In this paper, the nucleation and growth of diamond/diamond-like coatings on austenitic (AISI 316) and ferritic (AISI 430) stainless steel substrates have been investigated using torch technique. The effects of substrate surface preparation has also been studied. The quality of coatings produced has been examined using optical and scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectros...

The present work has been carried out to study the sensitization behavior of AISI 304L austenitic stainless steel weld, fabricated using GTAW (gas tungsten arc welding process). This weld was subjected to post weld thermal aging (PWTA) treatments lying in the sensitization range, viz. 700 ?C for 30 minutes, 500 minutes and 1000 minutes for studying the influence of carbide precipitation on thei...

Electrochemical noise data is commonly used to monitor corrosion of metals in various environments. In this work we use recurrence plots to study electrochemical noise time series of stainless steel AISI 316 samples immersed in mildly corrosive electrolyte. It has been found that current and potential time series reveal different information. Recurrence quantification analysis of current time s...

The Atraumatic Amniocentesis needle is manufactured by TSK Laboratory, Japan (Tochigi-Shi, Tochigi-Keri, 328 Japan). It is a 22 gauge, 90 mm needle. It has a pencil point tip with two circular holes at the tip. It is composed of a stainless steel AISI 304 with a polycarbonate hub. OD – 0.70±0.01 mm. ID – 0.40±0. 01 mm. Obturator length – 109.5±2 mm. OD of the obturator – 0.35±0.01 mm. Location ...

A judicious choice of insert material, tool geometry and cutting conditions can make hard turning produce better surfaces than grinding. In the present study, an attempt has been made to investigate the effect of cutting tool materials on cutting forces (feed force, thrust force and cutting force) in finish hard turning of AISI D2 cold work tool steel. In conclusion of the results obtained with...

Long–term stability and oxidation resistance of AISI 439 ferritic stainless steel used as interconnects in solid oxide fuel cells can be improved by use of a protective coating. In this study the pack cementation method was employed to coat AISI 439 ferritic stainless steel with manganese. Isothermal oxidation was conducted at 800 ºC for 200 hours in static air to investigate the role of coatin...

In this paper, the nucleation and growth of diamond/diamond-like coatings on austenitic (AISI 316) and ferritic (AISI 430) stainless steel substrates have been investigated using torch technique. The effects of substrate surface preparation has also been studied. The quality of coatings produced has been examined using optical and scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectros...