A New Multiscale Methodology for Evaluating Distributions of Residual Stress in Processed Aerospace Alloys

Abstract

This project focused on the development of a new method for determining residual stress fields in polycrystalline metallic alloys using high energy synchrotron x-ray diffraction measurements and a finite element discretization of the workpiece. At each diffraction volume, the diffraction data provides a link to the single grain scale stresses through pole figures of lattice strain. An optimization method produces the macroscale residual stress for every point in the body that satisfies equilibrium on the macroscale and is simultaneously consistent with the grain scale stress at the diffraction volumes. The method was demonstrated on four different test scenarios: (i) conventional nickel shrink-fit disk (producing a 2D stress field), (ii) a tapered nickel shrink fit disk (producing a 3D stress field), (iii) a titanium shrink fit disk (demonstration with hcp material and (iv) a shot peened sample (demonstration on an important application. All experiments were conducted at the Advanced Photon Source. The synchrotron radiation and high-throughput area detectors were ideal for proving up the new method.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA582421

Entities

People

  • Amanda Oczkowski
  • James Williams
  • Jun-Sang Park
  • Kevin Mcnelis
  • Matthew P Miller
  • Paul R. Dawson

Organizations

  • Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Crystals
  • Diffraction
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Plastic Deformation
  • Residual Stress
  • Shot Peening
  • Simulations
  • Two Dimensional
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.

Technology Areas

  • Space