Effect of Laser Surface Melting on Corrosion Behavior of Aged Duplex Stainless Steel

By: W.K. Chan, C.T. Kwok, K.H. Lo Department of Electromechanical Engineering, University of Macau Duplex stainless steels (DSSs), with a dual phase ferrite–austenite microstructure, have been widely used as the structural components for chemical industries, oil and gas production and offshore applications due to its outstanding corrosion resistance in chloride-containing environments. However, depletion of chromium and […]

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Laser Scribing of Stainless Steel with and without Work Media

By: Anna Unt, Heidi Piili, Marika Hirvimäki, Matti Manninen, Antti Salminen Lappeenranta University of Technology, Laser Processing Technology Research Group, Finland Machine Technology Centre Turku Ltd, Finland Improving control and decreasing energy needs have been the most addressed problems of chemical industry in recent years. One of the thoroughly researched options has been bringing down the […]

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