TY - CONF A1 - Bruno, Giovanni A1 - Laquai, René A1 - Wieder, Frank A1 - Kupsch, Andreas A1 - Müller, Bernd R. T1 - The combined use of X-ray refraction and transmission radiography and computed tomography N2 - Alternative to conventional transmission-based radiography and computed tomography, X-ray refraction techniques are being increasingly used to detect damage in light materials. In fact, their range of application has been recently extended even to metals. The big advantage of X-ray refraction techniques is that they are able to detect nanometric defects, whose size would lie below the resolution of even state-of-the-art synchrotron-based X-ray computed tomography (SXCT). The superiority of synchrotron X-ray refraction radiography and tomography (SXRR and SXRCT) has been shown in the case of light materials, in particular composites. X-ray refraction techniques also yield a quantitifaction of the amount of damage (the so-called relative internal specific surface) and can well be compared with damage models. At the same time, it is impossible for SXRR and SXRCT to image single defects. We show that the combination of refraction- and transmission-based imaging techniques yields an impressive amount of additional information about the type and amount of defects in microstructured materials such as additively manufactured metals or metal matrix composites. We also show that the use of data fusion techniques allows the classification of defects in statistically significant representative volume elements. T2 - 11th Conference on Industrial Computed Tomography CY - Online meeting DA - 08.02.2022 KW - X-ray refraction radiography KW - Computed Tomography KW - Synchrotron radiation KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Damage evolution PY - 2022 UR - https://www.ndt.net/article/ctc2022/papers/ICT2022_paper_id268.pdf SP - 1 EP - 7 AN - OPUS4-54324 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wieder, Frank A1 - Sintschuk, Michael A1 - Kupsch, Andreas A1 - Müller, Bernd R. A1 - Zaslansky, P. A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - X-ray refraction radiography applied to Dental Fibre Posts N2 - Fibre-Matrix-Debonding in glass fibre reinforced dental posts can play an important role for their mechanical performance and long term stability… We show that synchrotron X-ray refraction radiography (SXRR) allows analysis of large samples (up to several millimetres) without compromising the detectability of sub micrometer defects. T2 - HZB User Meeting 2021 CY - Online meeting DA - 09.12.2021 KW - X-ray refraction KW - Fiber reinforced dental post KW - Fiberglass composite KW - Non-destructive testing PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-54092 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Balko, J. A1 - Büsse, T. A1 - Kunkel, J. A1 - Kupsch, Andreas A1 - Wieder, Frank T1 - Schau(m) an, es geht... – Geschäumter Biokunststoff PBS für Leichtbau, Isolierwerkstoffe und Verpackungsmittel N2 - Flexible, niedrigdichte Schäume aus Biokunststoffen im Extrusionsverfahren herzustellen war bisher industriell noch nicht möglich. Im Verarbeitungstechnikum Biopolymere des Fraunhofer IAP wurde in einem Projekt die Eignung von PBS-basierten Biokunststofftypen für Schaumanwendungen erforscht und weiterentwickelt. KW - Polymer KW - Schaum KW - Polybutylensuccinat (PBS) KW - Biokunststoff KW - Computertomographie PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-555832 UR - https://www.plastverarbeiter.de/heftarchiv-ausgabendetail/plastverarbeiter-07-08-2022.html SN - 0032–1338 VL - 73 IS - 7/8 SP - 50 EP - 52 PB - Hüthig GmbH CY - Heidelberg AN - OPUS4-55583 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Jaenisch, Gerd-Rüdiger A1 - Wieder, Frank A1 - Vogel, Justus A1 - Ewert, Uwe A1 - Bellon, Carsten A1 - Messerschmid, Magdalena ED - Xu, C. T1 - Scatter imaging – Simulation of aperture focusing by deconvolution N2 - X-ray scatter imaging is a well-established NDT technique to inspect complex objects using only a single-sided access. We present a specially designed multi-slit scatter camera consisting of several twisted slits which are parallelly arranged in a metal block. The camera projects one image per slit to the digital detector array, where the images are overlaying each other. The aperture is corrected based on a de-convolution algorithm to focus the overlaying projections into a single representation of the object. To achieve high scatter intensities from an object, it is necessary to optimize the parameters of the scatter system by simulation. T2 - IEEE Far East NDT New Technology & Application Forum CY - Xi'an, China DA - 22.06.2017 KW - Scatter imaging KW - Computer simulation KW - Aperture focusing KW - Deconvolution PY - 2018 SN - 978-1-5386-1615-4 DO - https://doi.org/10.1109/FENDT.2017.8584606 SP - 301 EP - 306 PB - IEEE CY - Piscataway, NJ AN - OPUS4-48395 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wieder, Frank A1 - Ewert, Uwe A1 - Vogel, Justus A1 - Jaenisch, Gerd-Rüdiger A1 - Bellon, Carsten T1 - A Novel Multi Slit X-Ray Backscatter Camera Based on Synthetic Aperture Focusing N2 - A special slit collimator was developed earlier for fast acquisition of X-ray back scatter images. The design was based on a twisted slit design (ruled surfaces) in a Tungsten block to acquire backscatter images. The comparison with alternative techniques as flying spot and coded aperture pin hole technique could not prove the expected higher contrast sensitivity. In analogy to the coded aperture technique, a novel multi slit camera was designed and tested. Several twisted slits were parallelly arranged in a metal block. The CAD design of different multi-slit cameras was evaluated and optimized by the computer simulation packages aRTist and McRay. The camera projects a set of equal images, one per slit, to the digital detector array, which are overlaying each other. Afterwards, the aperture is corrected based on a deconvolution algorithm to focus the overlaying projections into a single representation of the object. Furthermore, a correction of the geometrical distortions due to the slit geometry is performed. The expected increase of the contrast-to-noise ratio is proportional to the square root of the number of parallel slits in the camera. However, additional noise has to be considered originating from the deconvolution operation. The slit design, functional principle, and the expected limits of this technique are discussed. T2 - 43rd Annual Review of Progress in QNDE CY - Atlanta, GA, USA DA - 17.07.2016 KW - Deconvolution KW - Back scatter imaging KW - Computer simulation KW - Aperture focusing PY - 2017 SN - 978-0-7354-1474-7 DO - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4974711 VL - 1806 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - AIP Publishing AN - OPUS4-42429 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Konert, Florian A1 - Wieder, Frank A1 - Nietzke, Jonathan A1 - Meinel, Dietmar A1 - Böllinghaus, Thomas A1 - Sobol, Oded T1 - Evaluation of the impact of gaseous hydrogen on pipeline steels utilizing hollow specimen technique and μCT N2 - The high potential of hydrogen as a key factor on the pathway towards a climate neutral economy, leads to rising demand in technical applications, where gaseous hydrogen is used. For several metals, hydrogen-metal interactions could cause a degradation of the material properties. This is especially valid for low carbon and highstrength structural steels, as they are commonly used in natural gas pipelines and analyzed in this work. This work provides an insight to the impact of hydrogen on the mechanical properties of an API 5L X65 pipeline steel tested in 60 bar gaseous hydrogen atmosphere. The analyses were performed using the hollow specimen technique with slow strain rate testing (SSRT). The nature of the crack was visualized thereafter utilizing μCT imaging of the sample pressurized with gaseous hydrogen in comparison to one tested in an inert atmosphere. The combination of the results from non-conventional mechanical testing procedures and nondestructive imaging techniques has shown unambiguously how the exposure to hydrogen under realistic service pressure influences the mechanical properties of the material and the appearance of failure. KW - Energy Engineering and Power Technology KW - Condensed Matter Physics KW - Fuel Technology KW - Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment KW - µCT KW - Hollow Specimen Technique KW - Hydrogen Embrittlement PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-595077 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.02.005 SN - 0360-3199 VL - 59 SP - 874 EP - 879 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-59507 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Silvestroni, L. A1 - Kupsch, Andreas A1 - Müller, B. R. A1 - Ulbricht, Alexander A1 - Wieder, Frank A1 - Fritsch, Tobias A1 - Sciti, D. A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - Determination of short carbon fiber orientation in zirconium diboride ceramic matrix composites N2 - In fiber-reinforced components, the fiber alignment and orientation have paramount influence on the thermomechanical properties of the resulting composite, for both short and continuous fiber. Here we present the case of an ultra-refractory matrix intended for extreme environment applications, ZrB2, reinforced with 20 vol% and 50 vol% short carbon fibers. In both cases, fibers tend to align perpendicular to the uniaxial pressure applied during shaping and sintering of a pellet, although the fiber tilt across the pellet thickness is difficult to determine. Moreover, for high volume fractions of reinforcement, the spatial distribution of the fibers is heterogeneous and tends to have domains of preferential orientations. We compare the information on the fiber distribution as collected by scanning electron microscopy images, X-ray computed tomography and synchrotron X-ray refraction radiography (SXRR). The three techniques prove to be complementary. Importantly, we demonstrate that SXRR yields the most statistically significant information due to the largest field of view, yet with a sensitivity down to the nanometer, and that can be successfully applied also to heavy matrix materials, such as zirconium boride. KW - Ceramic matrix composites KW - Synchrotron X-ray refraction radiography KW - X-ray computed tomography KW - Scanning electron microscopy KW - High-temperature ceramics PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-597712 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2024.02.048 SN - 0955-2219 VL - 44 IS - 8 SP - 4853 EP - 4862 PB - Elsevier Ltd. CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-59771 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zocca, Andrea A1 - Müller, Bernd R. A1 - Laquai, René A1 - Kupsch, Andreas A1 - Wieder, Frank A1 - Benemann, Sigrid A1 - Wilbig, Janka A1 - Günster, Jens A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - Microstructural characterization of AP40 apatite-wollastonite glass-ceramic N2 - The microstructure of an apatite-wollastonite (code name AP40) glass-ceramic is analyzed in this study by combining 2D microscopy, phase analysis, X-ray absorption and synchrotron X-ray refraction computed tomography (XCT and SXRCT, respectively). It is shown that this combination provides a useful toolbox to characterize the global microstructure in a wide scale range, from sub-micrometer to millimeter. The material displays a complex microstructure comprising a glassy matrix with embedded fluorapatite and wollastonite small crystals. In this matrix, large (up to 200 μm) spike-shaped structures are distributed. Such microstructural features are oriented around a central sphere, thereby forming a structure resembling a sea urchin. A unique feature of SXRCT, in contrast to XCT, is that internal interfaces are visualized; this allows one to show the 3D distribution of these urchins with exceptionally good contrast. Furthermore, it is revealed that the spike-shaped structures are not single crystals, but rather composed of sub-micrometric crystals, which are identified as fluorapatite and diopside phases by SEM-EDX analysis. KW - Glass-ceramic KW - X-ray refraction KW - Computed tomography KW - Microstructure PY - 2023 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.12.130 SN - 0272-8842 VL - 49 IS - 8 SP - 12672 EP - 12679 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-57452 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bauer, L.J. A1 - Wieder, Frank A1 - Truong, V. A1 - Förste, F. A1 - Wagener, Y. A1 - Jonas, A. A1 - Praetz, S: A1 - Schlesiger, C. A1 - Kupsch, Andreas A1 - Müller, B.R. A1 - Kanngießer, B. A1 - Zaslansky, P. A1 - Mantouvalou, I. T1 - Absorption Correction for 3D Elemental Distributions of Dental Composite Materials Using Laboratory Confocal Micro-X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy N2 - Confocal micro-X-ray fluorescence (micro-XRF) spectroscopy facilitates three-dimensional (3D) elemental imaging of heterogeneous samples in the micrometer range. Laboratory setups using X-ray tube excitation render the method accessible for diverse research fields but interpretation of results and quantification remain challenging. The attenuation of X-rays in composites depends on the photon energy as well as on the composition and density of the material. For confocal micro-XRF, attenuation severely impacts elemental distribution information, as the signal from deeper layers is distorted by superficial layers. Absorption correction and quantification of fluorescence measurements in heterogeneous composite samples have so far not been reported. Here, an absorption correction approach for confocal micro-XRF combining density information from microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) data with laboratory X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and synchrotron transmission measurements is presented. The energy dependency of the probing volume is considered during the correction. The methodology is demonstrated on a model composite sample consisting of a bovine tooth with a clinically used restoration material. KW - Micro X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy KW - Dental composite materials KW - Computed tomography KW - Absorption correction PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-601630 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.4c00116 SN - 0003-2700 SN - 1520-6882 VL - 96 IS - 21 SP - 8441 EP - 8449 PB - American Chemical Society Publications CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-60163 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -