Improvement in cavitation erosion resistance of a copper-based propeller alloy by laser surface melting

Surface and Coatings Technology

Volumn 182, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 300-307

  Tang, C H ^a   Cheng, F T ^a   Man, H C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cavitation erosion; Cu Mn Al Ni Fe; Laser surface melting; Manganese nickel aluminium bronze; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION CORROSION; LASER APPLICATIONS; MELTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; NEODYMIUM LASERS; SOLUTIONS;

LASER SURFACE MELTING (LSM); SCANNING VELOCITY;

PROTECTIVE COATINGS;

CAVITATION; CORROSION RESISTANCE; HOMOGENEOUS MEDIUM; MICROSTRUCTURE; PROPELLER;

EID: 2142650233     PISSN: 02578972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2003.08.048     Document Type: Article

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