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Title: Thermal input control and enhancement for laser based residual stress measurements using liquid temperature indicating coatings

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6302314

An improved method for measuring residual stress in a material is disclosed comprising the steps of applying a spot of temperature indicating coating to the surface to be studied, establishing a speckle pattern surrounds the spot of coating with a first laser then heating the spot of coating with a far infrared laser until the surface plastically deforms. Comparing the speckle patterns before and after deformation by subtracting one pattern from the other will produce a fringe pattern that serves as a visual and quantitative indication of the degree to which the plasticized surface responded to the stress during heating and enables calculation of the stress. 3 figs.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-89SR18035
Assignee:
Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5920017; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 8-961302
OSTI ID:
6302314
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 30 Oct 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English