129 datasets found

Mechanical properties of metals can be largely degraded by the present of solute hydrogen, and this phenomenon is referred as hydrogen embrittlement. This phenomenon has been...

The mechanical behaviour of porous granular rocks is highly complex due to the fact that they exhibit a multiscale interaction of three different phases: grains, cement and...

The fact that residual stresses are redistributed or relaxed during operations shows the importance of understanding residual stress after a particular period. Elastic shakedown...

The experiment wishes to measure the strain profiles across 12 mm thick reference ceramics slabs especially produced to minimize and maximize thermal stress during cooling. The...

The contour method has been increasingly recognised as a powerful technique for measuring residual stresses. However, the conventional contour method is limited to performing...

A newly developed dual phase high manganese steel has the potential to exceed the mechanical properties of many current state of the art advanced high strength automotive and...

We propose to deeply investigate one metallic (iron based) failed tie-rod sample, from Duomo di Milano (Italy). The tie-rod, a typical iron strengthening element in gothic...

Nickel-based superalloy is widely used in aerospace engine components for its excellent high-temperature performance. Because of the difficulty in producing superalloy...

The European Medieval double-edged sword develops in the 11th century from the Viking Age sword. Already in the 10th century, some of the finest examples of the Ulfberht type of...

There is increased motivation in the aeroengine industry to extend the service life of high-value components by developing new repair technologies for previously unrepairable...

Steels often have anisotropic mechanical properties due to texture or internal stress generated by cold deformation. Recently it has become desirable to control this anisotropy,...

Materials of interest for nuclear fusion applications (like for instance W and W alloys) require special properties in terms of mechanical resilience and radiation hardness....

The European Medieval double-edged sword develops in the 11th century from the Viking Age sword. Already in the 10th century, some of the finest examples of the Ulfberht type of...

The fact that residual stresses are redistributed or relaxed during operations shows the importance of understanding residual stress after a particular period. Elastic shakedown...

Hardened copper bolts were the ¿new technology¿ that saved the Royal Navy when iron bolts no longer held ships together safely after their wooden hulls had been sheathed in...

A full-sized section of 304-stainless steel pipe with a non-stress relieved girth-butt weld has been obtained from a Pressurised Water Reactor. This project will accurately map...

As additive manufacturing (AM) is moving into the production of more heavily loaded end-use components, particularly within the aerospace sector, improved understanding of the...

The recently developed TiAl intermetallics-based alloys are promising candidate materials for high temperature applications in gas turbines. However, the mechanism of the creep...

Graphite bricks are both the moderator and structural components at the heart of the Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (AGR) cores. Internal stress arises from the moderation role of...

Investigation on the detailed structure of bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) has become a hot research topic in recent years. It is essential for understanding the development of...