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The long term reliability of structural ceramic components is of major interest and concern to those involved in design, manufacturing, testing and use of such components [1,2]. Flaw population data generated at a high probability of detection and high confidence level using improved NDE technology undoubtedly provide a reliable method for safe design at a lower cost as illustrated by the concept in Fig. 1. The concept demonstrates that more flaws with smaller size distribution may be detected at higher probability/ confidence level (compare dotted areas under the two flaws distributions 1, 2) with the use of appropriate NDE techniques and technique development.
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Amin, K.E. (1990). Detection of Cracks in Si3N4 Base Ceramics Using Microfocus Radiography. In: Thompson, D.O., Chimenti, D.E. (eds) Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation. Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5772-8_149
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