X-RAY CHARACTERIZATION OF ERODED 316 STAINLESS-STEEL

Deformation produced during the erosion of 316 stainless steel specime ns by the impact of SiC particles is studied by X-ray diffraction. Ero sion studies are made, at different impact angles, on samples simultan eously heated to different high temperatures. For the samples eroded a t room temperature the deformation stacking fault probability values a re found to be 5 x 10(-3) and 3 x 10(-3) for impact angles of 90-degre es and 30-degrees respectively. Variation of deformation stacking faul t probability is correlated with the changes in the hardness value.