In situ measurements of stress-corrosion crack growth using laser ultrasonics

Chris Kacmar; James L. Blackshire

doi:10.1117/12.483998

22 July 2003 In situ measurements of stress-corrosion crack growth using laser ultrasonics

Chris Kacmar, James L. Blackshire

Proceedings Volume 5045, Testing, Reliability, and Application of Micro- and Nano-Material Systems; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.483998
Event: NDE for Health Monitoring and Diagnostics, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A detailed microscopic characterization of stress-corrosion cracking (SCC) processes has been conducted for electro-chemically pitted AA 2024-T3 aluminum dogbone specimens in a high-cycle fatigue environment. The measurements were done in-situ using scanning laser ultrasonic detection of Rayleigh waves propagating along the material surface. Detailed microscopic NDE evaluations of crack extent and position, crack growth rates, and local crack depth were made based on near-field ultrasonic scattering signatures. A variety of electro-chemically generated corrosion pits were studied, where variations of pit depth, pitting surface area, and pit volume loss were correlated to fatigue life, crack initiation, and crack growth rates. The measurement technique provided an advanced crack 'imaging' capability that proved to be a very useful NDE tool for the micro-characterization of crack growth processes, and provided a wealth of information regarding the micro-features of the cracks whcih are currently not available with any other advanced NDE technique.

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Chris Kacmar and James L. Blackshire "In situ measurements of stress-corrosion crack growth using laser ultrasonics", Proc. SPIE 5045, Testing, Reliability, and Application of Micro- and Nano-Material Systems, (22 July 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.483998

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