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RS/hyper: A Hypertext-Based Workstation for Reliable X-Ray Residual Stress Measurements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

A. Ward III ,
R. W. Hendricks  and
M. Brauss
A. Ward III
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA 24061
R. W. Hendricks
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA 24061
M. Brauss
Affiliation:
Proto Manufacturing Limited, 2175 Solar Crescent Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada NOR 1L0
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Abstract

Advances over the last ten years in computer automation and control, compact and portable x-ray sources, and reliable and efficient detector systems have allowed X-Ray Determination of Residual Stress (XRDRS) measurements to become a viable method of evaluating the state of stress in metals, alloys, and ceramics. However, problems associated with incorrect XRDRS equipment operation and poor experimental technique are prevelant in industry, necessitating better operator training and education. Therefore, an interactive computer workstation, called RS/hyper, was developed to lead the operator towards correct operating procedures and reliable experimental technique.

Proper machine setup, machine maintenance, radiation safety, experimental technique, theoretical understanding, and limited data evaluation are presented in RS/hyper. Graphical aids are used extensively to avoid confusion and misinterpretation of theoretical concepts and equipment instructions. RS/hyper is interactive, allowing the user to learn about topics at a comfortable level of explanation. Compared to written texts and references, RS/hyper has been shown to reduce training and problem solving time by a factor of 16.

RS/hyper will train novice users of XRDRS equipment so that the data acquired from such machines will be reliable in an industrial environment. Also, since the software educates the user, data will be more accurately represented before interpretation. The experienced user should find RS/hyper useful as a reference to XRDRS and related information.

Type
IX. Stress and Strain Determination by Diffraction Methods, Peak Broadening Analysis
Information
Advances in X-Ray Analysis , Volume 36: Forty-First Annual Conference on Applications of X-ray Analysis, August 3-7, 1992 , 1992 , pp. 527 - 533
Copyright
Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1992

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