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Whackometry data. HCAT Program Review Long Beach April 2001. Whackometer. Simulate FOD (hammers, rocks, F-8’s, etc.) 1 lb (1 7/8” dia) 52100 ball Drop down tube Flattens rod surface about 0.003” Cracks around periphery of flattened area 100x optical examination. 2 - 8’. FOD for thought.
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Whackometry data HCAT Program Review Long Beach April 2001
Whackometer • Simulate FOD (hammers, rocks, F-8’s, etc.) • 1 lb (1 7/8” dia) 52100 ball • Drop down tube • Flattens rod surface about 0.003” • Cracks around periphery of flattened area • 100x optical examination 2 - 8’ FOD for thought
Work done so far • Drop tests done on 0.005” and 0.010” EHC, WC-Co, WC-CoCr • Heights 24 - 103” • Damage small - need microscopy • Some multiple-drops, but confusing and no obvious additional damage • This is not same as done by Don Parker • dropped coating on 3lb fixture onto 1” ball • did drops near edge of coating • could not get visible failure otherwise (cf ice cracking) • counted drops to visible failure
EHC - 0.010”, 102” drop Circumferential cracks Longitudinal cracks away from flat Longitudinal cracks away from flat
WC-Co, 0.010”, 102” drop Circumferential cracks
WC-CoCr, 0.010”, 102” drop Circumferential cracks
Conclusions • Damage not greatly different • chrome shows both circumferential and longitudinal cracks (along rod), while HVOF only shows circumferential cracks • more cracks visible for EHC than for HVOF (but also depends on contrast, surface reflectivity, roughness, etc.) • Damage at lower drop height still to be analyzed • So far HVOF is better than or equal to chrome • This is same conclusion as for Gravelometry