To measure the cleanability of stainless steel surfaces under standardized conditions, a test stand was set up. Three stainless steel plates (size 200 x 100 mm) can be fixed to the test stand and sprayed with a water jet from a low-pressure nozzle for a period of several minutes. The plates were previously soiled with a starch or protein film with a pre-defined layer thickness and dried for sev...

This work reports on the influence of β-lactoglobuline (β-LGB) and of its denaturation on the adherence of quartz particles, taken as a model of particulate soil, on stainless steel AISI 304 with mirror finish. The substrate was soiled with quartz suspensions in water or in β-LGB solutions as such or previously heated at 75°C, and dried at room temperature or in an oven at 75°C. Cleanability wa...

Original scientific paper Stress measurement by using ultrasonic waves is based on acoustoelasticity law, i. e. the relation between stress and wave velocity in engineering materials. Longitudinal critically refracted (LCR) wave is a popular ultrasonic wave in the ultrasonic stress measurement application. The LCR wave is a bulk longitudinal wave that travels within an effective depth underneat...

The influences of austenitizing conditions on the microstructure of AISI M42 high-speed steel were investigated through thermodynamic calculation, microstructural analysis, and in-situ observation by a confocal scanning laser microscope (CSLM). Results show that the network morphology of carbides could not dissolve completely and distribute equably in the case of the austenitizing temperature i...

aisi 304l austenitic stainless steel with different grain sizes of 0.5 -12 μm was obtained through the martensiticprocess. corrosion behavior of different samples was investigated in a 0.5m hcl solution using open circuitpotential, potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy tests. also, the correlationbetween the grain size and pitting corrosion resistance was asses...

The development of nano/ultrafine bainitic structure in AISI 52100 steel was the goal of this study. For this purpose,the AISI 52100 the specimens were austenitized at 1050 °C for 60 min followed by low-temperature austemperingtreatment at different temperatures and times. The austempered samples were characterized using field emissionscanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ra...

In spite of excellent corrosion resistance, good ductility and low cost of AISI 316 austenitic stainless steel, the low hardness and poor mechanical charecteristic of material restricts its applicability in several industrial services. To improve upon mechanical properties AlFeCuCrCoNi-WC10 high-entropy alloy coatings were deposited via laser cladding on austentic stainless steel AISI 316 subst...

18 polymers were characterized with respect to their friction and wear behaviour in contact with steel in environments of air and water. These were six unfilled materials, i.e. polyamide 66 (PA 66), polyoxymethyfene (POM), polyethyleneterephthalate (PETP), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polyphenylenesuiphide (PPS) and polyethe~mide; also, the same base materials filled with poIytetrafluoroethylen...