High-tech composites to ancient metals

Zhang, S. Y.; Godfrey, E.; Kockelmann, W.; Paradowska, A.; Bull, M. J.; Korsunsky, A. M.; Abbey, B.; Xu, P.; Tomota, Y.; Liljedahl, D.; Zanellato, O.; Fitzpatrick, M. E.; Daymond, M. R.; Toda, R. M.; Holt, R. A.; Kelleher, J.; Siano, S. and Santisteban, J. (2009). High-tech composites to ancient metals. Materials Today, 12(7-8) pp. 78–84.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1369-7021(09)70233-0

Abstract

Neutron diffraction methods offer a direct measure of the elastic component of strain deep within crystalline materials through precise characterisation of the interplanar crystal lattice spacing. The unique non-destructive nature of this measurement technique is particularly beneficial in the context of engineering design and archaeological materials science, since it allows the evaluation of a variety of structural and deformational parameters inside real components without material removal, or at worst with minimal interference. We review a wide range of recent experimental studies using the Engin-X materials engineering instrument at the ISIS neutron source and show how the technique provides the basis for developing improved insight into materials of great importance to applications and industry.

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