Sample Test

Ductility of bituminous materials NF T 66-006 ASTM D 113 Test-sample elongation at the point of rupture... 

The AET was used at standard tests of numerous structural materials, above all steels and cast iron, prepared are ceramic samples. Part of tested samples had qjecial sur ce layer treatments by laser, plasma nitridation and similar. Effect of special surface treatment the authors published already earlier [5,6]. In this contribution are summed up typical courses of basic dependencies, measured by the AET at contact loading. 

At the two-multiple loading test, the samples were preliminarily exposed to the stretch exertions effect until the level G, which is O.S B (do not influence on the residual resistance) and the AE total calculation (Nl) was registered. After the test, samples were unloaded entirely, then loaded repeatedly until the initial level 6, and the AE total calculation (N2) was registered again. The ratio K=Nl / N2 was taken as a criteria parameter of the carbon plastic resistance (table 1). If the value of K is considerably exceeding 1, then the samples resistance is quite high. If the value of K is close to or less than 1 - it means that the samples have low resistance. 

The systems of such type have been developed of all last 10 years. We shall bring some characteristics of one of the last development within the framework of European BRITE project, carried out in LETT This 3D cone-beam tomograph is referred to as EVA Bench or Equipment for Voludensimetry Analysis. It is oriented on NDT of industrial products from ceramics and other composites. One of the main task of this tomograph is achievement of high resolution at study of whole internal volume of researched object. For test sample of the size 10mm spatial resolution in 50mm was obtained [14]. 

Fig. 4.3 Left A-scan of the field variation above the test sample. Right Test sample with different sawcuts. Right below line scan at positions indicated by white arrows.

The calibration graph for the probe using a strength machine, has been shown in Fig. 7 It can be observed that the dependence of indications of the device of Wirotest type on the loading is linear within the proportionality limit scope. After unloading the indications do not return to zero, but show own stress caused in effect of plastic deformation of the tested sample... 

Figure 1 X-ray imaging system with calibration body and test sample...

In this section results will be presented using test samples to determine the accuracy of our approach. Further on an example is shown using the system to analyse casting defects. For the experiments moderate projective magnifications between 1.1 and 1.4 were chosen. The test samples used to determine the accuracy of calibration, 3D defect position and volume estimation consist of several holes representing internal defects of different but known size and shape. 

The key company of the new NDT- centre is HAPEG (Hattinger Priif- und Entwicklungs-gesellschaft), which operates a Computed Tomography system and offers service measurements on test samples of their customers [1]. The basic set up and technical details of this CT-system are presented in this paper. Details of the extension towards 3D visualisation, 3D-Tomography and the software involved are presented in a different paper [2]. 

The GAMMASCAN 1500 HR is a combined system for two-dimensional (2D-CT) and three-dimensional (3D-CT) computed tomography, as well as digital radiography (DR). The system is equipped with two separate detector systems for the fan-beam and cone-beam CT. The sire of the objects is limited to a height of four meters, maximum diameters of 1.5 meters and a weight of up to 15 tons. The turntable which carries the test samples can be moved along and across the beam direction ( X- and Y- direction). The radiation source and the detector systems can be moved in Z- direction, both, simultaneously and independently. 

Apparatus. The apparatus is made of Pyrex glass, in one piece. It consists of a shaped bulb A (Fig. 89 of about 30 ml. capacity in which the reaction takes place, provided with an inclined inlet B at the side and a vertical ascension tube D. B serves not only as an inlet for the admission of the carrier gas but also as the route by which the reagents and test sample are introduced into the apparatus. B ends in a small ground-glass joint into which fits ajoint carrying a capillary-tube which projects well down into the bulb A (the end of the capillary should be just above the liquid level when the apparatus is charged for the determination). The upper extension of this capillary beyond the joint is provided with a tap C to control the rate of flow of the carrier gas. 

Heat a mixture of 15 g. of p-nitroacetanilide and 75 ml. of 70 per cent, sulphuric acid (1) under a reflux water condenser for 20-30 minutes or until a test sample remains clear upon dilution with 2-3 times its volume of water. The p-nitroaniline is now present in the hquid as the sulphate. Pour the clear hot solution into 500 ml. of cold water and precipitate the p-nitroanihne by adding excess of 10 per cent, sodium hydroxide solution or of concentrated ammonia solution. When cold (cool the mixture in ice water, if necessary), filter the yellow crystalline precipitate at the pump, wash it well with water, and drain thoroughly. Recrystallise it from a mixture of equal volumes of rectified (or methylated) spirit and water or from hot water. Filter, wash and dry. The yield of p-nitroanihne, m.p, 148°, is 11 g. 

Place a mixture of 25 g. of a-naphthylamine (Section IV,37) and 125 g. (69 -5 ml.) of concentrated sulphuric acid in a 250 ml. conical or round-bottomed flask, and heat in an oil bath for 4-5 hours or until a test sample, when made alkaline with sodium hydroxide solution and extracted with ether, yields no naphthylamine upon evaporation of the ether. Pour the warm reaction mixture cautiously and with stirring into 300 ml. of cold... 

The scatter of the points around the calibration line or random errors are of importance since the best-fit line will be used to estimate the concentration of test samples by interpolation. The method used to calculate the random errors in the values for the slope and intercept is now considered. We must first calculate the standard deviation Sy/x, which is given by ... 

It is sufficient, as Sing has pointed out, merely to replace as normalizing factor by the amount adsorbed at some fixed relative pressure (p/p ), in practice taken as (p/p°), = 0-4. The normalized adsorption n/ o (= j). obtained from the isotherm on a reference sample of the solid, is then plotted against p/p°, to obtain a standard a,-curve rather than a t-curve. The a,-curve can then be used to construct an a,-plot from the isotherm of a test sample of the solid, just as the t-curve can be used to produce a t-plot. If a straight line through the origin results, one may infer that the isotherm under test is identical in shape with the standard the slope b, of the linear branch of the j-plot will be equal totio 4 Just as the slope b, of the t-plot was equal to nja (cf. Equation (2.34)). 

To estimate the specific surface A(test) of a test sample from the slope of its a,-plot, one notes that... 

Thus, if the specific surface of the reference material is known (e.g. from the nitrogen isotherm) the specific surface of the test sample can be calculated from the ratio of the slopes of the a -plots. The specific surfaces of all the... 

Ten laboratories were asked to determine the concentration of an analyte A in three standard test samples. Eollowing are the results, in parts per million. ... 

U. S. Military Specifications. These are informative pubHcations describing characteristics of materials, methods of testing, sampling, packaging and criteria for acceptance, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 

Convergence. The tendency of a test sample, regardless of quaUty, to be perceived as similar to prior sample(s) sometimes called the halo effect. 

The standard Rockwell test requires a relatively smooth surface (120 grit or better) for reproducibiUty. Superficial Rockwell test samples must be ground to 600 grit or better for accuracy and reproducibiUty. 

Barcol Indenter. The Barcol hardness tester is a hand-held, spring-loaded instmment with a steel indenter developed for use on hard plastics and soft metals (ASTM D2583) (2). In use the indenter is forced into the sample surface and a hardness number is read direcdy off the integral dial indicator caUbrated on a 0 to 100 scale. Barcol hardness numbers do not relate to nor can they be converted to other hardness scales. The Barcol instmment is caUbrated at each use by indenting an aluminum ahoy standard disk suppHed with it. The Barcol test is relatively insensitive to surface condition but may be affected by test sample size and thickness. 

One advantage of the impedance tube test methods is the small (usually <10 cm (4 ia.) dia) size of the test samples. For these tests sound impinges on the test sample only at normal iacidence to the surface, and the sound-absorption coefficients derived ia this manner are vaUd only at this angle. 

The above-mentioned codes contain requirements for accelerated durabiUty tests. In addition, interlayer manufacturers and laminators expose test samples for several years under extreme weather conditions, eg, the Florida coast and Arizona desert. The laminated products weather extremely well, with no change in the plastic interlayer. Occasionally, clouding is noted around the edges when exposed to high humidity for long periods, but this is reversible. Colored areas of PVB laminates may fade while subjected to extensive uv/solar irradiation, which could cause an appearance issue. This has not, however, been shown to alter the laminate s other performance properties. 

In the process of testing, color deviations are expressed ia the CIELAB system which projects total color differences either on the axes of the rectangular LAB or the equivalent polar LHC system (26). In either case tested samples must fall within acceptable ranges or limits estabhshed versus a standard by the pigment manufacturer and accepted by the pigment user. 

Because of its low and regular thermal expansion, vitreous sHica is employed ia apparatus used to measure the thermal expansion of soHds. A detaHed account of the different methods used for this purpose has been pubHshed (227). The most common form of dHatometer utilizes a vitreous sHica tube closed at the bottom and containing the test sample. A movable rod of vitreous sHica, resting on the sample, actuates a dial iadicator resting on the top of the rod. The assembly containing the sample is placed ia a furnace, bath, or cooling chamber to attain the desired temperature. 

Rotating Beam Fatigue Test for Steel Cords. The purpose of this test method is to evaluate steel cord for pure bending fatigue (121). The test sample consists of a 3-mm diameter mbber embedded with steel cord. Different bending stress levels are appHed and the time to failure is recorded. The test stops at 1.44 million cycles. The fatigue limit is calculated from S—N (stress—number of cycles) curve. 

Welding (qv) of titanium requires a protected atmosphere of iaert gas. Furthermore, parts and filler wire are cleaned with acetone (trichloroethylene is not recommended). The pieces to be welded are clamped, not tacked, unless tacks are shielded with iaert gas. A test sample should be welded. Coated electrodes are excluded and higher purity metal (lower oxygen content) is preferred as filler. Titanium caimot be fusion-welded to other metals because of formation of brittle intermetallic phases ia the weld 2oae. 

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