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The potential for assessing residual stress using thermoelastic stress analysis: a study of cold expanded holes

The potential for assessing residual stress using thermoelastic stress analysis: a study of cold expanded holes
The potential for assessing residual stress using thermoelastic stress analysis: a study of cold expanded holes
Thermoelastic stress analysis (TSA) is a well established tool for non-destructive full-field experimental stress analysis. In TSA the change in the sum of the principal stresses is derived, usually when a component is subjected to a cyclic load. Therefore the mean stress or any residual stress in a component cannot be obtained from the thermoelastic response. However, modifications to the linear form of the thermoelastic equation that incorporate the mean stress may provide a means of establishing the residual stresses. It has also been shown that the application of plastic strain modifies the thermoelastic constant in some materials, causing a change in thermoelastic response, which may also be related to the residual stress. The changes in response due to plastic strain and mean stress are of the order of a few mK and are significantly less than those expected to be resolved in standard TSA. Recent developments in infra-red detector technology have enabled these small variations in the thermoelastic response to be identified, leading to renewed interest in the use of TSA for residual stress analysis in realistic components. The component studied in this work is an aluminium plate that contains a cold expanded hole, hence providing an opportunity to examine any changes in thermoelastic response caused by the residual stress in the neighbourhood of the hole. The variations in thermoelastic response due to residual stress are shown to be measurable and significant; validation of the residual stress field is provided by laboratory X-ray diffraction. The potential for a TSA based approach for residual stress analysis is revisited, and the feasibility of applying it to components containing realistic residual stress levels is assessed.
thermoelastic stress analysis (tsa), residual stress, cold expansion, plastic deformation, non-destructive
978-3-03785-202-6
1741-2765
Robinson, A.F.
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Dulieu-Barton, J.M.
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Quinn, S.
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Burguete, R.L.
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Quinn, S.
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Burguete, R.L.
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Robinson, A.F., Dulieu-Barton, J.M., Quinn, S. and Burguete, R.L. (2012) The potential for assessing residual stress using thermoelastic stress analysis: a study of cold expanded holes. Experimental Mechanics. (doi:10.1007/s11340-012-9633-1).

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Abstract

Thermoelastic stress analysis (TSA) is a well established tool for non-destructive full-field experimental stress analysis. In TSA the change in the sum of the principal stresses is derived, usually when a component is subjected to a cyclic load. Therefore the mean stress or any residual stress in a component cannot be obtained from the thermoelastic response. However, modifications to the linear form of the thermoelastic equation that incorporate the mean stress may provide a means of establishing the residual stresses. It has also been shown that the application of plastic strain modifies the thermoelastic constant in some materials, causing a change in thermoelastic response, which may also be related to the residual stress. The changes in response due to plastic strain and mean stress are of the order of a few mK and are significantly less than those expected to be resolved in standard TSA. Recent developments in infra-red detector technology have enabled these small variations in the thermoelastic response to be identified, leading to renewed interest in the use of TSA for residual stress analysis in realistic components. The component studied in this work is an aluminium plate that contains a cold expanded hole, hence providing an opportunity to examine any changes in thermoelastic response caused by the residual stress in the neighbourhood of the hole. The variations in thermoelastic response due to residual stress are shown to be measurable and significant; validation of the residual stress field is provided by laboratory X-ray diffraction. The potential for a TSA based approach for residual stress analysis is revisited, and the feasibility of applying it to components containing realistic residual stress levels is assessed.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 27 June 2012
Venue - Dates: 8th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics: Integrating Simulation and Experimentation for Validation, 2011-09-07 - 2011-09-09
Keywords: thermoelastic stress analysis (tsa), residual stress, cold expansion, plastic deformation, non-destructive
Organisations: Engineering Science Unit

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Local EPrints ID: 340838
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/340838
ISBN: 978-3-03785-202-6
ISSN: 1741-2765
PURE UUID: 90158a28-5eed-4087-a854-8a6808725f18
ORCID for S. Quinn: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9727-5080

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Date deposited: 04 Jul 2012 10:43
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 11:30

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Author: A.F. Robinson
Author: S. Quinn ORCID iD
Author: R.L. Burguete

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