%0 journal article
%@ 0195-9298
%A Rebelo Kornmeier, J., Hofmann, M., Gan, W.M., Gibmeier, J., Saroun, J.

%D 2019
%J Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation
%N 3
%P 79 
%R doi:10.1007/s10921-019-0617-2
%T Non-destructive Neutron Surface Residual Stress Analysis
%U https://doi.org/10.1007/s10921-019-0617-2
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%X Diffraction is a powerful tool for investigation of residual as well as applied stresses in engineering materials and components. Both X-ray and neutron diffraction can be used for this purpose. The interest in neutron stress analysis stems from the high penetrating power of neutrons when compared to laboratory X-ray sources, i.e. several cm instead of a few tens of µm in metallic materials. This contribution gives an overview on current instrumental and methodical developments for non-destructive through surface strain measurements, which bridges the gap between X-rays and neutrons analysis.