Study on development of fatigue life prediction system based on neutron strain scanning method

1. 用中子衍射法测量了试样的加载应力，以检验应力测量值的准确性。结合Kroner模型和自洽模型，可以从单晶弹性常数中估计出衍射弹性常数。在塑性范围内，应力确定应考虑塑性各向异性。提出了一种确定无应变晶格间距的新方法。微应力和宏观应力可以用中子法分别测定。该方法在复合材料中的几个应用表明，这些应力与基于Esheby包合机制的理论预测一致。结果表明，扫描法可以有效地测量试样内部的应变分布。由于中子源的强度较低，用中子法可以测量的最小体积为2mm立方。为了确定陡峭的应力梯度，需要提高特殊分辨率。利用该方法建立的中子衍射系统已成功地用于测量几种工程材料和部件的残余应力分布。在测量非常接近表面的应力时，“表面效应”会引起测量应力的误差。光束的小发散可以有效地减小这种影响。同步辐射产生的高能x射线将是测量近地表应力分布的有效方法。中子法与高能x射线和实验室x射线的结合将是无损测量残余应力分布的一种有希望的新方法。

1. The loading stress in sample specimens was measured by the neutron diffraction method to check the accuracy of the measured stress value. The diffraction elastic constants can be estimated from the single crystal elastic constants by combining Kroner model with the self-consistent model. In the plastic range, plastic anisotropy should be taken into account for stress determination. A new method is proposed to determine the strain-free lattice spacing.2. The microstress and macrostress can be evaluated separately by the neutron method. Several applications of the method to composites showed those stresses which agreed with the theoretical predictions baed on Esheby inclusion mechanics.3. A scanning method was proved to be useful to measure the distribution of strain within the bulk samples. Because of a low intensity of neutron sources, the minimum volume that can be measured by the neutron method was 2mm cube. The improvement of the special resolution is necessary to determine steep stress gradients.4. The neutron diffraction system developed by the present method was successfully applied to measure the residual stress distributions in several engineering materials and components.5. To measure the stress very near the surface, "the surface effect" will cause the error of the measured stress. The small divergence of the beam is effective to reduce this effect.6. High energy X-rays from synchrotron radiation will be a useful method to measure the stress distribution near the surface. A combination of the neutron method with high-energy and laboratory X-rays will be a promising new toll for nondestructive measurements of residual stress distributions.