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Magneto resistance sensors like GMR (giant magneto resistance) or TMR (tunnel magneto resistance) are widely used in industrial applications, examples are position measurement and read heads of hard disk drives. However, in case of non-destructive testing (NDT) applications these sensors, although their properties are outstanding like high spatial resolution, high field sensitivity, low cost and low energy consumption, never reached a technical transfer to an application beyond sci-entific scope.
This paper deals with benefits of GMR/TMR sensors in terms of high spatial resolution testing for different NDT applica-tions. The first example demonstrates the preeminent advantages of MR-elements compared with conventional coils used in eddy current testing (ET). The probe comprises one-wire excitation with an array of MR elements. This led to a better spatial resolution in terms of neighboring defects.
The second section concentrates on MFL-testing (magnetic flux leakage) with active field excitation during and before test-ing. The latter illustrated the capability of highly resolved crack detection of a crossed notch. This example is best suited to show the ability of tiny magnetic field sensors for magnetic material characterization of a sample surface. Another example is based on characterization of samples after tensile test. Here, no external field is applied. The magnetization is only changed due to external load and magnetostriction leading to a field signature which GMR sensors can resolve. This gives access to internal changes of the magnetization state of the sample under test.
Die Messung spontaner magnetischer Streufelder ferromagnetischer Materialien wird als neue, Metal Magnetic Memory (MMM) genannte, Methode der zerstörungsfreien Prüfung (ZfP) angesehen, Schädigungen frühzeitig vorherzusagen. Die MMM Methode versucht, die sich gleichzeitig mit der Schadensentwicklung ausbildende lokale magnetische Struktur für die ZfP zu nutzen und zwar schon vor der eigentlichen Rissinitiierung. Das zugehörige Regelwerk ISO 24497 verspricht neben der Detektion von Mikrorissen und Inhomogenitäten des Werkstoffgefüges auch die Bestimmung des (Eigen-) Spannungszustandes. Neue, an der Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung für die ZfP angepasste GMR (Giant Magneto Resistance)-Sensorik erlaubt Magnetfeldmessungen mit einer Ortsauflösung im Mikrometerbereich. Mit höherer Ortsauflösung zeigen sich Unterschiede, jedoch keine Widersprüche zu bisher publizierten Daten. Ihnen wesentlich ist, dass es einige verwertbare Hinweise auf einen Zusammenhang von Restfeldmagnetisierung und Materialeigenschaften gibt.
Evaluation of high spatial resolution imaging of magnetic stray fields for early damage detection
(2017)
The paper discusses the evaluation of elastic and plastic strain states in two low-carbon steels of the same steel group with high spatial resolution GMR (giant magneto resistance) sensors. The residual stress distributions of tungsten inert gas welded plates were determined by means of neutron diffraction as a reference. The normal component of local residual magnetic stray fields arise in the vicinity of the positions of maximum stress. The experiments performed on flat tensile specimen indicate that the boundaries of plastic deformations are a source of stray fields. The spatial variations of magnetic stray fields for both the weld and the tensile samples are in the order of the earths magnetic field.
Measurement of spontaneous magnetic stray field signals has been reported to be a promising tool for capturing macro-scale information of deformation states, defects and stress concentration zones in a material structure. This paper offers a new method for self-magnetic leakage field detection using a magneto-optical (MO) hand-held microscope. Its sensor has a dynamic field range between ±0.05 and ±2 kA/m and a lateral optical resolution of approx. 10 µm. We examined flat tensile test specimens of metastable austenitic steel AISI 304. Static tensile tests were repeatedly interrupted at various predetermined states of strain and the magnetic information was measured by the MO system. Comparative measurements using a high-precision magnetic field GMR-sensor, verify the outstanding capability of the MO microscope regarding spatial resolution of magnetic fields.