Effect of microstructure on the hysteresis performance of force transducers using AISI 4340 steel spring material

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-32

  Fank, Sinan ^a   Demirkol, Mehmet ^b  

^a NATIONAL METROLOGY INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

AISI 4340 steel; Force transducer; Hysteresis error; Microstructure; Performance

Indexed keywords

AISI 4340 STEEL; FORCE TRANSDUCERS; HYSTERESIS ERROR;

HEAT TREATMENT; HYSTERESIS; MARTENSITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PERFORMANCE; STEEL;

TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 31044445024     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2005.09.007     Document Type: Article

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