Analysis of Residual Stress by Diffraction using Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation

While residual stress can be a problem in many industries and lead to early failure of component, it can also be introduced deliberately to improve lifetimes. Knowledge of the residual stress state in a component can be critical for quality control of surface engineering processes or vital to performing an accurate assessment of component life under fatigue loading.

Neutron and synchrotron X-ray diffraction have emerged as leading techniques for stress analysis, as they can penetrate many mi...