British Society for Strain Measurement:
Residual Stress Meeting 14th Feb 2007

Co Sponsored by the BCA Industrial Group

Workshop to be held at the Materials Science Centre, School of Materials, University of Manchester
Organisers Judith Shackleton & Joao Fonseca

Fees: BSSM and co-sponsor members £120 + VAT
Non-members £160 + VAT
Student (BSSM or co-sponsor members) £60 + VAT
Student (non-members) £80 +VAT

Please check out the BSSM meeting page for more information and meeting registration.

Download the BSSMmeeting flyer (1.4MB Adobe PDF file)with a booking form.

Programme

1. Introduction to the School of Materials
2. Basic Crystallography & Diffraction
   (Judith Shackleton)
3. Methods Using Laboratory X-rays, specifically the Sin²psi Method
   (Judith Shackleton, Materials Science Centre, School of Materials, University of Manchester)
• Applications
• Strengths
• Limitations
• Instrumentation
• Practical Applications
• Data Processing
• Hints, tips, tricks of the trade
4. Neutron & Synchrotron methods
   (Dr Joao Fonseca Materials Science Centre, School of Materials, University of Manchester)
• Applications & advantages
• differences from the laboratory based X-ray methods
• Main facilities
5. X-ray Elastic Constants
   (Dr Jo Kelleher Materials Science Centre, School of Materials, University of Manchester)
6. Sample preparation, considerations and electro-polishing
   (Dr Jo Kelleher Materials Science Centre, School of Materials, University of Manchester)
7. National Physical Laboratory Good practice Guide & the Residual Stress Working Group
   (Tony Fry, NPL)
8. Practical Demonstrations and a chance to have a go