In situ 4D mechanical testing of structural materials: The data challenge

This papers presents recent progress with materials investigations via in situ mechanical testing at the synchrotron, so called 4D experiments. More automated and more integrated stress rigs now allow to produce new kind of data sets to study deformation and fracture of structural materials. Two recent examples are presented, one with a polymer material and another one with a polycrystalline metallic alloy. Challenges with data organisation and storage and automatic analysis are discussed in the view of the upgrade of the main synchrotron sources which will greatly increase the number and size of the future data sets.