An x-ray inspection system includes a probe assembly and a control assembly. The probe assembly includes a probe head including at least one x-ray source and a plurality of x-ray detectors. The at least one x-ray source is configured to generate and direct a x-ray beam to a target material of a component. The plurality of x-ray detectors includes at least a first x-ray detector and a second x-ray detector. Each of the first x-ray detector and the second x-ray detector is configured to receive an x-ray diffraction of the target material resulting from an interaction with the x-ray beam. The control assembly includes a controller configured to scan the component by controlling the at least one x-ray source to direct the x-ray beam to the target material and capturing material composition data for the target material from the x-ray diffraction received by the first x-ray detector and the second x-ray detector and calculate a strain or a stress of the target material based on the material composition data.

An X-ray tomography sample changing hardware including a support bracket configured to attach to an X-ray tomography support; a mounting arm attached to the support bracket, the mounting arm having a beam, at least one slot formed in the beam, the at least one slot including a mouth configured to receive a sample stage; the sample stage including a body having an axis with an upper portion and a lower portion axially opposite the upper portion; the lower portion configured to mate with a receiver on a sample manipulator for an X-ray tomography machine; and multiple chambers formed in the body and aligned axially between the upper portion and the lower portion, each of the multiple chambers including a mounting feature configured to support a part within each of the multiple chambers.

A method for scanning of an object in a scanning apparatus includes disposing the object and a complementary object on a support of the apparatus, so that the objects are positioned between an imaging beam emitting element and an imaging beam receiving element oppositely disposed to either side of the support. The support is rotatable relative to the emitting and receiving elements about an axis of rotation to allow creation of an image from projections each taken at a different relative angle. A volume of the complementary object is solid or filled with a filling material and the complementary object is configured to reduce the variation in imaging beam attenuation across the objects or the part to be scanned of the object at the multiple relative angles of rotation. The method includes operating the scanning apparatus at the multiple relative angles of rotation to produce an image of the object.

A holder configured to hold a turbine component in position for internal imaging includes a main body configured to support one or more turbine components and one or more holding spaces in in the main body. Each holding space being configured to retain a corresponding turbine component. Each of the one or more holding spaces is configured to automatically secure and orient the corresponding turbine component upon the turbine component being inserted into the holding space.

During a manufacture method, a component is scanned using a CT machine. The component includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a first member aperture extending through the first member to the second member. Aperture data is determined for the first member aperture based on scan data. A centerline vector is determined for the first member aperture. The determining of the centerline vector includes fitting a geometric primitive to the aperture data to describe at least a portion of the scanned outer perimeter geometry of the first member aperture. The centerline vector for the first member aperture is determined based on a centerline vector of the geometric primitive and/or a center point of the geometric primitive. A point of intersection between the centerline vector and a reference plane is determined. A second member aperture is formed in the second member according to a formation operation.

A holder configured to hold an article in position for internal imaging includes a main body configured to support one or more articles and one or more holding spaces in in the main body. Each holding space being configured to retain a corresponding article. Each of the one or more holding spaces is configured to automatically secure and orient the corresponding article upon the article being inserted into the holding space.