Published May 1993 | Version v1
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Stress dependence of the acoustic properties of Zr-2.5 wt% Nb alloy

Creators

  • 1. Queen's Univ., Kingston, ON (Canada). Dept. of Physics
  • 2. Warwick Univ., Coventry (United Kingdom). Dept. of Engineering
  • 3. Ontario Hydro Research Lab., Toronto, ON (Canada)
  • 4. Queen's Univ., Kingston, ON (Canada). Dept. of Geological Sciences

Description

This paper describes experiments in which stress induced acoustic emission (AE) has been correlated with ultrasonic imaging and shear wave birefringence measurements in Zr-2.5 wt% Nb metallic alloys. An indirect tensile test configuration was used to test the material under diametric loading. The presence of zirconium hydrides within the Zr-Nb alloys is shown to affect the AE behaviour. Concurrent measurements using ultrasonic tomographic imaging and shear wave birefringence were also performed, and the results compared with the AE data. (Author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Ultrasonics
Journal Volume
31
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 183-192.
ISSN
0041-624X
CODEN
ULTRA3

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
24058538
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGES; NIOBIUM ALLOYS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESSES; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS; ZIRCONIUM HYDRIDES
Descriptors DEC
ACOUSTIC TESTING; ALLOYS; HYDRIDES; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS TESTING; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; TESTING; TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Grant WPIR 3512