The equations for the standard deviation (s.d.) of the stress measured by n points parabola and the Gaussian curve fitting methods are given. The peak position of a diffraction line calculated by the parabola method becomes q=x
m+1 - d (Σt
iz
i)/(ΣT
iZ
i) where, m=n(n-1)/2, x=2θ°, t
i=i-1-m, c=x
i+1-x
i, d=(n
2-4)c/10, T
i=3t
2i -(n
2-1)/4, and Z
i=accumulated counts(y) corrected for LPA factor. The s.d. of the stress p by the sin
2ψ method (ψ
0=0°, 15°, 30°, 45°) is given approximately by [numerical formula] where, Y=y
m+1 and R=(y
1+y
n)/(2Y) at ψ
0=30°. The stress has been determined to within s.d. of 1 ∼ 2 kg/mm
2 for a hardened steel S50C having a broad diffraction line with a half breadth of about 8 degrees 2θ.
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