Charge-Sensitive Technique for Deformation Processes’ Study

Abstract

Surface charge can be used as an information parameter about the change in the state of the material under the action of mechanical stresses. The aim of the work was to develop methods for studying deformation processes in metallic and polymeric materials using a charge-sensitive method.Experimental studies of deformation processes under tensile, compressive and impact loads were carried out on samples of various materials: aluminum alloy of AMg2 grade, steel of grade 08PS, high-pressure polyethylene of grade 12203-250 and samples of composite materials based on it, F4 polytetrafluoroethylene. As a research method, the analysis of changes in the relative values of the surface electron work function in the case of metals and the surface electrostatic potential in the case of polymers and composite materials is used. A scanning modification of a charge-sensitive probe is used as a measuring instrument.The results of experimental studies of materials in a stress-strain state demonstrate the high efficiency of the proposed method. The research methodology makes it possible to detect local changes in the surface potential of the material in the area of deformations, which are not detected on a macroscopic scale using standard methods. The results obtained can serve as a basis for the development of new methods and techniques for studying the mechanical properties of both metals and dielectric materials.