Introduction Aerospace components draw from a broad range of materials and geometries and typically require advanced nondestructive testing techniques to inspect the various aluminum, composite and other advanced material components. Additionally, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) non-destructive testing oversight is very structured and does not necessary transfer or complement NDT personnel and procedures established in other industries like oil and gas, civil, and con

Thomas R. Hay (PhD, PE) and Suhaib Zafar Introduction Eddy Current Testing (ECT) utilizes the phenomenon of electromagnetic induction — a magnet inducing electric currents in a conducting material (typically metals) that is moving relative to the magnet, or an alternating current (AC) causing a time-varying magnetic field [1]. The induced current is known as eddy current , and this in turn affects the current in the magnet. Typically, the magnet used is a coil, with alternat