LOW TEMPERATURE IN-SITU STRESS MEASUREMENT OF W/Cu COMPOSITE BY NEUTRON DIFFRACTION

Abstract

The internal stresses in the continuous tungsten-fiber reinforced copper-matrix composite were examined by the Neutron stress measurement method. The Neutron diffraction apparatus ND1, which is abbreviated from the Neutron Diffraction system No.1 designed and manufactured by the National Nuclear Energy Agency in Indonesia (Badan Tenage Nuklir Nasional, BATAN), was used in the present study. The most common 3-axes measurement method with Hooke's equation was used to measure stresses in the both of tungsten-fiber and copper-matrix. The tungsten-fiber became the situation of heavy 110 priority orientation. The other hand, copper-matrix became the large crystal grain. Thermal stress alterations caused form low temperature cycling was measured by in-situ stress measurement method making use of a cryostat system. The thermal residual stresses of tungsten-fiber and copper-matrix in longitudinal direction were compressive and tensile state respectively. Results of in-situ thermal stress measurement were agreed with a calculated result of simple elastic theory qualitatively.