A method of testing residual stress by ultrasonic shear and longitudinal waves

Qinxue Pan, Yu Mi, Yuan Wei, Yanfei Ren

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Abstract

Acoustoelasticity provides a significant method for testing the residual stress on the mechanical components. This leads to use the ultrasonic methods to detect residual stress. However, the influence on the detection precision resulted from the uneven thickness of tested components and the inaccurate stress coefficient obtained by the tensile experiment because of the tensile deformation. To address the difficulty in testing the residual stress distribution in the depth direction or the bolt axial direction, this study proposes a new method by combining ultrasonic shear and longitudinal waves based on acoustoelasticity theory. Meanwhile, the formulas also been provided. In addition, by the bolts which are made of austenitic stainless steel (A2-70), low-carbon steel (4.8) and carbon steel (8.8), a comparison of ultrasonic testing methods and tensile testing also has been given. In the end, the results show that the absolute error limit is 20MPa and the relative error of the testing method is less than 25%. Therefore, the new methods can be widely applied in the detection of the residual stress in the depth direction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, IEEE ICMA 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1295-1299
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781509023943
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2016
Event13th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, IEEE ICMA 2016 - Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Duration: 7 Aug 201610 Aug 2016

Publication series

Name2016 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, IEEE ICMA 2016

Conference

Conference13th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, IEEE ICMA 2016
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHarbin, Heilongjiang
Period7/08/1610/08/16

Keywords

  • Ultrasonic
  • acoustoelasticity theory
  • shear and longitudinal waves
  • tensile experiment
  • testing residual stress

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