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- Das, D. K., et al.
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Microstructural degradation of plain and platinum aluminide coatings on superalloy CM247 during isothermal oxidation
- 1999
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Ingår i: Materials Science and Technology. ; 15:10, s. 1199-1208
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Isothermal oxidation at 1100°C of a high activity plain aluminide coating and a platinum aluminide coating, developed by the pack cementation technique, on cast nickel base superalloy CM247 has been carried out with the primary objective of systematically understanding the coating degradation process during oxidation. While the weight gains during oxidation for both plain aluminide and platinum aluminide coatings follow parabolic kinetics from the very beginning of oxidation exposure, the bare alloy was seen to exhibit a considerably long initial transient oxidation period (∼20 h), beyond which the parabolic law was followed. The parabolic rate constant for the platinum aluminide coating was found to be nearly two orders of magnitude lower than that for the plain aluminide coating. Alumina was identified as the only oxide phase that formed on both plain aluminide and platinum aluminide coatings during most of the oxidation exposure, although NiAl2O4 was also found in the case of the plain aluminide coating beyond ∼200 h. The oxide layer on the bare alloy, however, was found to consist of Al2O3, Cr2O3, and NiAl2O4. The microstructural degradation of both the plain aluminide and platinum aluminide coatings during oxidation was seen to occur in three distinct stages which, however, differed for each coating. This stagewise degradation, which involves final obliteration of the interdiffusion layer in each case, is discussed in detail. © 1999 IoM Communications Ltd.
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- Shariff, S. M., et al.
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Parametric influence on cut quality attributes and generation of processing maps for laser cutting
- 1999
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Ingår i: Journal of Laser Applications. ; 11:2, s. 54-63
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Laser cutting is an attractive alternative to conventional cutting methods due to its many inherent advantages. However, notwithstanding its promise for processing diverse categories of materials, the understanding of the subject is incomplete. Although numerous processes are known to significantly influence cutting quality, comprehensive data of practical utility - such as identification of processing regimes to achieve optimum cut surface attributes - remain yet to be generated. The present article establishes a methodology to develop such "processing maps" and illustrates their utility by using laser cutting of mild steel and commercially pure titanium as case studies. The processing maps can be constructed based on any chosen cut quality criteria and can be used to optimize the process on the basis of operational costs. Results reveal that, for achieving good quality cuts, such processing regimes constitute only a narrow region within the wide operating window for mere cuttability and vary substantially with material-assist gas combination. Typically, the operating window for inert gas-assisted cutting is narrower than that for oxygen-assisted cutting involving an exothermic oxidation reaction, which contributes significantly to the overall energy input to the cutting front. The influence of the two major process parameters, laser power and cutting speed, on cut quality attributes such as surface roughness, kerf width, heat affected zone, and cut surface morphology is also discussed in detail. The experimental results have also been compared with theoretical predictions of a scaling law for laser cutting. © 1999 Laser Institute of America.
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