A novel preweld laser surface treatment for enhanced intergranular corrosion resistance of austenitic stainless steel weldments

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Kaul, R ^a   Parvathavarthini, N ^b   Ganesh, P ^a   Mulki, S V ^c   Samajdar, I ^c   Dayal, R K ^b   Kukreja, L M ^a  

^a RAJA RAMANNA CENTRE FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Grain boundary; Heat affected zone; Intergranular corrosion; Laser welding; Sensitization; Stainless steel; Surface treatment

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF SENSITIZATION; GAS TUNGSTEN ARC; GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING; INTERGRANULAR CORROSION; LASER SURFACE; LASER SURFACE MELTING; LASER SURFACE TREATMENT; LASER TREATMENT; LASER WELDING; LASER-ASSISTED; RESOLIDIFICATION; SENSITIZATION; STAINLESS STEEL SURFACE; SUBGRAIN BOUNDARIES; SURFACE MODIFICATION; TYPE 304 STAINLESS STEEL; WELDMENTS;

AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL; CAVITY RESONATORS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; ELECTRIC WELDING; GAS METAL ARC WELDING; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; LASER BEAM WELDING; LASER WELDING MACHINES; LASERS; STEEL SHEET; TEXTURES; TUNGSTEN;

SURFACE TREATMENT;

EID: 72749102806     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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