Improvement in wear resistance of stainless steel by laser-induced local surface treatment
To improve the wear resistance of small machine parts such as microscale gears, we developed a novel surface treatment process, laser-induced local surface treatment. Disk-shaped austenitic stainless steel (SUS316L) specimens were soaked in Al(NO3)3 solution and subsequently irradiated by a nano-pul...
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| author | Atsushi EZURA Hikaru YOSHIMINE Koki OHKAWA Kazutoshi KATAHIRA Jun KOMOTORI |
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| description | To improve the wear resistance of small machine parts such as microscale gears, we developed a novel surface treatment process, laser-induced local surface treatment. Disk-shaped austenitic stainless steel (SUS316L) specimens were soaked in Al(NO3)3 solution and subsequently irradiated by a nano-pulse fiber laser beam. The treated surfaces were then observed under a scanning electron microscope and analyzed using an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer. The effects of defocus amount, tribology behavior, and wear resistance on the characteristics of the treated surface were examined in detail. The surface roughness of the treated specimens with the defocus range of -1 to -2 mm was lower than that of the treated specimen without defocus. The thickness of the treated layer decreased when the defocus amount was increased within the abovementioned range of values. However, when treatment was performed with a defocus amount of -3 mm, no noticeable change was observed on the treated surface; this was attributed to the difference in laser-energy density. The friction coefficient of the laser-treated specimen with the defocus level of -1 mm was much lower than that of the untreated specimen. This implies that the wear resistance of austenitic stainless steel can be improved with the proposed surface treatment method. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e89329642ad4a85b14b60a7a2b14ced2022-12-22T03:39:00ZengThe Japan Society of Mechanical EngineersJournal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing1881-30542016-09-01105JAMDSM0079JAMDSM007910.1299/jamdsm.2016jamdsm0079jamdsmImprovement in wear resistance of stainless steel by laser-induced local surface treatmentAtsushi EZURA0Hikaru YOSHIMINE1Koki OHKAWA2Kazutoshi KATAHIRA3Jun KOMOTORI4Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio UniversityDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Keio UniversityGraduate School of Science and Technology, Keio UniversityRIKENDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Keio UniversityTo improve the wear resistance of small machine parts such as microscale gears, we developed a novel surface treatment process, laser-induced local surface treatment. Disk-shaped austenitic stainless steel (SUS316L) specimens were soaked in Al(NO3)3 solution and subsequently irradiated by a nano-pulse fiber laser beam. The treated surfaces were then observed under a scanning electron microscope and analyzed using an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer. The effects of defocus amount, tribology behavior, and wear resistance on the characteristics of the treated surface were examined in detail. The surface roughness of the treated specimens with the defocus range of -1 to -2 mm was lower than that of the treated specimen without defocus. The thickness of the treated layer decreased when the defocus amount was increased within the abovementioned range of values. However, when treatment was performed with a defocus amount of -3 mm, no noticeable change was observed on the treated surface; this was attributed to the difference in laser-energy density. The friction coefficient of the laser-treated specimen with the defocus level of -1 mm was much lower than that of the untreated specimen. This implies that the wear resistance of austenitic stainless steel can be improved with the proposed surface treatment method.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jamdsm/10/5/10_2016jamdsm0079/_pdf/-char/enlocal surface treatmentlaser processingaustenitic stainless steelwear resistancealloy layer |
| spellingShingle | Atsushi EZURA Hikaru YOSHIMINE Koki OHKAWA Kazutoshi KATAHIRA Jun KOMOTORI Improvement in wear resistance of stainless steel by laser-induced local surface treatment Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing local surface treatment laser processing austenitic stainless steel wear resistance alloy layer |
| title | Improvement in wear resistance of stainless steel by laser-induced local surface treatment |
| title_full | Improvement in wear resistance of stainless steel by laser-induced local surface treatment |
| title_fullStr | Improvement in wear resistance of stainless steel by laser-induced local surface treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improvement in wear resistance of stainless steel by laser-induced local surface treatment |
| title_short | Improvement in wear resistance of stainless steel by laser-induced local surface treatment |
| title_sort | improvement in wear resistance of stainless steel by laser induced local surface treatment |
| topic | local surface treatment laser processing austenitic stainless steel wear resistance alloy layer |
| url | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jamdsm/10/5/10_2016jamdsm0079/_pdf/-char/en |
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