CAVITATION RESISTANCE IMPROVEMENT OF IRECA STEEL VIA LASER PROCESSING

Authors
DUBE D FISET M LALIBERTE R SIMONEAU R
Citation
D. Dube et al., CAVITATION RESISTANCE IMPROVEMENT OF IRECA STEEL VIA LASER PROCESSING, Materials letters, 28(1-3), 1996, pp. 93-99
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science","Physics, Applied
Journal title
Materials letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
0167577X
Volume
28
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
93 - 99
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-577X(1996)28:1-3<93:CRIOIS>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The surface of IRECA steel, a cavitation resistant alloy, was remelted using a pulsed Nd:YAG laser and tested for its resistance to cavitati on jet erosion. The weight loss was compared to those of the conventio nal as-cast specimens. The microstructures of specimens were examined and related to the steel performance under cavitation jet erosion. Thi s study indicates that the erosion resistance of the laser processed s teel was improved, the weight loss rate being decreased by more than 3 00%.