In-Situ Nondestructive Measurements of Key Mechanical Properties of Pressure Vessels Using Innovative Stress-Strain Microprobe® (SSM®) Technology
Haggag, F.M., "In-Situ Nondestructive Measurements of Key Mechanical Properties of Pressure Vessels Using Innovative Stress-Strain Microprobe® (SSM®) Technology," Final Report No. DOE/ER/82115-1, Award No. DE-FG02-96ER82115, Advanced Technology Corporation, 1997.
This DOE SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase I/II final report establishes the commercial SSM® system's validation for nuclear pressure vessel applications. It contains comprehensive test data across alloy classes with full comparison to conventional tensile results.
The DOE SBIR program funds small businesses to develop innovative technologies with commercial potential. The program's rigorous selection process — typically funding fewer than 20% of proposals — and the requirement for detailed validation data make SBIR final reports among the most thorough and well-documented technology validation documents available.
This report serves as the foundation document for the subsequent DOE/ER/82115-2 temperature-range study, which extended the validation to the full temperature range of nuclear and pipeline applications. Together, these two DOE reports constitute the most comprehensive government-funded validation of ABI® technology.