Experimental assessment of droplet impact erosion resistance of steam turbine blade materials

Wear

Volumn 267, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 1605-1618

  Ahmad, M ^a   Casey, M ^a   Surken N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Droplet impact; Erosion; Laser hardening; Steam turbine; Steel; Titanium

Indexed keywords

CONDENSING STEAM TURBINE; DROPLET IMPACT; EROSION RESISTANCE; EROSION TEST; EVALUATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL MODEL; HIGH YIELD; KEY MATERIALS; LASER HARDENING; LAST STAGE; MATERIAL DEGRADATION; MATERIAL LOSS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; STEAM TURBINE BLADE; STEEL ALLOYS; TEST DATA; TESTING TIME; TI-6AL-4V;

DEGRADATION; DROP FORMATION; ENGINES; HARDENING; IMPACT RESISTANCE; LASERS; MARINE ENGINES; MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; STEAM; STEEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM ALLOYS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

STEAM TURBINES;

EID: 68949162053     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2009.06.012     Document Type: Article

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