Abstract
Stress exists ubiquitously and is critically important for the manufacturing industry. Due to the ultrasensitive mechanoresponse of the emission of 1,1,2,2,-tetrakis(4-nitrophenyl)ethane (TPE-4N), a luminogen with aggregation-induced emission characteristics, the visualization of stress/strain distributions on metal specimens with a pure organic fluorescent material is achieved. Such a fluorescence mapping method enjoys the merits of simple setup, real-time, full-field, on-site, and direct visualization. Surface analysis shows that TPE-4N can form a nonfluorescent, crystalline uniform film on the metal surface, which cracks into fluorescent amorphous fragments upon mechanical force. Therefore, the invisible information of the stress/strain distribution of the metal specimens are transformed to visible fluorescent signals, which generally matches well but provides more details than software simulation. Remarkably, fatigue crack propagation in stainless steel and aluminum alloy can be observed and predicted clearly, further demonstrating the ultrasensitivity and practicability of TPE-4N.
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