Development and application of neutron transmission imaging for strain mapping in aerospace applications
Funder
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Project team
Partners
ISIS Neutron and Muon Facility
Duration of project
2016 - 2019
Project overview
This project, funded as an ISIS Facility Development Studentship, worked on the commissioning of the new IMAT beamline at the UK’s ISIS Neutron Facility.
Project objectives
The IMAT beamline was designed to combine neutron imaging, diffraction, and texture measurements in a single instrument, and the project delivered characterisation of the beamline performance, the development of novel analysis methods for neutron Bragg edge strain analysis, and exemplar applications of the new instrument to aerospace materials and structures.
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Impact statement
The project delivered characterisation of the performance of the IMAT beamline for engineering application, and the neutron transmission method was applied for the study of manufacturing and repair technologies for aerospace aluminium alloys.
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Outputs
S. Ramadhan, A. K. Syed, A. S. Tremsin, W. Kockelmann, R. Dalgliesh, B. Chen, D. Parfitt, M. E. Fitzpatrick, ‘Mapping Residual Strain Induced by Cold Working and by Laser Shock Peening using Neutron Transmission Spectroscopy’. Materials and Design. 2018:143:56-64.
S. Tremsin, W. Kockelmann, J. F. Kelleher, A. M. Paradowska, R. S. Ramadhan, M. E. Fitzpatrick, ‘Energy-Resolved Neutron Imaging for Reconstruction of Strain Introduced by Cold Working’. J. Imaging. 2018:4(3).
S. Ramadhan, W. Kockelmann, A. S. Tremsin, M. E. Fitzpatrick, ‘Neutron Transmission Strain Measurements on IMAT: Residual Strain Mapping in an AlSiCp Metal Matrix Composite’. Materials Research Proceedings. 2018:4:149-154.
S. Ramadhan, W. Kockelmann, T. Minniti, B. Chen, D. Parfitt, M. E. Fitzpatrick, A. S. Tremsin, ‘Characterisation and application of Bragg-edge transmission imaging for strain measurement and crystallographic analysis on the IMAT beamline’. J. Appl. Cryst. 2019:52:351-368.
