Actions for Assessment of strength limiting flaws in ceramic heat exchanger components [electronic resource] : Phase 1, Final report, September 28, 1984-June 30, 1986
Assessment of strength limiting flaws in ceramic heat exchanger components [electronic resource] : Phase 1, Final report, September 28, 1984-June 30, 1986
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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1986. Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Assurance of energy efficient design lifetimes of high temperature structural ceramics requires the ability to specify acceptance criteria and to test to those criteria. These criteria will be established through nondestructive testing, to determine which defects are detectable, together with fracture mechanics, to calculate effects of indetectable flaws. The first phase of this program is to examine heat exchanger material with four test methods which have shown promise for use in ceramics; ultrasonic scanning, microfocus x-ray, Scanning Laser Acoustic Microscope, and Acoustic Holography. The capabilities, limits, and potential for improvement of these are presented in this report. Destructive testing, material sectioning, and fractography are included. 24 refs., 68 figs., 6 tabs.