Non-destructive evaluation of the damage of ferromagnetic steel using metal magnetic memory and nonlinear ultrasonic method

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Article type: Research Article

Authors: Shui, Guoshuang^* | Li, Changwu | Yao, Kai

Affiliations: Department of Mechanics, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Guoshuang Shui, Department of Mechanics, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China. E-mail:gsshui@bjtu.edu.cn

Abstract: Based on the measurement of residual magnetic spontaneous stray field, metal magnetic memory (MMM) technique is an effective method in evaluating the degree of early damage for ferromagnetic materials due to the existence of stress concentration. In this paper, the normal and tangential components of the stress induced self-magnetic leakage field (SMLF) intensity on the surface of specimens were measured at predetermined tensile forces throughout the tensile process. The results show that the stress induced normal and tangential components of the self-magnetic leakage field are effective in characterizing different stress levels in elastic deformation stages; and the tangential component is more effective in characterizing different plastic deformation stages. Furthermore, experimental measurements using nonlinear ultrasonic technique (NUT) were also conducted at the same stress level when the magnetic memory signals were collected. It shows that MMM technique is effective in charactering the stress-strain state in elastic deformation stage for ferromagnetic materials; and NUT is effective in charactering the degree of plastic deformation.

Keywords: Metal magnetic memory (MMM), nonlinear ultrasonic technique (NUT), damage, non-destructive evaluation

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-140115

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 1023-1038, 2015