Acoustic Emission Response of 18% Ni Maraging Steel Weldment with Inserted Cracks of Varying Depth to Thickness Ratio

摘要

Acoustic emission studies have been carried out on a batch of welded and centre cracked specimens made of 18% Ni M250 maraging steel where the crack depth to specimen thickness ratio varied from approximately 10/80 to 25/80. Broad band AE transducers providing maximum sensitivity in frequency range 135 to 310 KHz were used for the AE monitoring. The paper brings out the AE performance of the specimens with inserted surface cracks of different sizes when the latter become critically severe leading to failure. The studies indicate the prediction possibility for the hardware constructed out of this material reasonably well before their final rupture. The AE signatures are also presented in a form that would facilitate generation of an acceptance criteria for the evaluation of hardware in real time.