RS SUMMIT

A conference and workshop to bring together
residual stress measurement users and developers

Los Alamos, NM. December 10-11, 2003

PROGRAM

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2003

7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Welcoming Reception.
At HYTEC, Inc., 110 Eastgate Drive, Los Alamos (map)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2003

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
Registration.
At Research Park (Motorola) Building, Room 203, 4200 West Jemez Road (map)

8:30 – 8:40 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction.
Michael Prime, Los Alamos National Laboratory

SESSION I: INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
Moderator: Michael Steinzig, HYTEC, Inc., Los Alamos

8:40 – 9:10 a.m.
Overview of Residual Stress Measurements.
Jerry Lord, National Physical Laboratory, UK

9:10 – 9:40 a.m.
Residual Stresses in Machining.
Richard Rohrer, NIST

9:40 – 10:10 a.m.
Residual Stresses in Carburized Parts.
Eric Johnson, John Deere Technical Center

10:10 – 10:40 a.m.
Coffee Break

10:40 – 11:10 a.m.
Stress Profiling using Hole-Drilling.
Gary Schajer, University of British Columbia, Canada

11:10 – 11:40 a.m.
Residual Stresses in Welding.
Vivek Davé, Los Alamos National Laboratory

11:40 – 12:00 noon
Drive to Fuller Lodge (map)
Use carpool for the short journey

12:00 – 1:10 p.m.
Catered lunch at Fuller Lodge
with slide presentation by Georgia Strickfaden,
"History of the Pajarito Plateau: Geology to Atomic Science"

1:10 – 1:30 p.m.
Drive to Research Park (Motorola) Building
Use carpool for the short journey

SESSION II: INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS (cont'd)
Moderator: Gary Schajer, University of British Columbia, Canada

1:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Residual Stresses in Glasses and Ceramics.
Jill Glass, Sandia National Laboratory

2:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Residual Stresses and Measurements in the Aluminum Industry.
Mark Newborn, Alcoa Technical Center

2:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Ultrasonic Residual Stress Measurements.
Don Bray, Don Bray Inc.

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Coffee Break

SESSION III: STANDARDS AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES
Moderator: Gary Schajer, University of British Columbia, Canada

This is an open-forum session where participants
are invited to present their views and experiences.

3:30 – 3:55 p.m.
Development of Standard Test Procedures for Residual Stress Measurements.
Discussion leader: Michael Prime, Los Alamos National Laboratory

3:55 – 4:10 p.m.
Round-Robin Comparison of Neutron RS Measurements.
Discussion leader: Henry Prask, NIST

4:10 – 4:30 p.m.
Round-Robin Comparison of Residual Stress Measurement Methods.
Discussion leader: Michael Steinzig, HYTEC, Inc.

4:30 p.m.
Session concludes. Return to hotel.

5:45 p.m.
Bus journey to Bishop's Lodge for Conference Banquet
Departs from Holiday Inn Express, 2455 Trinity Drive, Los Alamos

6:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Conference Banquet
Bishop's Lodge, Bishop's Lodge Road, Santa Fe

10:00 p.m.
Return bus journey to Holiday Inn Express
Departs from Bishop's Lodge

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2003

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
Coffee and donuts.
At Research Park (Motorola) Building, Room 203, 4200 West Jemez Road. (map)

8:30 – 8:35 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction.
Michael Steinzig, HYTEC, Inc., Los Alamos

SESSION IV: PRACTICAL MEASUREMENT METHODS
Moderator: Michael Prime, Los Alamos National Laboratory

8:35 – 8:55 a.m.
Layer Removal Methods
Roy McGrann, SUNY Binghampton

8:55 – 9:15 a.m.
Slitting Methods
Michael Hill, University of California, Davis

9:15 – 9:35 a.m.
X-Ray Diffraction
Michael Brauss and James Pineault, Proto Manufacturing Ltd., Canada

9:35 – 9:55 a.m.
Barkhausen Noise
Lasse Suominen, AST/Stresstech Oy, Finland

9:55 – 10:25 a.m.
Coffee Break

10:25 – 10:45 a.m.
Residual Stress Monitoring with MWM Eddy Current Sensors
Andrew Washabaugh, JENTEK Sensors

10:45 – 11:05 a.m.
Contour Method
Michael Prime, Los Alamos National Laboratory

11:05 – 11:25 a.m.
Strain-Gage and ESPI Hole-Drilling
Gary Schajer, University of British Columbia, Canada
Michael Steinzig, HYTEC, Inc., Los Alamos

11:25 – 11:45 a.m.
Neutron Diffraction
Donald Brown, Los Alamos National Laboratory

11:45 – 12:45 p.m.
Catered Lunch
Served at the Research Park (Motorola) Building

12:45 p.m.
Depart for LANSCE Neutron Facility tour (US citizens) (map)
Use carpool for the short journey

12:45 p.m.
Depart for Bradbury Science Museum tour (non-US citizens) (map)
Use carpool for the short journey

2:20 p.m.
Depart from tour and return to the Research Park (Motorola) Building
Use carpool for the short journey

2:40 – 4:15 p.m.
SESSION V: MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE DEMONSTRATIONS

This is a "show-and-tell" session where speakers from the
morning will man tables in the demonstration area to display
their measurement equipment or provide descriptive materials.
RS Summit participants can focus on their own specific
interests and speak directly with the relevant specialists.

4:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Future Residual Stress Summit Planning
Gary Schajer, University of British Columbia, Canada

4:30 p.m.
Residual Stress Summit concludes

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