Application of optical methods in tests of new materials with gradient structure

Abstract

The main idea of the article is to demonstrate the possibility of applying the laser dynamic speckle interferometry technique to control the processes of fatigue failure of specimens with a gradient structure. A distinctive feature of the described technique is the possibility of practical application on high-frequency machines as an experimental non-contact method for recording surface changes in the studying objects with a complex structure. Besides, the proposed technique can be used as an indicator characterizing irreversible processes during fatigue failure and for analyzing the fatigue crack growth kinetics. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.