• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Observations on acoustic emissions from a line contact compressed into the plastic region
  • Contributor: Fuentes, Ramon; Howard, Thomas P; Marshall, Matthew B; Cross, Elizabeth J; Dwyer-Joyce, Rob S
  • imprint: SAGE Publications, 2016
  • Published in: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1177/1350650116638590
  • ISSN: 1350-6501; 2041-305X
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  • Description: <jats:p> Some observations from acoustic emissions recorded during a yield test of a bearing raceway compressed into plasticity using a rolling element are presented. The general objective of the study is to establish whether there is enough evidence of the onset of sub-surface plasticity in the acoustic emissions signature. It is discussed here how acoustic emissions monitoring during compression could indicate the onset of subsurface plasticity as a precursor to damage propagation to the surface. Some comparisons are drawn between the acoustic emissions activity levels and time-frequency response during elastic deformation and at yield loads. </jats:p>