Analysis of Various Surface Roughness Parameters of Low ModulusAerospace Materials Using Speckle Photography

Abstract

Surface roughness is a principal measure of product quality of the materials used for sophisticated applications. The present paper reports an experimental investigation of various parameters related to the surface roughness of the materials used for the aerospace applications by an inexpensive non-invasive technique known as speckle photography. Conventional non-destructive testing techniques such as X-Ray imaging, ultrasound scanning, microwave testing etc, have certain limitations on testing the surface characteristics of low modulus aerospace vehicle components. This paper explains characterization of surface roughness by analyzing certain roughness parameters such as intensity distribution, size distribution and contrast ratio of different low modulus materials used in aerospace applications. The optical setup employed for the work is simple and uses an inexpensive digital camera for grabbing the specimens under different static conditions