Author:Adebiyi, DI; Fedotova, T; Pityana, Sisa L; Popoola, APIDate:Jul 2011The improvement in hardness of X12CrNiMo martensitic stainless steel laser alloyed with 99.9% pure titanium carbide, stellite 6 and two cases of premixed ratio of titanium carbide and stellite 6 [TiC (30 wt.%)- stellite 6 (70 wt.%) and TiC ...Read more
Author:Popoola, API; Fatoba, OS; Popoola, M; Pityana, Sisa LDate:Oct 2016Martensitic stainless steels are used in the production of steam turbine blades but their application is limited due to low hardness and poor corrosion resistance. Laser surface alloying and heat treatment of X12CrNiMo Martensitic stainless ...Read more
Author:Van Rooyen, CorneyDate:Jul 2007Heat input plays an important role in the microstructural development of 12%Cr martensitic stainless steel. The microstructure of low-C 12%Cr martensitic stainless steel resulting from laser cladding was investigated. For 410L a ferritic ...Read more
Author:Van Rooyen, Corney; Burger, HP; Kazadi, BPDate:Aug 2006Laser cladding offers distinct advantages including low dilution, low heat input,less distortion, increased mechanical and corrosion properties excellent repeatability and control of process
parameters. Solidification of laser cladded ...Read more
Author:Seleka, T; Pityana, Sisa L; Ulbrich, M; Rampedi, LDate:Nov 2007An AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel, 0.6 mm thick was melted with a 4.4 Kw continuous wave Nd: Yag laser in order to induce a certain proportion of retained austenite in a matrix. The volume percentage of the retained austenite in the ...Read more