Possibility of applying X-ray methods to control the surface quality of a shaft line after finishing

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to analyze the application limits of X-ray methods of non-destructive testing of loaded parts; to compare the results of microstresses and deformations of the details’ surface layer by methods and by the method of X-ray diffraction analysis for various modes of processing the detail surface layer. The studies are carried out on a “Dron” diffractometer. The technique and algorithm of X-ray structural studies, namely, “sin2v|/”-method are represented. Residual macro σφ and micro stresses, as well as the sizes of the areas of coherent scattering (D) on the samples surfaces processed in various modes, and their distribution in the near-surface layer are designated. Phase analysis is conducted and the presence of residual austenite. The research object is the operating surface of the 46-19-186 gear tooth after various treatments: after HFC hardening; after HFC hardening, grinding and blasting in depressions; after HFC hardening and fine-finish cutting. The X-ray structural analysis (XRD) technique is presented to determine the residual macro-σφ and microstresses, the sizes of the coherent scattering regions (D) on the surfaces of the samples processed in different modes. The outcomes of X-ray structural analysis are compared with the outcomes of metallographic studiesmaking. It was determined that the stress relaxation during the manufacture of the sample is no more than 10%, and the total instrumental error of the X-ray spectral analysis method is about 1%.