Acoustic Emission and Fracture Mechanics Testing of Metals and Composites

Abstract

Acoustic emission testing has found many uses in recent years and new applications are constantly being uncovered. One of the most fruitful areas for application lies in the characterization of microscopic processes of yielding and fracture, and macroscopic processes of slow crack growth and onset of fast crack propagation. This paper has described these processes and emphasized that the total counts and count rate depend on the energy released per event and the density of events per unit of deformation. The models presented herein are first order approximations which await confirmation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0746261

Entities

People

  • A. S. Tetelman

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Emissions
  • Composite Materials
  • Crack Propagation
  • Crack Tips
  • Cracks
  • Eutectic Composites
  • Fracture (Mechanics)
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Plastic Deformation
  • Strain Hardening
  • Stress Corrosion
  • Stress Corrosion Cracking
  • Stresses
  • Structural Components
  • Yield Strength

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).