Laser desensitization treatment for inside surface of SUS304 stainless steel pipe welds

Seiichiro Kimura; Wataru Kono; Syohei Kawano; Rie Sumiya

doi:10.1117/12.377050

7 February 2000 Laser desensitization treatment for inside surface of SUS304 stainless steel pipe welds

Seiichiro Kimura, Wataru Kono, Syohei Kawano, Rie Sumiya

Proceedings Volume 3888, High-Power Lasers in Manufacturing; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.377050
Event: Advanced High-Power Lasers and Applications, 1999, Osaka, Japan

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a technology for preventing the occurrence of Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking (IGSCC) by irradiating a high power YAG laser beam onto the sensitized Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) surface of SUS304 stainless steel. By irradiating a laser beam of the appropriate power density, a laser de-sensitization heat treatment (LDT) process was realized that formed both a molten layer of approximately 0.2 mm depth and a solution heat treated layer. The results of a Creviced Bent Beam (CBB) test to evaluate IGSCC showed that no cracks had appeared on the surface of the LDT parts. Also, after LDT was applied at a width of 40 mm in the vicinity of welding joints in the inside surface of pipes (thickness: 8 mm), approximately 250 MPa of tensile stress was measured as a residual stress on this LDT- processed surface. On the other hand, the tensile stress on the outside surface of these pipes decreased to the compression stress.

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Seiichiro Kimura, Wataru Kono, Syohei Kawano, and Rie Sumiya "Laser desensitization treatment for inside surface of SUS304 stainless steel pipe welds", Proc. SPIE 3888, High-Power Lasers in Manufacturing, (7 February 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.377050

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