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Space Shuttle orbiter thrusters fabricated from C-103 niobium alloy rely on a fused chromium disilicide coating as protection from high-temperature oxidation. Coating voids caused by high-temperature spalling, micrometeorite damage, or other impact damage must first be detected, and then characterized to measure the amount of remaining coating materials, since service life is directly proportional...
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