In the present study, the effect of grain size on the austenite stability was studied by nanoindentation tests in a 304L stainless steel. Thermomechanical processing based on cold rolling and annealing was used to produce two different types of austenite: ultrafine grained (UFG) austenite with the average grain size of 0.65 μm and coarse grained (CG) austenite with the average grain size of 12 ...

In this paper we study the corrosion of AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel PEMFC bipolar plates in aqueous and room-temperature ionic-liquid electrolytes. The anodic potential thresholds and dynamics have been investigated by electrochemical (potentiodynamic and potentiostatic) and in situ spectroelectrochemical methods (visible electroreflectance and VIS-UV spectroellipsometry). We measured t...

pulsed current plasma arc welding (pcpaw) is one of the most widely used welding processes in sheet metal manufacturing industry. in any fusion arc welding process, the weld bead geometry plays an important role in determining the mechanical properties of the weld and hence quality of the weld.  moreover, the geometry of weld bead involves several simultaneously multiple quality characteristics...

Stainless-steel has become a widely preferred material type in the marine, aerospace, sanitary, industrial equipment, and construction industries due to its superior corrosion resistance, high mechanic properties, strength, formability, thermal electrical conductivity. In this study, multi-objective optimization method based on grey relational analysis was employed optimize fiber laser-cutting ...

Sol-Gel coatings are a good choice for protection and bioactivation of metals used as dentistry and standard surgical implant materials. These films should both prevent degradation of the substrates by wear or corrosion, and bioactivate the material for inducing the formation of a hydroxyapatite (HA) rich layer onto the material surface, thereby permitting a natural bonding to living tissues. T...

Among the stainless steels, most widely used group is austenitic steels. The prominent reason why steels are preferred in welded steel fabrications their good weldability. AISI/SAE 304L exhibit adequate corrosion resistance oxidizing environments. also filling interfaces of runners between Tri-Nitro-Toluen vessel and ammunitions defense industry. For manufacture runners, plates pipes mainly joi...

Complex two-component peak of anelastic mechanical losses was observed in multicomponent substitutional austenitic alloys after prior plastic deformation. In AISI 316L, AISI 316LN, AISI 310 and AISI 304 austenitic stainless steels, this peak is situated in the wide range of temperature from 200 to 400K. Characteristics of the observed peak for different thermo-mechanical treatments were studied...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to examine the internal structure and reliability of the Attachment Insecurity Screening Inventory (AISI) 6-12. The AISI 6-12 years is a parent-report questionnaire for assessing the parents' perspective on the quality of the attachment relationship with their child aged between 6 and 12 years. METHODS The sample consisted of 681 mothers and fathers...