New Challenges in Residual Stress Measurements and Evaluation

• Other Authors: Casavola, Caterina (Editor), Barile, Claudia (Editor), Moramarco, Vincenzo (Editor), Pappalettera, Giovanni (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2020
• Subjects: Materials science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Residual stresses (RS) are stresses present inside materials even in the absence of any applied load. They are of capital importance because they can impact greatly on the mechanical strength of the material, on its dimensional correspondence to design specifications as well as on the fatigue life o...