluminum under non-ferromagnetic coatings without first having to remove the coatings. The metallic structure is placed within an external static magnetic field. A series of radio frequency preparation and inspection pulses is applied to the metallic with the preparation pulses, and for generating a series of nuclear magnetic resonance response signals with the inspection pulses. The response signals are detected and the amplitudes of the response signals are compared with the spin-spin relaxation time of corrosion for detecting the presence of corrosion in the structure.