Microstructure and tensile properties of Inconel 718 pulsed Nd-YAG laser welds

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-82

  Janaki Ram, G D ^a   Venugopal Reddy, A ^a   Prasad Rao, K ^b   Reddy, G M ^c   Sarin Sundar, J K ^d  

^a Regional Centre for Military Airworthiness Materials   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^c DEFENCE METALLURGICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^d INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTRE FOR POWDER METALLURGY AND NEW MATERIALS ARCI   (India)

Author keywords

Alloy 718; Laser welding; Laves phase; Nb segregation; Post weld heat treatments

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; DISSOLUTION; HEAT TREATMENT; LASER BEAM WELDING; LASER PULSES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TENSILE PROPERTIES; THERMAL EFFECTS; WELDS;

ALLOY 718; LAVES PHASES; NB SEGREGATION; POST-WELD HEAT TREATMENTS;

SHEET METAL;

EID: 23144467055     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2004.09.081     Document Type: Article

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