Dirty White Spots (IMAGE)

Southwest Research Institute

Dirty White Spots

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The dark regions in this image show the “dirty white spots” sometimes found in nickel alloy engine components, anomalies that can lead to catastrophic failures. SwRI, under a new FAA contract, will develop new inspection methods to ensure anomalies like these are detected during the manufacturing process.

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