Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research
Title
Effects of Ultrasonic Nano-Crystal Surface Modification on the Microstructure and Properties of 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-9-2014
Abstract
In this study, the effects of Ultrasonic Nano-crystal Surface Modification (UNSM) on the microstructure changes and the mechanical properties of austenitic stainless steel 304 were studied. Due to the dynamic impacts induced by the multiple strikes during UNSM, surface nanocrystallization and transformation to martensite has been achieved. The work-hardened surface layers (3.5 times the original hardness) lead to significant improvement in the mechanical properties as measured by nano-indentation and tensile test. The results demonstrate that UNSM is a powerful surface processing technique that can improve component mechanical properties and performance.
Publication Title
ASME 2014 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference collocated with the JSME 2014 International Conference on Materials and Processing and the 42nd North American Manufacturing Research Conference
Volume
1
First Page
V001T01A003
Recommended Citation
Ye, Chang; Telang, Abhishek; Gill, Amrinder S.; Suslov, Sergey; Zhou, Zhong; Qian, Dong; Mannava, Seetha Ramaiah; and Vasudevan, Vijay K., "Effects of Ultrasonic Nano-Crystal Surface Modification on the Microstructure and Properties of 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel" (2014). Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research. 782.
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