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Title: IN-SITU NEUTRON DIFFRACTION MEASUREMENT OF TRANSIENT TEMPERATURE AND STRESS FIELDS IN A THIN PLATE

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2209888· OSTI ID:974202

Separating the elastic and thermal strains has been a long standing problem for in situ neutron diffraction measurement of transient temperature and stress fields. Using the plane stress condition, we demonstrate a method to decompose the thermal and elastic strains from the measured lattice spacing changes. The method was validated using a thin plate subjected to a local moving heat source. The methodology developed herein has practical applications for a variety of materials processing technologies such as welding, forming, and heat treatment.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). High Temperature Materials Lab. (HTML)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
974202
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 88, Issue 26; ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English