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Balancing Safety and Ecomonics

February 2026 - Volume 84, Issue 2

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he February 2026 issue of Materials Evaluation is built for real-world NDT decision-making—how to choose inspection approaches that are technically sound and economically defensible without ever eroding the safety margin.

This issue highlights Process Compensated Resonance Testing (PCRT) as a fast, automated whole-body screening method for structural anomalies, a practical case study on balancing safety and economics using corrosion data, probability-of-detection correction, and predictive modeling to set smarter inspection intervals, and a highly relevant Q&A on interpreting SNT-TC-1A to bring clarity to common points of confusion in day-to-day application of this essential recommended practice.

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January 2026 - Volume 84, Issue 1

This open-access issue explores NDT advances in EV motors, batteries, and electronics using machine vision, ultrasound, and CT—highlighting future quality and throughput needs.

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December 2025 - Volume 83, Issue 12

This issue features agentic AI for NDE 4.0, API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 updates, metal identification research, eddy current tutorials, and ASNT's next-generation initiatives.

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November 2025 – Volume 83, Issue 11

This issue highlights NDT innovation: sustainable penetrant testing, advanced ultrasonic weld methods, and ASNT Basic Level III exam preparation guidance.

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October 2025 — Volume 83, Issue 10

This issue features ASNT 2025, the world's largest NDT conference, plus research on wind turbine inspection, radiography safety, and auditing ethics.

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