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Title: Noncontact material testing using laser energy deposition and interferometry

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6698150

A technique is described for the noncontact testing of materials using laser deposition to generate a stress pulse and interferometry to record the transient surface displacement. The dilatational wave speed can be measured and, in the particular case of rod or plate specimens, sufficient information can be obtained to evaluate the two elastic constants of an isotropic material. Several applications illustrating the advantages of the approach are summarized.

Research Organization:
California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
6698150
Report Number(s):
UCRL-80725; CONF-780912-1; TRN: 78-017385
Resource Relation:
Conference: 6. conference on experimental stress analysis, Munich, F.R. Germany, 18 Sep 1978
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English