Assessment of the Magnetostrictive Properties of the Selected Construction Steel

The paper presents results of research on the effects of mechanical stresses on the magnetostrictive properties of 13CrMo4-5 steel. Measurements of stress dependence of magnetostriction fill the gap in the state of the art enabling description of relationships between stresses applied to the samples and its magnetoelastic and magnetostrictive properties. Performed studies represent the starting point for development of unified model of both Villari (magnetoelastic) and Joule (magnetostrictive) effects under stresses in steels. The formulated model will be the basis for the development of generalized methods of interpreting the results of non-destructive testing of the state of the internal stresses in steels based on these phenomena.