Delta ferrite prediction in stainless steel welds using neural network analysis and comparison with other prediction methods

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 20-28

  Vasudevan, M ^a   Bhaduri, A K ^a   Raj, Baldev ^a   Prasad Rao, K ^b  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Austenitic stainless steel; Delta ferrite content; Duplex stainless steel; Neural network analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; FERRITES; NEURAL NETWORKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STAINLESS STEEL;

DELTA FERRITE CONTENT;

WELDING;

EID: 0141532036     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(03)00430-8     Document Type: Article

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