Influence of laser power on the hardening of Ti6Al4V low-pressure steam turbine blade material for enhancing water droplet erosion resistance

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-218

  Mann, B S ^a   Arya, Vivek ^a   Pant, B K ^a  

^a BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

high power diode laser; steam turbine; Ti6Al4V; titanium alloy; water droplet erosion

Indexed keywords

DROPLET EROSION; EROSION TESTING; HIGH-POWER DIODE LASERS; LASER POWER; LASER TREATMENT; POWER LEVELS; RAPID-HEATING; SEM; STEAM TURBINE BLADE; SUPER-CRITICAL; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; TI-6AL-4V; TI-6AL-4V ALLOY; TWO-TEMPERATURE; WATER DROPLET EROSION; WATER DROPLETS; XRD ANALYSIS;

ALLOYS; DIODES; DROP FORMATION; EROSION; MARINE ENGINES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; STEAM; STEAM POWER PLANTS; STEAM TURBINES; SURFACE TESTING; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM ALLOYS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

SURFACE TREATMENT;

EID: 79952185988     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11665-010-9656-7     Document Type: Article

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