Composites CT | Delamination and fibres

Master the structure of your composites

Carbon composites, sandwich parts, honeycomb structures or composite tanks: composite materials make structures lighter while keeping excellent mechanical performance. But their behavior depends directly on their internal structure, which often can’t be assessed through a simple visual inspection.

Inspect without cutting or destroying

Industrial X-ray CT is a non-destructive testing (NDT) solution that lets you inspect the inside of composite parts without cutting them. It helps manufacturers detect internal defects, qualify their manufacturing processes and better understand how fiber orientation influences mechanical performance.

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Composite fiber orientation

Explore our CT systems: micro-CT, nano-CT, high-energy CT, custom-made.

CT to meet the challenges of the composites industry

Ensure mechanical performance

Final strength depends directly on the quality of the internal structure.

Detect hidden defects

Porosity, delamination, inclusions or impregnation defects aren’t visible on the surface.

Qualify new materials

Carbon fiber, glass, sandwich structures or innovative composites call for suitable analysis methods.

Reduce quality risks

Identify defects before mechanical testing or integration into an assembly.

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Aluminum-matrix composite, 0.7 µm @ 100 kV

Why CT in the composites industry? Understand materials better, reduce quality risks

In composites, a part’s quality depends not only on its geometry but also on its internal structure. CT provides the information needed to qualify materials, secure developments and improve process repeatability.

Detect porosity and delamination before they affect mechanical performance.
Qualify fiber orientation and distribution to better understand how the material behaves.
Reduce destructive testing while keeping a complete view of the internal structure.
Validate new materials and processes before industrialization.
Improve simulation models with real 3D data.
Secure critical parts before assembly or entry into service.

This information is decisive because fiber distribution directly affects the part’s strength, internal stresses and fatigue properties.

What CT brings to your composites applications

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Inspect

Sandwich structures, honeycombs and composite parts, without cutting.

Validate

Materials, processes and parts before mechanical testing or entry into service.

Understand

The link between internal structure, fiber orientation and real-world performance.

Secure

Early detection of porosity, delamination and other critical defects.

For your composites application

which RX Solutions CT system?

From carbon-fiber aerospace structures to composite pressure vessels, each application has different requirements in terms of part size, resolution and level of characterization.
RX Solutions offers a complete range of solutions able to analyze both the overall architecture of a composite and the finest details of its microstructure.

For most industrial composite applications

Sandwich structures, carbon parts, porosity inspection, delamination analysis and process validation... The Explorer range meets the needs of quality control, qualification and failure analysis on composite parts used in aerospace, automotive, energy or marine applications.
Discover the micro-CT systems of the EXPLORER range

For the analysis of fibers and composite microstructures

Analysis of individual fibers, materials research, innovative composites, composite additive manufacturing... The Nano range lets you characterize fiber orientation, analyze the finest porosity and study in detail the microstructure of composite materials used in R&D and materials development.
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For large and multi-material composites

Hydrogen tanks, filament-wound parts, thick structures and composites with metal inserts... The Force range provides more penetration while keeping good image quality

Discover FORCE high-energy CT

3D-printed part scanned with micro-tomography

Metal additively manufactured aerospace part

Platforms Easytom S Easytom L Easytom XL Easytom B

Explore all your materials with a single CT scanner.

From R&D to quality control, combine resolution, flexibility and versatility to inspect a wide variety of parts and materials.

2 µm Resolution

300 kV Source voltage

< 1 µm Min. voxel

Porous structure observed through nanoscale analysis

Life sciences, Wood

Platforms Easytom L Easytom XL Ultratom

Reveal the invisible at the submicron scale.

Access the finest microstructures, porosity and interfaces with resolution down to the nanometer scale.

250 nm Resolution

160 kV Source voltage

30 nm Min. voxel

Electronic assembly scanned with high-energy tomography

Additively manufactured
titanium injector

Platforms Easytom L Easytom B

See through the densest materials.

Inspect thick metal parts, complex assemblies and highly absorbent components with optimal image quality.

4 µm Resolution

450 kV Source voltage

67 mm Fe Penetration

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Custom-made CT system

A composite project that goes beyond the standard?

From large composite tanks to the most complex structures, some applications call for a specific approach.
RX Solutions supports its customers in developing custom CT solutions suited to their inspection, size and qualification constraints.

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The analyses that secure your composite parts

Qualify the internal structure of composite materials

Fiber orientation, length and distribution directly influence a part’s mechanical properties. CT lets you observe and characterize the internal structure with no cutting or destructive preparation.

analysis of fiber orientation and concentration;
characterization of carbon, glass or hybrid structures;
3D visualization of internal reinforcements;
assessment of material homogeneity.

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Detect defects before they become critical

Internal defects can compromise the mechanical performance, fatigue resistance or service life of a composite part. CT identifies them before testing or entry into service.

detection of porosity and inclusions;
identification of delamination zones;
inspection of sandwich and honeycomb structures;
analysis of impregnation defects.

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Understand and predict material behavior

Beyond quality control, CT data lets you better understand how internal structure influences a composite’s real-world performance.

generation of 3D models usable in simulation;
characterization of material properties;
improvement of numerical models;
validation of design assumptions.

Want to qualify a composite material, understand the origin of a defect or validate a new part architecture?

Have your composite sample analyzed

Composite structures most frequently analyzed by CT

Need to qualify a composite structure, understand the origin of a defect or validate a new manufacturing process? CT gives you a complete view of the part to speed up decisions in R&D, qualification and quality control.

Sandwich and honeycomb structures

Tanks and filament-wound parts:

High-performance carbon parts

Multi-material composites

Sandwich and honeycomb structures

Validation of bonds, detection of delamination and inspection of composite skins.

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Tanks and filament-wound parts:

Analysis of fiber layers, inspection of interfaces and validation of pressurized structures.

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High-performance carbon parts

Qualification of aerospace, automotive and sports components that demand a high level of reliability.

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Multi-material composites

Inspection of parts combining fibers, resins, foams or metal inserts.

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Why choose RX Solutions for your composites applications?

RX Solutions designs CT systems able to characterize a composite’s overall structure down to the individual fiber, with post-processing software dedicated to fiber analysis.

A range suited to every scale of analysis: from the individual fiber to large composite structures.
Discover all our CT systems: micro-CT, nano-CT, high-energy CT, custom-made, dedicated to production or metrology.
In-situ analysis of material behavior: observe degradation mechanisms during testing.
Read the article on the potential of 4D inspection.
Quality control and metrology on a single platform: detect, measure and compare to CAD in a single software environment.
Discover the Metrology Series
Advanced reconstruction with Horus and the upgrade potential of our platforms: more usable data today, a solution that evolves with your projects tomorrow.

Our micro-CT, nano-CT and high-energy systems, suited to your needs.

Composites FAQ

Can CT quantify fiber orientation in a composite part?

Yes. Dedicated analysis software represents each fiber as a tensor and determines whether the distribution is isotropic and homogeneous.

Can delamination that is invisible on the surface be detected?

What resolution is needed to analyze individual fibers?

Can a scanned composite part be compared to its CAD model?

Does CT work on multi-material composite parts?

Want to characterize your composite materials with no compromise on accuracy?

Our experts help you assess the feasibility of your project and identify the CT configuration best suited to your application.
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