Residual Strain and Stress Measurements by Neutron Diffraction in the Industry

Abstract

The residual stress remarkably affects fracture strength, fatigue strength and stress corrosion cracking. It is very much important to measure the residual stresses in the materials in order to secure the reliability of structure. One of the big characteristics of neutron is large penetration depth. This feature enables to measure the residual strain or stress inside of structural components and machine parts. In this paper, several industrial applications of residual stress and strain measurements by neutron diffraction would be introduced.