Applications

The residual stress diffractometer can be used to reveal:

Residual stresses in welds such as rails, pipelines, airplanes
Stresses in coatings such as thermal barrier, wear resistant and corrosion resistant coatings
Stress corrosion cracking due to extreme environments such as:
- Heat + pressure (pressure pipes of power generators)
- Corrosive environment + stress (pipelines, steel reinforcement in concrete)
Fatigue, crack growth and development in materials undergoing contact stress, structural components and load-bearing parts.
In addition to its engineering applications, Kowari can also be used to investigate new materials such as shape-memory alloys. These materials can return to their original shape after bending ( eg. vascular stents) or deformation and are used in medical and aerospace applications.