USE OF RADIOACTIVITY FOR DETERMINING MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES IN SURFACE-ANALYSIS

Authors
MCHARRIS WC
Citation
Wc. Mcharris, USE OF RADIOACTIVITY FOR DETERMINING MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES IN SURFACE-ANALYSIS, Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry, 203(2), 1996, pp. 505-518
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Analytical","Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
02365731
Volume
203
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
505 - 518
Database
ISI
SICI code
0236-5731(1996)203:2<505:UORFDM>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The study of mechanical properties of surfaces has been facilitated in recent years by nondestructive radioactive techniques, which monitor the wearing away of gamma-emitting species from the surface. Such spec ies can be produced directly by surface-layer activation or indirectly by implanting the products of a nuclear reaction. Each technique has its strengths and weaknesses, and together they allow the study of wea r in a complex device such as an engine without having to disassemble it.