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Abstract
A novel plasma spraying method, direct write thermal spray (DWTS), is demonstrated for strain gauge manufacturing. Sprayed and laser finished strain gauges were subjected to cyclic loading and performance was compared with that of commercial strain gauges. The main differences observed are in sensitivity and zero point drift and it is suggested that these differences can be significantly reduced. Thus, it is proposed that DWTS is a potential novel method for strain gauges integration within strained structures for monitoring purposes.
Acknowledgements
This paper is based on a presentation at Euro PM 2012, organised by EPMA in Basel, Switzerland on 16–19 September 2012. The research work was carried out by VTT Technical Research Centre in a research project financed by TEKES (Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation) and various companies.