Method for measuring the density of lightweight materials
Abstract
This invention relates to a nondestructive method for measuring the density of articles composed of elements having a low atomic number such as plastic and carbon composites. The measurement is accomplished by striking the article with a collimated beam of X radiation, simultaneously monitoring the radiation scattered and the radiation transmitted by the article, then relating the ratio of the radiation scattered to the radiation transmitted with the density of the article. The above method is insensitive to all variables except density.
- Inventors:
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- Oak Ridge, TN
- Knoxville, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863682
- Patent Number(s):
- 4228351
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; measuring; density; lightweight; materials; relates; nondestructive; articles; composed; elements; atomic; plastic; carbon; composites; measurement; accomplished; striking; article; collimated; beam; radiation; simultaneously; monitoring; scattered; transmitted; relating; ratio; insensitive; variables; nondestructive method; radiation transmitted; collimated beam; carbon composite; simultaneously monitor; weight material; weight materials; carbon composites; /378/
Citation Formats
Snow, Samuel G, and Giacomelli, Edward J. Method for measuring the density of lightweight materials. United States: N. p., 1980.
Web.
Snow, Samuel G, & Giacomelli, Edward J. Method for measuring the density of lightweight materials. United States.
Snow, Samuel G, and Giacomelli, Edward J. Tue .
"Method for measuring the density of lightweight materials". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863682.
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title = {Method for measuring the density of lightweight materials},
author = {Snow, Samuel G and Giacomelli, Edward J},
abstractNote = {This invention relates to a nondestructive method for measuring the density of articles composed of elements having a low atomic number such as plastic and carbon composites. The measurement is accomplished by striking the article with a collimated beam of X radiation, simultaneously monitoring the radiation scattered and the radiation transmitted by the article, then relating the ratio of the radiation scattered to the radiation transmitted with the density of the article. The above method is insensitive to all variables except density.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
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