Friction surfacing and cold spray deposition for surface crack repair in austenitic stainless steels
- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States); OSTI
- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
Two technologies, friction surfacing (FS) and cold spray deposition (CSD), have been investigated for field repair of cracks in 304L austenitic stainless steel. Both technologies are low-heat-input, solid-state technologies that do not introduce the detrimental effects of solidification, such as compositionally segregated microstructures and shrinkage stresses. Friction surfacing was performed using a 304L stainless steel rod over the substrate of the same material. Further, the process was performed at a high spindle speed of 20,000 RPM allowing for process forces below 500N to be used effectively. Spherical gas-atomized 304L stainless steel powder, in size range of 25–44 µm, was used as feedstock powder for the cold spray process for deposition on 304L substrates. Both technologies showed leak-tight crack repair capabilities on ~30–50 µm wide simulated through-crack specimens based on helium leak tests.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NE0008801
- OSTI ID:
- 2418334
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1896521
- Journal Information:
- Materials Today Communications, Journal Name: Materials Today Communications Journal Issue: C Vol. 33; ISSN 2352-4928
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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