Ultrasonic vibration-assisted laser atomization of stainless steel

Ultrasonic Characterization of Austenitic Stainless Steel in Thermal Variations

This work focuses on the ultrasonic characterization and hardness of Austenitic stainless steel in thermal variation. The sample which was heat treated at 1050 o C has the highest hardness value and plays a dominant role in dispersion of carbides. Shear wave velocity and hardness show similar trend in variation with temperature. The effect of volume expansion would be to decrease the elastic co...

Ultrasonic Vibration Assisted Electro-Discharge Machining

An ultrasonic vibration has been superposed on the normal electrode movement to increase the flushing effect during a micro electro-discharge machining (EDM) process. A systematic study on the effects of ultrasonic vibration on the EDM performance for fabricating microholes in Nitinol has been completed. The introduction of ultrasonic vibration to the microEDM process has more than 60 times inc...

Effect of Ultrasonic Vibration on the Metallurgical Properties of Steel

Characterization of a Laser Surface-Treated Martensitic Stainless Steel

Laser surface treatment was carried out on AISI 416 machinable martensitic stainless steel containing 0.225 wt.% sulfur. Nd:YAG laser with a 2.2-KW continuous wave was used. The aim was to compare the physical and chemical properties achieved by this type of selective surface treatment with those achieved by the conventional treatment. Laser power of different values (700 and 1000 W) with four ...

Relation of Laser Parameters in Color Marking of Stainless Steel

Color marking of stainless steels as a process is known for sometime but still it has not been used widely in the industry. Some industrial applications have been seen. New MOPA fiber lasers allow independent tuning different laser parameters and the marking process can be optimized for producing colors with better quality and visual appearance. Laser processing of metal surfaces creates an oxi...