AN AUTORADIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE FOR STUDYING CRACK GROWTH IN PLASTICS COMPOSITE MATERIALS,
Abstract
Preliminary work has been conducted on segments of NOL Rings to study crack propagation characteristics in fiber reinforced plastics composite materials. Samples were submitted to a variety of fatigue loading conditions. They were then immersed in a tritiated water-ethylene glycol solution and after suitable processing, autoradiograms were prepared for analysis. Radiation emanating from the solution retained by the samples indicated that minute cracks and fissures were present in all of the specimens and that the radiation intensity varied in direct proportion to the severity of the fatigue loading conditions. When photomicroscopy was used to analyze similar specimens, cracks could be detected only for the most severe test conditions. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0633236
Entities
People
- Marlin A. Kinna
Organizations
- Naval Ordnance Laboratory