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One of the important analytical challenges is the fast and reliable trace detection of explosives in the context of security issues, ammunition disposal, and environmental pollution. Antibodies (Ab) are a promising tool for this purpose and the combination with a
surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensor opens the opportunity of highly selective and fast, label-free detection. A robust and sensitive method for the detection of the explosive trinitrotoluene (TNT) was developed. The detection limit was determined to be around 0.5 μg/L. The fast signal response of less than 1 minute shows that this approach is suitable for security and other time-critical applications. In addition, the very low crossreactivity highly reduces the number of false-positives in relation to competing techniques, including sniffer dogs. Due to the multianalyte ability of the SAW system, several explosives might be detected in parallel. Terminal amino groups were functionalized with trinitrophenyl (TNP) groups by reaction with trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS). In less than 1 minute, a good signal response was obtained. 50 μL of sample was used. No non-specific interaction with the SAM surface was observed. A complete measuring cycle needed 19 minutes including a surface regeneration step with 50 μL of acetonitrile/water/propionic acid (50:50:1) and 150 μL of SDS solution (0.1 %, pH 1 with 100 mM glycine and 100 mM NaCl). A good long-term stability could be shown for at least 6 hours. Two polyclonal antibodies (R1, R2, affinity purified with Protein A) and a monoclonal antibody (A1.1.1) were tested successfully. A commercially available SAW sensor (sam5 blue, SAW Instruments) was used for liquid handling and detection. Self-assembled monolayers (SAM) of alkanethiol derivatives were
prepared on gold surfaces leading to non-fouling and hydrophilic properties, due to attached polyethylene glycol (PEG) residues. A continuous flow of buffer (phosphate-buffered saline, PBS plus Tween 20) of 100 μL/min was applied to the sensor system. TNT antibodies were pre-incubated with the samples containing traces of explosives. Polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies were tested.
The limit of detection (LOD) was determined to 0.5 μg/L for all three antibodies (3s from 12 replicates).
Nuclear Power Plants have been in operation for ca. 50 years. Based on this experience, non-destructive testing tasks specific to thick and highly reinforced nuclear containment structures have materialized. The performance based Service life extension of existing NPPs also needs a measurement based decision to support continuing the service of the concrete part of the installations.
By nature, concrete is a very durable material and any natural Deterioration processes may take a long time to become critical to the structure. The experience of more than 50 years of service limits the testing tasks to a few ones which are not yet solved.
Research in NDT of concrete structures is performed by many research institutions all over the world with different technical and systematic approaches. Results are mainly obtained on laboratory specimens, sometimes additional field studies are reported. This research takes place independently without coordination and as a result, the outcomes mostly lack full comparability.
Software for data analysis has become indispensable and very powerful. This part of testing needs more attention when it comes to evaluate test results. Validation of NDE solutions is becoming a critical part in concrete structure testing.
Validation is by definition the proof that a customer´s requirements in the test are being met by the testing solution. This includes equipment, personnel qualification and data analysis. In the following tables, the research recommendation Validation is used in the sense, that proof of the performance of existing solutions needs to be adressed. In general, a validation methodology for NDE solutions for concrete testing in itself needs to be researched and established.
Comparability of research also needs an accepted and easily accessible reference. From experience, it is almost impossible to manufacture exact copies of test specimens at different locations. Round Robin tests are therefore needed to evaluate the performance of a test.
Data evaluation is generally done using dedicated software, sometimes Hardware dependant and not interchangeable between systems. Software is ever more increasingly becoming more powerful and sophisticated. An in-depth evaluation needs to address the comparability and validation of Software used for data analysis and evaluation. The vision of a unified software pool for NDE investigations would undoubtedly support research tremendously.
Quantitative NDE is mostly recommended to assess the condition of a structure. However, qualitative data can be very useful, especially for processes which change the material properties or deteriorate the structure (e.g. corrosion of reinforcement). The need for reliable baseline data is a key factor for such monitoring tasks.
Fraktographischen Daten aus Schadensanalysen, Vergleichsversuchen und Vorhaben könnten der Fachöffentlichkeit im Bereich Fraktographie zur Verfügung gestellt werden, sofern das Urheberrecht es zulässt und außerdem ein geeignetes Medium existiert. Ein solches Medium könnte eine offene fraktographische online-Datenbank sein. Eine solche wird im Rahmen der AG Fraktographie im DVM-DGM Gemeinschaftsausschuss "Rasterelektronenmikroskopie in der Materialprüfung" zurzeit erarbeitet.
Fraktographischen Daten aus Schadensanalysen, Vergleichsversuchen und Vorhaben könnten der Fachöffentlichkeit im Bereich Fraktographie zur Verfügung gestellt werden, sofern das Urheber-recht es zulässt und außerdem ein geeignetes Medium existiert. Ein solches Medium könnte eine offene fraktographische online-Datenbank sein. Eine solche wird im Rahmen der AG Fraktographie im DVM-DGM Gemeinschaftsausschuss "Rasterelektronenmikroskopie in der Materialprüfung" zurzeit erarbeitet.
Experiments in this study reveal that the initiating capability of commonly used squibs is not high enough to initiate PETN in all cases. The fulfilment of the ‘new’ essential safety requirement 4 as set out in the European directive 2013/29/EU and the categorization of squibs as theatrical pyrotechnic articles (T2) can therefore be justified, as the explosive investigated belongs to quite a sensitive type (Initiation with low impulse energies possible). Underwater initiating capability tests according to EN 13763-15 led to meaningful results, showing that squibs are usually unable to initiate a secondary explosive. For a general assessment of the initiating capability of squibs and comparable (theatrical) pyrotechnic articles a threshold range of an equivalent initiation capability in grams of PETN on the basis of the performed underwater initiating capability tests was determined. It was found that squibs are generally not capable of initiating secondary explosives if the underwater initiating capability test showed an equivalent Initiation capability below 0.25 g PETN. As a consequence of this result, the underwater initiating capability test gives an effective and safer alternative to the experimental confirmation of the ‘new’ ESR 4 by direct contact of the article with the secondary explosive and should then be preferred to it.
The potentialities of a thin layer of steel-fiber reinforced self-compacting concrete (SFRSCC) for the flexural strengthening of handmade brick structural elements are investigated. For this purpose, an experimental program was carried out covering the relevant phenomena that can influence the effectiveness of this technique. The SFRSCC has a post-cracking residual tensile strength capable of improving the flexural stiffness, flexural resistance and ductility of prototypes representatives of ancient handmade brick based structures that fail in bending. To appraise the flexural strengthening effectiveness of this technique, straight beams composed of handmade bricks, low-strength mortar (LSM) and SFRSCC were tested. The obtained results have shown that this technique can increase significantly the flexural stiffness and resistance, and the ductility performance of this type of structures. The strengthening effectiveness depends on the post-cracking residual strength of the SFRSCC, its layer thickness and on the possibility of replacing part of the LSM by SFRSCC. Based on the experimental results for the characterization of the intervening materials, and adopting a cross section layer model capable of predicting the moment-curvature relationship for the distinct types of cross sections of this structural system, the maximum load registered in the tested prototypes was predicted with good accuracy.
SMP Tagnologies
(2013)
In Windkraftanlagen oder in Eisenbahnen unterliegen die Materialien hohen Beanspruchungen. Wenn in solchen technischen Systemen Komponenten versagen, kann dies zu hohen Kosten führen. Deshalb müssen sie regelmäßig geprüft werden. In einem Gemeinschaftsprojekt mit mehreren Partnern haben Wissenschaftler der BAM jetzt Prüfköpfe entwickelt, die diese Prüfungen erheblich erleichtern, indem Fehlstellen automatisiert aufgezeigt werden.
Automated MFL inspection
(2013)
The materials making up wind power plants or railways undergo high stresses. Greatly stressed components of technical systems must be inspected regularly, as production or material defects can lead to high costs. In a joint project with several partners, scientists at BAM recently developed new sensors - GMR sensors - enabling automation of MFL inspections (Magnetic flux leakage, MFL).
SMP Tagnologies
(2013)
Mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) such as rotaxanes and catenanes are capable of mechanical motion on the nanoscale and are therefore promising prototypes for molecular machines in recent nanotechnology. However, most of the existing examples are isotropically distributed in solution, which prohibits concerted movement and with it the generation of macroscopic effects. Thus, arranging them in ordered arrays is of huge interest in recent research. We report the deposition of quite densely packed multilayers of tetralactam macrocycles on gold surfaces by metal-coordinated layer-by-layer self-assembly. Linear dichroism effects in angle-resolved NEXAFS spectra indicate a preferential orientation of the macrocycles. The sequence of the metal ions can be programmed by the use of different transition metal ions at each deposition step. Additionally, reversible on-surface pseudorotaxane formation was successfully realized by repeated uptake and release of axle molecules inside the macrocycles cavities.
Ultrasonic vibration enhanced friction stir welding (UVeFSW) is a recent modification of conventional friction stir welding (FSW), which transmits ultrasonic vibration directly into the localized area of the workpiece near and ahead of the rotating tool. In this study, a high strength aluminium alloy (2024-T4) was welded by this process and conventional FSW, respectively. Then tensile tests, microhardness tests and fracture surface analysis were performed successively on the welding samples. The tests results reveal that ultrasonic vibration can improve the tensile strength and the elongation of welded joints. The microhardness of the stir zone also increases.
The study of protein corona formation on nanoparticles (NPs) represents an actual main issue in colloidal, biomedical and toxicological sciences. However, little is known about the influence of polymer shells on the formation and time evolution of protein corona onto functionalized NPs. Therefore, silicapoly(ethylene glycol) core–shell nanohybrids (SNPs@PEG) with different polymer molecular weights (MW) were synthesized and exhaustively characterized. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) at different concentrations (0.1–6 wt%) was used as model protein to study protein corona formation and time evolution. For pristine SNPs and SNPs@PEG (MW = 350 g/mol), zeta potential at different incubation times show a dynamical evolution of the nanoparticle–protein corona. Oppositely, for SNPs@PEG with MW ≥2000 g/mol a significant suppression of corona formation and time evolution was observed.
Furthermore, AFM investigations suggest a different orientation (side-chain or perpendicular) and Penetration depth of BSA toward PEGylated surfaces depending on the polymer length which may explain differences in protein corona evolution.
Applications of X-ray refraction to non-destructive characterization of ceramics and composites
(2013)
X-ray refraction is analogous to visible light deflection by matter, with two main differences: 1- convex objects cause divergence (i.e., the refraction index n is smaller than 1), and 2- deflection angles are very small, from a few seconds to a few minutes of arc (i.e., n is near to 1). Trivially but importantly, deflection of X-rays is also sensitive to the orientation of the object boundaries. These features make X-ray refraction techniques extremely suitable to a) detect defects such as pores and microcracks, and quantify their densities in bulk (light) materials, and b) evaluate porosity and particle properties such as orientation, size, and spatial distribution (by mapping). While X-ray refraction techniques cannot in general image single defects, their detectability is simply limited by the wavelength of the radiation.
We will thereby show the application of X-ray refraction 2D mapping (topography) and tomography to different sorts of problems in ceramic science and technology: 1) Sintering of SiC green bodies; 2) Porosity analysis in diesel particulate filter silicates; 3) fiber de-bonding in metal and polymer matrix composites; 4) micro-cracking of glass-precursor -eucryptite. We will see that the use of X-ray refraction analysis yields quantitative results, also directly usable in available models.
Pole figures are often used to present crystal orientation data. The huge number of single orientation measurements acquired by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) poses a challenge for pole figure representation due to the large number of calculations required. This significantly reduces the speed at which the data may be rotated and affects the ability to switch between different projection types. In the present work, it will be shown that satisfactory representation of orientation data in different projection types can generally be achieved by an imaging of a spherical projection. With this approach, explicit calculation of the projections is no longer required, allowing for both real-time dataset rotation and real-time switching between all projection types relevant to materials science. The technique can be applied to any other directional property distribution, for example, not only for EBSD orientation presentation.
A concept based on the application of a cube as a general polyhedron is presented for the visualization of point group symmetry. The cube is used to represent both the highest and lowest crystal symmetries, with differences observable as patterns characteristic to each point group. Patterns are generated using direction-specific color keys, which enable the recognition of point group-specific distribution of vectors in an external reference frame. For the visualization of the incoherent hexagonal crystal classes, two twinned cubes are applied in order to generate symmetry operators that would otherwise be missing. The resulting hexagonal dipyramid is described in the frame of a cube, reducing the number of used symmetry operators from 72 to 60. The complete set of 32 polyhedra are suitable, for example, as a visual aid for understanding the crystal symmetry and/or sub- and supergroup relationships.
Since the BSE signal depends on many factors, like the chemistry of the phase and the acceleration voltage, the size and position of the detector array is (slightly) different from phase to phase so that an (iterative) post-processing of the stored patterns is highly recommended. The derived BSE signal can be used for phase assignment in high resolution and high speed maps when EBSD fails and/or EDS (energy dispersive spectroscopy) needs too much time for a suitable and parallel signal acquisition.
Automated electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) is generally unable to distinguish between multiple cubic phases in a specimen without additional information, such as that obtained by simultaneous energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Small particles of phases with relatively similar compositions push the limits of phase identification using simultaneous EBSD and EDS, and a mismatch exists between the spatial resolutions of these two techniques due to them having different electron interaction volumes. In a recent paper, the present authors explored using backscatter detectors mounted on top of the EBSD detector to obtain atomic number (Z) contrast images that could be used for phase segmentation in cases where the results from the EBSD and EDS signals remain ambiguous. In the present work, we show that similar information can be obtained from the raw EBSD patterns themselves at higher spatial resolution than was obtained from the backscatter detectors, with the additional advantage of having no spatial mismatch between the data collection grids.
Mechanism of porosity growth during homogenisation in single crystal nickel-based superalloys
(2013)
Several mechanisms for porosity growth in single crystal nickel-based superalloys during homogenisation heat treatment have been proposed in the literature. They were carefully checked using different experimental methods, namely quantitative light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and density measurements. It is shown that the main mechanism is the Kirkendall–Frenkel effect, i.e. generation of voids due to uncompensated efflux of Al atoms from dissolving γ/γ′-eutectic areas. The Al diffusion is supported by the afflux of vacancies from surrounding γ-matrix which results in porosity growth. This conclusion is confirmed by the estimation of the vacancy afflux towards the dissolving eutectic.
Among the borates in the Middle European Zechstein Salt Succession boracite Mg3[B7O13Cl] is the most common mineral in quantity and local distribution. An exceptional enrichment is observed in Stassfurt Serie Z2) in the Stassfurth seam K2H. Boracite is to be found in two varieties: individual crystals in cubic, tetrahedral or dodecahedral habit on the one hand and fibrous crystals so-called “stassfurtite” on the other hand. The formation conditions such widely spread borates in the salt succession are ambiguous in two respects. First of all the synthetic formation of boracites is to be made by hydrothermal or melt conditions. Both processes can be suspended for the salt succession. Furthermore the cubic modification is stable above 265°C for the Mg-boracite. The cubic, tetrahedral or dodecahedral habit could be used as a geothermometer, but such conditions can be exclude by the paragenetic minerals, esp. carnallite (MgKCl3 x 6H2O). The chemical composition of orthorhombic, pseudo-cubic boracite depends on the location. Pure Mg-boracite in hexahedral habit and in fibrous habit, so-called “stassfurtite”, occurs in the North Harz region, whereas the Fe-, Mn-, Mg-boracite appears in the South Harz region. Until now the source of boron, the time of formation of crystals, but also the reasons for the differences in habit of the single hexahedral crystals are still unclear. The formation during a diagenetic/metamorphic process is evident. However, the preferred formation in Stassfurt seam could be an indication for the boron enrichment in an early diagenetic process. Furthermore permit the determination of the thermal stability and the volatile content of crystals conclusions to the chemical composition of the fluid. The observed variation suggests that the condition of crystal growth as well as the chemical composition of fluid repeatedly changed over the time. Randomly occuring xenomorpheous anhydrite and magnesite inclusions within single boracite crystals have been interpreted as an indication to factors of chemical milieu during the formation of crystals. The reversible phase transition temperature of the boracite is a linearly function of the iron and manganese content and varies from 265°C for Mg-boracite to 330°C for Fe(Mn)-boracite. The thermal decomposition of boracite is determined by two processes. The decomposition started with a boron-chlorine release (BOCl?), having a maximum rate at 1050°C. Additionally to this release one observes a simultaneous emission of H2O, HCl, HF, CO2 , N2 , SO2 , H2 , and hydro carbons. The results give evidence for the aged approach of a secondary formation of boracite within the complete Stassfurt seam, possibly in connection with the formation of salt diapirs in the Jura and Cretaceous period. The wider environmental distribution of borates is an indication of chemical transport processes within the salt succession. This should be a more important issue in the discussion about the utilisation of salt diapirs for the storage of nuclear waste.
The macro- and microstructure of iron meteorites provide valuable insights into both the inner structure of our planet and the history of our solar system. High speed collision events in the asteroid belt send the meteorites careening toward Earth. The collisions produce unique deformation microstructures. With cooling rates on the scale of a few degrees per million years, iron meteorites can consist of crystal sizes on the order of meters prior to the collision events. These extremely slow cooling rates result in phase transformations occurring at conditions near thermodynamic equilibrium. Preserving meteorite fragments is important for future studies of phase transformations, material behavior at high strain rates, and the origin of the universe.
The advent of simultaneous energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) data collection has vastly improved the phase separation capabilities for electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) mapping. A major problem remains, however, in distinguishing between multiple cubic phases in a specimen, especially when the compositions of the phases are similar or their particle sizes are small because the EDS interaction volume is much larger than that of EBSD, and the EDS spectra collected during spatial mapping are generally noisy due to time limitations and the need to minimize sample drift. The backscatter electron (BSE) signal is very sensitive to the local composition due to its atomic number (Z) dependence. BSE imaging is investigated as a complimentary tool to EDS to assist phase segmentation and identification in EBSD through examination of specimens of meteorite, Cu dross, and steel oxidation layers. The results demonstrate that the simultaneous acquisition of EBSD patterns, EDS spectra, and the BSE signal can provide new potential for advancing multiphase material characterization in the scanning electron microscope.
This study focuses on concrete flow in presence of obstacles and develops a mathematical model and a computational approach for SCC flow through reinforced formworks. In order to decrease high computational times needed to simulate castings through reinforced elements, an innovative approach to model the reinforced sections as porous media is proposed here. In the previous work, this numerical model is proved able to simulate the free-surface flow of non-Newtonian fluids through the reinforcement networks. In the present study, the applicability of the model on the concrete flow will finally be proved. The large-scale form-filling experiments with SCC will be conducted and the experiments will be simulated using the proposed numerical model. The numerical model will then be validated through the comparison of the experimental results and the results of the numerical simulations.
Die Geschichte der Prozessanalysentechnik begann mit Paul Gmelin, Mitarbeiter im physikalischen Laboratorium der Badischen Anilin und Soda Fabrik in Ludwigshafen und einer großen Aufgabe: Bei den Versuchen zur Ammoniaksynthese war deutlich geworden, dass die großen Gasdurchflüsse hinsichtlich ihrer Zusammensetzung überwacht werden mussten. Gmelin entwickelte den sogenannten Pfeifenanalysator, der das Verhältnis der Gase Stickstoff und Wasserstoff für die Ammoniaksynthese messtechnisch erfassen und so den Produktionsprozess steuern konnte. Im Mai 1913 erhielt er hierfür das Patent – die Prozessanalysentechnik war geboren. Heute sind Chemieanlagen, Raffinerien und nahezu alle Anlagen der verfahrenstechnischen Industrie ohne die vielfältigen Messmethoden der PAT nicht mehr wirtschaftlich zu betreiben. Die direkte Messung von Substanzeigenschaften, Konzentrationen und Zusammensetzungen erlaubt die Überwachung von Produktionsprozessen sowie die Einhaltung hoher Sicherheitsstandards und ermöglicht eine optimierte, zielproduktorientierte Produktion.
Begünstigt durch den Innovationsschub im Bereich der Automatisierungstechnik etablierte sich die PAT als hochinnovatives, interdisziplinäres Arbeitsfeld. Mit der Verkürzung der Zeitkonstanten bei der Erfassung von online Messergebnissen gelang der Sprung von einer reinen Überwachungsfunktion hin zur Führungsgröße innerhalb der Prozesssteuerung.
Das diesjährige Kolloquium des Arbeitskreises Prozessanalytik der DECHEMA und der GDCh mit dem Schwerpunkt „Prozessführung und -automatisierung“ steht deshalb ganz im Zeichen des „Trialogs“ .zwischen Forschern, Geräteherstellern und Anwendern, um gemeinsam hierfür interdisziplinäre Lösungsansätze zu entwickeln und Innovationen auf diesem Gebiet voranzutreiben.
Die technische Entwicklung von einer indirekten zur direkten Messgröße ermöglicht bereits heute den Einsatz von PAT-Methoden in ressourcenschonenenden, energieeffizienten und nachhaltigen Regelungskonzepten. Dies ist ein wichtiger Schritt auf dem Weg zu Operational Excellence in der Prozessführung. Dieser Herausforderung wird sich die Prozessanalysentechnik selbstbewusst und gegründet auf 100 Jahren Erfahrung und Expertise stellen und die erfolgreiche interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit auch in Zukunft weiter fortsetzen.
Niedriglegierte warmfeste Mn-Mo-Ni und Cr-Mo-V Stähle bilden einen wesentlichen Beitrag gegenwärtig eingesetzter Werkstoffe für druck- und temperaturführende Komponenten im Kraftwerksbau. Dies sind beispielsweise Kesselkomponenten wie Membranwände und Druckbehälter. Dabei kommen die Hauptmerkmale dieser Werkstoffgruppe (sehr gute mechanische Hochtemperatureigenschaften, Verarbeitbarkeit und niedrige Legierungskosten) zum Tragen. Die weitere Erhöhung des thermischen Wirkungsgrades ist dabei das wichtigste Ziel, der Werkstoffauswahl für die nähere Zukunft, unabhängig vom Kraftwerkskonzept. Dies trifft jedoch im Besonderen bei fossil-befeuerten Kraftwerken im Rahmen der notwendigen Reduzierung der CO2 Emissionen zu. Die schweißtechnische Komponentenfertigung ist dabei das maßgebliche Fertigungsverfahren. Das Einbringen der Schweißwärme bedingt dabei metallurgische und Gefügeveränderungen in der wärmebeeinflussten Zone des Grundwerkstoffes (WEZ) als auch im niedergeschmolzenen Schweißgut. Die Schweißverbindung kann dabei zusätzlich während oder nach dem Schweißen Wasserstoff aufnehmen. Wasserstoff hat dabei eine degradierende Wirkung auf die mechanischen Eigenschaften, die sich im Worst-Case als wasserstoffunterstützte Kaltrisse zeigen, dies vor allem auch zeitverzögert (delayed cracking) durch die temperaturabhängige Wasserstoffdiffusion. Dabei zeigt jede Schweißmikrostruktur spezifische Wasserstoffdiffusions- und Lösungscharakteristika. Die Degradation ist daher als eine Kombination sich gegenseitig beeinflussender Faktoren aus lokaler Wasserstoffkonzentration, Mikrogefüge und mechanischer Beanspruchung zu sehen. Wie aktuelle Schadensfälle in der jüngeren Vergangenheit belegten (Rissbildung bei Schweißnähten an T24 Rohr-Rohr-Verbindungen), ist Wasserstoff dabei eine potentiell zu berücksichtigende Schadensursache. Zur weiterführenden Früherkennung möglicher Schäden, ist es daher notwendig, den gefügespezifischen Wasserstoffeffekt in Schweißnähten an niedriglegierten Stählen festzustellen und zu bewerten.
Die Interdependenz der mechanischen Beanspruchung und des Verbleibens einer potentiell degradierenden Wasserstoffkonzentration muss dabei für jedes Gefüge separiert werden. Daher wurden für die Charakterisierung der mechanischen Eigenschaften gefügespezifische Untersuchungen an wasserstoffbeladenen Zugproben aus Grundwerkstoffen und thermisch simulierten WEZ Gefügen untersucht. Das Diffusionsverhalten wurde mit der elektrochemischen Permeationsmethode bei Raumtemperatur und über die Interpretation des Wasserstoffeffusions-verhaltens mittels Trägergasheißextraktion bei erhöhten Temperaturen bis 400°C untersucht. Zur realistischen Abbildung des Diffusionsverhaltens, wurde dabei eine optimierte Prozedur aus Probenaufheizung und Wasserstoffeffusion entwickelt. Diese wurde zusätzlich auf ein Wasserstoffmessgerät mit gekoppeltem Massen-spektrometer (MS) übertragen. Gleichzeitig, wurden die korrespondierende getrappte, sowie die Gesamtwasserstoff-konzentration bestimmt.
Die Ergebnisse zeigten, dass die WEZ eine generell erhöhte Anfälligkeit für die Degradation besitzt (im Gegensatz zum Grundwerk-stoff), unabhängig von der verwendeten Legierungsroute. Dabei nimmt die martensitische Grobkornzone die Stellung als anfälligste Mikrostruktur ein. Aus den gewonnenen Daten, konnten erstmals durchgängige gefügespezifische Kriterien(Hüllkurven) für das Versagen mit quantifizierbaren Wasserstoffkonzentrationen generiert werden. Dazu erfolgten Untersuchungen an Mn-Mo-Ni legierten Stählen (16MND5 und 20MND5 / 20MnMoNi5-5) sowie an kriechfesten Stählen T24 (7CrMoVTiB1010) und T22 (10CrMo9-10). Generell, zeigten Mn-Mo-Ni Grundwerk-stoffe eine bessere Beständigkeit als Cr-Mo(-V) Stähle. Im Fall des Cr-Mo-V Legierungskonzeptes, konnte zusätzlich die positive Wirkung von Vanadium als Legierungselement zur Erhöhung der Beständigkeit gegenüber einer Degradation bestätigt werden.
Die Untersuchungen des Diffusions- und Lösungs-vermögens zeigten, dass die WEZ generell niedrigere Diffusionskoeffizienten besitzt als der Grundwerk-stoff. Dies wird durch stärkeres Trapping des Wasserstoffs beeinflusst und steigert dabei die Lösungs-fähigkeit der Mikrostruktur. Oberhalb von 100°C konnte dabei kein nennenswertes Trapping festgestellt werden, außer im Fall des T24 infolge der Zulegierung von Vanadium. Unterhalb von 100°C, zeigte sich ein deutlicher Abfall der Diffusion infolge des weiter ansteigenden Trappings. Für den betrachteten Temperatur-bereich wurden dabei effektive Wasserstoffdiffusions-koeffizienten berechnet, die zum Teil höher liegen, im Vergleich zu Literaturwerten. Dies liegt zum großen Teil in der optimierten Aufheizprozedur der Proben begründet und, daran gekoppelt, der beschleunigten Wasserstoffeffusion.
Die weiterführende Bedeutung der Ergebnisse liegt in drei Bereichen begründet. Erstens, besteht jetzt die Möglichkeit der quantifizierbaren Vergleichbarkeit des gefüge-spezifischen Wasserstoff-einflusses auf die Degradation. Zweitens, wurden aus den experimentellen Daten, Kriterien für das Versagen für der spezifischen Schweißnahtgefüge abgeleitet. Drittens, stehen realistischere Diffusionskoeffizienten für eine Vielzahl von Schweißnahtgefügen zur Verfügung.
Aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht ergeben sich wichtige Beiträge zur Interpretation des Wasserstoffeinflusses auf die makroskopischen mechanischen Eigenschaften hinsichtlich der Legierung bzw. Phasenzusammensetzung, wie oben angeführt. Weiterhin konnte gezeigt werden, dass Berechnungsalgorithmen in Kombination mit bestimmten experimentellen Randbedingungen, großen Einfluss auf die effektiven Wasserstoffdiffusions-koeffizienten haben. Dies kann speziell bei erhöhten Temperaturen zu Abweichungen führen, die einen weiteren Ansatz zur Erklärung (der in der Literatur) genannten Streubänder ergeben.
Aus ökonomischer Sicht leisten die präsentierten Ergebnisse Beiträge zur sicheren und zuverlässigen Verarbeitung der Werkstoffe. So können anhand der identifizierten Temperaturstufen des Wasserstofftrappings Mindestvorwärm-, Zwischenlagen- bzw. Nachwärmtemperaturen für das Wasserstoffarmglühen identifiziert werden. Die Verwendung der Diffusionskoeffizienten ermöglicht zusätzlich die Abschätzung bzw. Anpassung von notwendigen Haltezeiten. Für die weitere Zukunft ist die Einbindung der mechanischen Daten in vorhandene Modelle zur numerischen Simulation und der verbesserten Vorhersage wasserstoffunterstützter Degradation von Schweißmikrostrukturen vorgesehen.
Computer modelling of non-destructive testing methods has come a long
way from the beginnings in the mid 90s to today. Radiographic modelling for
components with higher wall thicknesses, as they are typical for nuclear
applications, must include precise predictions of scattered radiation and its impact
in terms of contrast reduction. Dedicated or general purpose Monte Carlo methods
with the ability to calculate higher order scattering events are the state of the art for
these applications. Aerospace applications, on the other hand, have stronger
requirements on the modelling code's capabilities to import complex CAD
geometries, and can benefit from faster analytical scatter models, limited to first or
second order scattering events. Similar distinctions can be made for the various
approaches proposed to accurately model geometrical and film unsharpness, film
granularity, film responses, film/foil cartridges and photon noise. This article
presents a state-of-the-art review of radiographic modelling from the perspective of
two important application domains with very different requirements, nuclear and
aerospace.
In this paper, a new methodology based on the Hill–Mandel lemma in an FE² sense is proposed that is able to deal with localized deformations. This is achieved by decomposing the displacement field of the fine scale model into a homogeneous part, fluctuations, and a
cracking part based on additional degrees of freedom (X¹)—the crack opening in normal and tangential directions. Based on this decomposition, the Hill–Mandel lemma is extended to relate coarse and fine scale energies using the assumption of separation of scales such
that the fine scale model is not required to have the same size as the corresponding
macroscopic integration point. In addition, a procedure is introduced to mimic periodic
boundary conditions in the linear elastic range by adding additional shape functions for the boundary nodes that represent the difference between periodic boundary conditions and pure displacement boundary conditions due to the same macroscopic strain. In order to decrease the computational effort, an adaptive strategy is proposed allowing different
macroscopic integration points to be resolved in different levels on the fine scale.
This project concerns the purity analysis of nitrogen as used in reference gas mixture preparation. This project was carried out without adding impurities to the gas used for this comparison, and is therefore more representative to evaluate the analysis of CO, CO2, CH4, O2, Ar and H2O impurities in high purity nitrogen. The analysis of the amount–of–substance fraction water was optional.
Two 50 litre high purity nitrogen cylinders were purchased from a well-qualified supplier of specialty gases. The listed components were expected to be present in the pure nitrogen at the target levels as a result of the purification of the nitrogen. From the start of this comparison it was clear that the comparison may not lead to reference values for the constituents analysed.
The results indicate that analyses of high purity gases are often limited by the limits of detection of analytical equipment used. The reports of the participating laboratories also indicate that there is no agreed method of determination of the uncertainty on a detection Limit value. The results provide useful information on the Performance of participants. For all analysed components there is reasonable agreement in results for LNE, VSL, Metas and NPL.
For BAM only the Argon result is in agreement.
Workshop Fire Science
(2013)
Fire Science ist ein abteilungsübergreifendes, interdisziplinäres Projekt im Rahmen der BAM Förderlinie Strukturen. Das Projekt wird unsere Forschungsaktivitäten auf dem Gebiet Fire Science als eine der zentralen Grundkompetenzen der BAM fördern, bündeln und besser sichtbar machen. Ziel ist dabei die Etablierung einer langfristigen, vernetzten multidisziplinären Struktur innerhalb der BAM, d. h. ein virtuelles Zentrum „jenseits“ der Organisationsstruktur.
Die Vortragsveranstaltung „Workshop Fire Science“ stellt den sichtbaren Startschuss des Projektes dar. In dem Workshop wollen wir insbesondere uns selbst gegenseitig darüber informieren, welche Forschungsaktivitäten und –kompetenzen auf dem Gebiet Fire Science in den verschiedenen Bereichen der BAM aktuell stattfinden. Der Workshop stellt hierbei nicht nur einen Überblick sondern auch einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur Sondierung der möglichen Themen und Schwerpunkte im Projekt Fire Science dar.
Isotope reference materials are essential to enable reliable and comparable isotope data. Besides the correction of mass fractionation or mass discrimination, isotope reference materials are indispensible for validation and quality control of analytical procedures. This report describes the production and certification of two isotope reference materials, ERM-AE123 and ERM-AE124, for boron isotope analysis. The isotopic composition of ERM-AE123 is the unaltered natural-like isotopic composition of the base material. The isotopic composition of ERM-AE124 has been adjusted by mixing two boron stock solutions enriched in 10B and 11B respectively under full gravimetric control. All stock solutions have been prepared fully under gravimetrical control. The corresponding boron isotopic composition has been analysed by TIMS. For both reference materials the isotopic composition obtained on the basis of the gravimetric data agrees very well with the isotopic composition obtained by TIMS. The certified isotope abundances for 10B are 0.19832 (21) for ERM-AE123 and 0.96006 (6) for ERM-AE124. Together with the formerly certified ERM-AE101, -AE102a, -AE103, -AE104a, -AE120, -AE121 and AE122, a unique set of nine certified reference materials (CRM) for boron isotope analysis is now available from BAM covering a range for the 10B isotope amount fraction from 0.2 to 0.96 and for the δ11B value from -20 ‰ to +40 ‰.
Epoxy/Carbon nanotube (CNT) composites are interesting materials that could be used in a wide variety of applications. In this study, CNT contents of 0.25, 0.5, 1 and 2 wt% were used for reinforcing epoxy. A nanoindentation device and a temperature regulating system were developed in order to investigate the effect of CNTs on the time-dependent properties of epoxy using relaxations and creep tests on the nano scale. The relaxation tests showed a significant shift for the relaxation spectrum towards shorter times with introducing a low CNT content of 0.25 wt%. Additionally, creep tests showed that both the holding time at a constant load and the unloading velocity have a major effect on the contact stiffness. However, there was no effect for the CNTs on the creep behavior with contents lower than 1 wt%, which was related to the presence of a percolation threshold around this value.
We use a dynamic scanning electron microscope (DySEM) to analyze the movement of oscillating micromechanical structures. A dynamic secondary electron (SE) signal is recorded and correlated to the oscillatory excitation of scanning force microscope (SFM) cantilever by means of lock-in amplifiers. We show, how the relative phase of the oscillations modulate the resulting real part and phase pictures of the DySEM mapping. This can be used to obtain information about the underlying oscillatory dynamics. We apply the theory to the case of a cantilever in oscillation, driven at different flexural and torsional resonance modes. This is an extension of a recent work (Schr¨oter et al 2012 Nanotechnology 23 435501), where we
reported on a general methodology to distinguish nonlinear features caused by the Imaging process from those caused by cantilever motion.
Aktuelle Arbeiten der KAS
(2013)
Monitoring of initial colonization of bacteria on implant materials under standardized conditions
(2013)
This work was sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration in cooperation with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. It was conducted in the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2), which is administered by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies. The project was managed by Monica Starnes, Senior Program Officer for SHRP 2 Renewal.
The research reported herein was performed by the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) at Rutgers University (RU); the Center for Transportation Infrastructure Systems (CTIS) at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP); the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Germany; and Radar Systems International, Inc. (RSI). Rutgers University was the coordinator and contractor for this project. Dr. Nenad Gucunski, professor and chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering and director of CAIT’s Infrastructure Condition Monitoring Program at RU, was the principal investigator. The other authors of this report are Dr. Soheil Nazarian, professor of Civil Engineering and director of CTIS at UTEP; Dr. Deren Yuan, research associate at CTIS at UTEP; Dr. Herbert Wiggenhauser, head of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) in Civil Engineering at BAM; Dr. Alexander Taffe, leader of Combination and Automation of NDT of Buildings at BAM; Dr. Parisa Shokouhi, Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow, hosted by BAM; and Doria Kutrubes, president of RSI. Arezoo Imani and Touraj Tayebi, graduate research assistants at RU, helped conduct the validation testing, data analysis, and web manual content preparation. Hoda Azari, a graduate research assistant, and Dr. Manuel Celaya, a research engineer at UTEP, assisted in the validation study as well. Hooman Parvardeh, research assistant at RU, helped build the reference database and develop the framework for the web manual, while Erica Erlanger, a research staff member at RU, edited the manuscript. Their contributions are gratefully acknowledged.
The research team also gratefully acknowledges contributions of the participants from industry and academia in the validation testing. The participants include NDT Corporation; Germann Instruments; Olson Engineering; Dr. Ralf Arndt, National Research Council associate at FHWA Turner–Fairbank Highway Research Center; Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. (IDS), Italy; 3D-RADAR, Norway; Dr. John Popovics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Dr. Jinying Zhu, The University of Texas at Austin; Rutgers University—Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation; and The University of Texas at El Paso—Center for Transportation Infrastructure Systems. The contributions of these participants were critical for the evaluation and grading of the performance of NDT technologies.
Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) of structures is complex due to the uniqueness of almost all structures and their sizes. A single NDT method typically is not sufficient to meet the testing requirements, which cover different areas, such as material and structural properties. Measuring geometrical properties require other test methods than e.g. the detection of corrosion. Automation has proven to be necessary for aquiring large amounts a of high quality data in a short time. Examples of succesful method combinations from different areas of non-destructive testing in civil engineering are briefly described and their application is shown. Some of the examples also include automated inspection.
Ground penetrating radar (GPR) and infrared (IR) thermography techniques have been used in many civil engineering applications for the structural visualization and defect detection.
However, validation tests of the methods performance for the defection of defects in the nearsurface region with respect to the defects different material and depth below the surface are lacking. To overcome this, we performed GPR and IR thermography tests where the different material properties, shape and depth of defects were studied on concrete and the evaluation of seismic related damage propagation was assessed on stone masonry walls. The results showed that IR thermography, though being greatly affected by the presence of water in the specimen, outperformed GPR in the detection of defects very close to the surface. However, already at the depth of 3 cm and further up till almost 7.5 cm, the performance of GPR resembles the one of IR thermography for the detection of polystyrene (air) voids. On the plastered masonry walls, IR thermography could detect an air gap resulting from plaster delamination as small as 2 mm.
Moreover, structural cracking resulting from the induced lateral load could be detected at an early stage.
Homogenität und Stabilität der Ringversuchs-Probe, Interlabory test 2010/11 DIN EN 15188:2007
(2013)
In Europa fallen jedes Jahr mehr als 10 Millionen Tonnen Klärschlamm an (Trockenmasse), etwa 2 Millionen davon in Deutschland, Bild 1 zeigt die Entwicklung der Klärschlammentsorgung in Deutschland. Nach dem Deponierungsverbot hat die Verbrennung des Klärschlamms stetig zugenommen. Die Verwendung im Landschaftsbau bzw. als Düngemittel ist nach einem Maximum um die Jahrtausendwende herum zugunsten der Verbrennung zurückgegangen, so dass heute jeweils etwa die Hälfte des Klärschlamms verbrannt und in der Landwirtschaft genutzt wird. Der Anteil an verbranntem Klärschlamm wird in Zukunft vermutlich weiter steigen. Ein wesentlicher Grund dafür ist die zunehmende Besorgnis über Schadstoffe im Klärschlamm, die Mensch und Umwelt schädigen könnten. Neben verschiedenen organischen und anorganischen Schadstoffen handelt es sich insbesondere um Emerging Pollutants of Concern (EMPOC) wie Antibiotika und Kosmetika.
Quantifying degradation of collagen in ancient manuscripts: the case of the Dead Sea Temple Scroll
(2013)
Since their discovery in the late 1940s, the Dead Sea Scrolls, some 900 ancient Jewish texts, have never stopped attracting the attention of scholars and the broad public alike, because they were created towards the end of the Second Temple period and the 'time of Christ'. Most of the work on them has been dedicated to the information contained in the scrolls' text, leaving physical aspects of the writing materials unexamined. They are, however, crucial for both historical insight and preservation of the scrolls. Although scientific analysis requires handling, it is essential to establish the state of degradation of these valued documents. Polarized Raman Spectroscopy (PRS) is a powerful tool for obtaining information on both the composition and the level of disorder of molecular units. In this study, we developed a non-invasive and non-destructive methodology that allows a quantification of the disorder (that can be related to the degradation) of protein molecular units in collagen fibers. Not restricted to collagen, this method can be applied also to other protein-based fibrous materials such as ancient silk, wool or hair. We used PRS to quantify the degradation of the collagen fibers in a number of fragments of the Temple Scroll (11Q19a). We found that collagen fibers degrade heterogeneously, with the ones on the surface more degraded than those in the core.
Abstract For many years after the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, text analysis and fragment attribution were the main concern of the scholars dealing with them. The uncertain archaeological provenance of a large part of the collection added an additional difficulty to the formidable task of sorting thousands of fragments. After sixty years of scholarly research, the questions of origin, archaeological provenance, and correct attribution of the fragments are still debated. In many cases, material characterization of the scroll writing media delivers answers to these questions. Physical and chemical examination of the skin-based material of the Dead Sea Scrolls started shortly after their discovery. Subsequent studies dedicated to long-term preservation resulted in a respectable body of knowledge about this material, in many ways very different from medieval parchment. A new multi-instrumental approach, developed for an accurate characterization of the highly inhomogeneous 'parchment' of the Dead Sea Scrolls, might lead to a reliable reconstruction of their history. This approach is illustrated by the case studies, in which we discuss the specific questions of origin (1QHa), archaeological provenance (11QTa), and post-discovery interventions (1QapGen ar).
It is important to protect critical buildings (shopping centres, government buildings and embassies), infrastructure and utilities, train and underground stations against being damaged, destroyed or disrupted by deliberate acts of terrorism, criminal activity and malicious behaviour. Normal regulations and building guidelines do not generally take into account these threats. The introduction of regulations or guidelines should support the resilience of the buildings and infrastructure against explosive incidents. In order to protect the infrastructure, methods are required to quantify the resistance of structural elements against explosive loading and to assess the hazards resulting from failure of an element. The applicable state-of-the-art techniques may be either experimental or numerical methods, or a combination of both. Therefore, the thematic group (TG) on the resistance of structures to explosion effects was formed in order to bring the required expertise together, make it commonly available and to find and define harmonised methods and solutions which can be provided to the decision-makers responsible for critical infrastructure protection. This first report of the TG gives a comprehensive summary of the existing methods which can be used to analyse and test the resistance of glazing and windows under blast-loading conditions. Within this context, the experimental methods of testing using high explosives and testing using blast simulators called shock tubes is presented and explained. In addition, the potential of numerical simulations is highlighted in terms of their applicability to the different glass materials. A short, comprehensive theoretical background is given for each method. Based on this, each method is described with its requirements, realisation and the related measurement techniques. Furthermore, an interpretation of the measurements is highlighted. For the numerical simulations, the basic discretisation and calculations schemes are presented in combination with the available constitutive material descriptions for the different significant materials. Finally the chances for verification and validation of the numerical results are presented. Hence the report builds the basis for an actual evaluation of the different test methods and their applicability to certain problems, and provides helpful information for critical infrastructure stakeholders, owners and operators considering the structural resistance of the infrastructure to the effects of explosion in a comprehensive document.
Main focus was on the deposition of carbon nanofibers (CNFs) onto the hard nanocomposite (nc-Ti1 - xAlxN)/(a-Si3N4) (nACo®) coating surface and the investigation of the structure and tribological properties of CNFs. The alcohol chemical vapor deposition (ACCVD) method was employed to prepare CNFs and the deposition temperatures were 600 and 700 °C, respectively. Prior to the CNF deposition, Ni catalyst was deposited onto the nACo® surface using the magnetron sputtering. The influence of the deposition temperature on the carbon nanofibers structure was investigated by Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The higher order degree of CNF structure is observed with increasing deposition temperature. Tribological tests were carried out under fretting contact conditions against Al2O3 ball. It is shown that the coefficient of friction (COF) decreases from 1.0 to 1.2 for the clean nACo® surface to 0.2–0.4 for the CNF layers deposited on the nACo® surface. The roughness of the nACo® surface was varied and a higher durability of the CNF layers deposited on the rougher nACo® surface is found.
In the context of national innovative project IMO-WIND, an integrated long term monitoring System was installed on a prototype of an offshore wind turbine System of 5 megawatt dass. The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) was responsible for development of the SHM System. It consists of a signal acquisition System and a Signal processing and management System.
The signal acquisition System is composed of 14 acceleration sensors, 110 strain gauges and 4 inclination sensors, installed at the tripod foundation and the tower. It began to work in August 2007. In order to investigate the structural dynamic properties, extract efficient damage index and manage huge amounts of Vibration Signals and analysis results, an automated signal processing and management Software System is developed in LabVIEW® environment. It includes functions such as automated Operational Modal Analysis (OMA) on the basis of Stochastic Subspace Identification (SSI) method and poly-reference Least-Squares Complex Frequency Domain (p-LSCF) approach, investigation of environmental/operational effects on structural dynamic properties under operational conditions, features extraction using Principal Component Regression (PCR) and Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) as well as data/result management and visualization.
Besides, this paper also presents variations of structural modal parameters of a wind turbine system under complex environmental/operational conditions. Comparison of modal parameters automatically extracted by SSI method and poly-reference p-LSCF approach indicates that the latter method provides more stable modal identification results ffom the viewpoint of long term OMA. Subsequently, the influences of temperature, wind velocity, rotation speed and nacelle direction on modal parameters are generally discussed. Finally, variations of indentified modal parameters during two years are presented.
The implementation of a continuous dynamic monitoring System in Pedro e Ines footbridge at Coimbra, Portugal, operating since June 2007, enabled to detect different environmental/operational effects on the modal properties, based on appropriate processing of monitoring data collected by a set of accelerometers and thermal sensors.
In order to remove or mitigate such environmental/operational effects with the purpose of damage detection, two different Statistical methods have been adopted, One of them consists in the multiple linear regression (MLR) by performing correlation analysis between measured modal properties and environmental/operational variables. Another is based on the identification of the linear subspace within the modal properties by applying principal component regression (PCR) without using measured values of environmental and operational variables.
This paper presents a comparison ofthe performance of these two alternative approaches on the basis of continuous monitoring data acquired front the instrumented Pedro e Ines footbridge.
The low-cycle fatigue behavior of cc-brass CuZn30 was irtvestigated in uniaxial (tension-compression and torional) and biaxial tests under total strain control at room temperature. Planar-biaxial fatigue tests were carried out on a servohydraulic tension-compression testing machine with and without phase shift using a cruciform specimen geometry with fixed principal stress axes. In phase and out of phase tensiontorsion tests were performed using tube shape specimens on a servohydraulic tensiontorsion testing machine. Microstructural investigations were performed by transmission electron microscopy as well as by scanning electron microscope. For all proportional load cases the equivalent strain amplitude based on a maximum shear strain energy criterion results in a similar hardening behavior and in fatigue life times within a scatter band of three. Out of phase loading results in additional cyclic hardening and reduced life time. Planar glide structures were observed in all tested cases as well as areas of pronounced strain localization in the torsional load cases. No evidence of transition to wavy glide behavior was observed.
Charakterisierung einer durch Überlast geschädigten GFK-Platte mit Thermografie und Ultraschall
(2013)
Die Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique (SAFT) ist ein Verfahren zur Verarbeitung von HF-Bildern, die an unterschiedlichen Prüfkopfpositionen aufgenommen wurden. Es wird in der zerstörungsfreien Werkstoffprüfung genutzt, um eine Abbildung von Materialfehlern innerhalb des Gebietes zu erstellen, auf das die Rekonstruktion angewandt wird. Die nach Abschluss der SAFT-Rekonstruktion zusammengestellten Informationen über Reflektoren liegen zunächst nach wie vor in Form von HF-Daten vor. Die Interpretierbarkeit der SAFT-Bilder ist im Allgemeinen davon abhängig, wie diese Daten vor der endgültigen Darstellung aufbereitet werden. Die Bildung der Amplitudeneinhüllenden aus dem zugehörigen analytischen Signal stellt eine Möglichkeit einer solchen Aufbereitung nach Anwendung des SAFT-Algorithmus dar. Sie ist jedoch nur im eindimensionalen Fall eindeutig definiert. In diesem Beitrag wird das Konzept der analytischen Signale mit single-orthant-Spektren aufgegriffen, um eine Detektion der Einhüllenden an mehrdimensionalen HF-Daten durchzuführen. Dabei wird über die Betragsquadrate aller möglichen nach dieser Definition zu bildenden analytischen Signale gemittelt. Es wird gezeigt, dass die Anwendung des beschriebenen Verfahrens einem Separationsansatz entspricht. Außerdem wird eine Möglichkeit aufgezeigt die Gültigkeit dieses Ansatzes anhand der totalen und partiellen Hilberttransformationen des Signals im konkreten Fall zu überprüfen. Die Ergebnisse dieser Methode zur Verbesserung von SAFT Bildern werden unter Verwendung synthetischer und experimenteller Daten an rekonstruierten Abbildungen verschiedener Reflektorarten beispielhaft dargestellt.
The visualization of spatially resolved single Orientation data, e.g. collected by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) in the scanning electron microscope (SEM), is still a challenge since some Orientation coloring schemes have low color sensitivity, and/or specific color discontinuities. The latter appear even for crystal Orientations which are practically identical and characterized only by a tiny misorientation. Euler angle coloring schemes suffer from their lack of intuitiveness. The inverse pole figure (IPF) coloring that has been widely accepted does not display the real Orientation Information for each measurement point, but only the crystallographic description of a single reference direction. For the representation of the complete Orientation information at least a second IPF Orientation map must be shown which displays the crystallographic description for another reference direction. In this context it must be pointed out that the IPF coloring is also not immune to color discontinuities, which are visible as speckled grains (and usually misinterpreted as erroneous Orientation determinations by EBSD). However, a general analysis of the commonly used color keys shows that color discontinuities are a consequence of the crystal symmetry for 6 of the 11 centrosymmetric Laue groups. This means that the Orientation description is correct, but the representation tool is inappropriate for properly displaying the orientation information.
The calibration of the integrated sensors in a multisensor system has gained in interest over the last years. In this paper we introduce an enhanced calibration process, which is based on the preceding study described in. The enhancement consists of the integration of a gyroscope. So far only the accelerometer and the magnetic field sensor were taken into account for the calibration process. Due to this improvement we reach a better approximation of the accelerometer and the magnetic field sensor. Additionally, we minimize the standard
deviation of the single sensors and improve the accuracy of the positioning of a moving person.
A comparative study tested the performance of modern anti-corrosion Systems against that of traditional red lead Systems.
One aim of the research project was to find alternatives for the use of a red lead priming coat, the Standard anti-corrosive primer for iron and Steel in the past but a material which endangers health as well as environment. The investigation aimed to determine whether anti-corrosion Systems developed for industrial use were suitable for the Conservation of historic iron and cast iron objects.
Besides coatings containing red lead, several surface tolerant coatings with different anti-corrosion pigments were examined.
The modern anti-corrosion Systems examined were suitable for surfaces where Optimum surface preparation is not practical.
They were applied to both historical samples and to newly prepared model samples.
After uniform pre-corrosion, the model samples were coated and underwent two different ageing procedures: accelerated ageing in a climate chamber and outdoor weathering on a test site with moderate city climate. The specimens were exposed for more than two and a half years. Evaluation of the artificially aged samples was carried out under the aspect coating degradation, tensile strength test, cross-hatch test and Fourier-transform infrared microscope.
The results of the research with optical evaluation and test procedures will be presented. The two ageing methods will be discussed, with different results from the naturally and artificially aged samples. The results Show a similar eligibility of modern anti-corrosion Systems as compared with red lead Systems for the use in Conservation.