3D image analysis for evaluating internal deformation/fracture characteristics of materials

In order to understand deformation / fracture characteristics, many measurement methods have been proposed and developed. Almost all methods, however, have been limited on the surface indirectly due to insufficient resolution. Recently, third-generation synchrotron radiation facilities have enabled observations with high resolution. Therefore, the 3D mapping of structural features like air bubbles (pores) have been attempted to understand local deformation fracture characteristics in some materials using the X-ray computed tomography (CT). However, there are some issues and one of them is long processing time. In this paper, we propose a system which can measure a 3D, local, high-accuracy deformation / fracture characteristic by obtaining the strain distribution. Experiments have proved its effectiveness.