Preciptation-hardenable (PH) stainless steels are widely employed in industry for their high mechanical strength, reasonable toughness and moderate corrosion resistance. In the present study, laser surface melting of 17-4 PH precipitation-hardenable stainless steel (Fe-17%Cr-4%Ni-4%Cu-0.3%Nb) was attempted using a 2.5-kW continuous wave Nd:YAG laser for enhancing its corrosion resistance and hardness. The pitting corrosion behavior of laser surface-melted samples processed under different processing conditions in 3.5% NaCl solution at 25 °C was studied by open circuit potential measurement and potentiodynamic polarization technique. Compared with the annealed and aged 17-4 PH, the corrosion resistance of the laser surface-melted samples was significantly improved, as evidenced by a noble shift in open circuit potential, a higher pitting potential, a wider passive range and a lower passive current density. The enhanced corrosion resistance was attributed to the refinement of precipitation of copper particles in the ferrite matrix. In addition, the hardness of the laser surface-melted 17-4 PH was found to be higher than that of the aged and annealed ones by 14% and 27% respectively.
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Pacific International Conference on Applications of Lasers and Optics
March 23–25, 2010
Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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978-0-912035-56-7
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Laser surface melting of 17-4 PH precipitation-hardenable stainless steel
Zhichao Cheng;
Zhichao Cheng
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Department of Electromechanical Engineering, University of Macau
, Taipa, Macau, China
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Chi Tat Kwok;
Chi Tat Kwok
1
Department of Electromechanical Engineering, University of Macau
, Taipa, Macau, China
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Kin Ho Lo
Kin Ho Lo
1
Department of Electromechanical Engineering, University of Macau
, Taipa, Macau, China
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Published Online:
March 01 2010
Citation
Zhichao Cheng, Chi Tat Kwok, Kin Ho Lo; March 23–25, 2010. "Laser surface melting of 17-4 PH precipitation-hardenable stainless steel." Proceedings of the Pacific International Conference on Applications of Lasers and Optics. PICALO 2010: 4th Pacific International Conference on Laser Materials Processing, Micro, Nano and Ultrafast Fabrication. Wuhan, People’s Republic of China. (pp. 1203). ASME. https://doi.org/10.2351/1.5057183
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