A furnace with rotating load frame for in situ high temperature deformation and creep experiments in a neutron diffraction beam line PROJECT TITLE :A furnace with rotating load frame for in situ high temperature deformation and creep experiments in a neutron diffraction beam lineABSTRACT:A resistive furnace combined with a load frame was built that allows for in situ neutron diffraction studies of high temperature deformation, in particular, creep. A maximum force of 2700 N can be applied at temperatures up to 1000 °C. A load control mode permits studies of, e.g., creep or phase transformations under applied uni-axial stress. In position control, a range of high temperature deformation experiments can be achieved. The examined specimen can be rotated up to 80° around the vertical compression axis allowing texture measurements in the neutron time-of-flight diffractometer HIPPO (High Pressure – Preferred Orientation). We present results from the successful commissioning, deforming a Zr-2.5 wt.% Nb cylinder at 975 °C. The device is now available for the user program of the HIPPO diffractometer at the LANSCE (Los Alamos Neutron Science Center) user facility. Did you like this research project? To get this research project Guidelines, Training and Code... Click Here facebook twitter google+ linkedin stumble pinterest Design and analysis of multi-color confocal microscopy with a wavelength scanning detector A digitally configurable measurement platform using audio cards for high-resolution electronic transport studies
