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3.17.3 Principles of Measurement<br />

Magnetoelastic testing is based on the interaction between magnetostrictive<br />

and elastic lattice strains. If a piece of ferromagnetic steel is magnetized, it is<br />

also elongated slightly in the direction of the magnetic field. Likewise, if an<br />

applied load stretches the steel, it will be slightly magnetic in the direction it is<br />

stretched.With compressive loads, the same sort of domain alignment occurs<br />

except the resulting magnetism is 90° to the direction of the compressed load.<br />

When a magnetizing field is gradually applied to a magnetic material, any<br />

unaligned magnetic domains tend to jump into alignment with the induced<br />

magnetic field, generating BN, a measurement of compressive and tensile<br />

stress. The technique provides a method for rapid comparisons. A more<br />

accurate analysis may require calibrating procedures and known loads.<br />

Figure 3.38 shows how compressive and tensile stress levels affect BN signal<br />

levels.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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