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Decarburization during laser surface processing of steel

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Unwanted removal of carbon from surface may occur during laser surface processing of steels despite the short interaction time and thermal cycle. However, no attention is paid in literature to investigate this phenomenon systematically. This paper presents two different scenarios during laser surface processing of steels: complete absence of decarburization for an alloy steel but decarburization with depth up to 70 µm for a plain carbon steel, showing that alloying elements tend to retard decarburization process by reducing the mobility of carbon in austenite. Further analysis reveals that the laser-induced decarburization is dependent primarily on peak temperature and austenitization kinetics.

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Support from A*STAR SINGA Scholarship, Nanyang Technological University and Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Center (ARTC), Singapore under the Collaborative Research Project RCA-15/287 is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore

    Niroj Maharjan & Wei Zhou

  2. Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre, 3 CleanTech Loop, Singapore, 637143, Singapore

    Niroj Maharjan & Yu Zhou

  3. Precision Laser Solutions Pte. Ltd, 280 Woodlands Industrial Park E5, Singapore, 757322, Singapore

    Naien Wu

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Maharjan, N., Zhou, W., Zhou, Y. et al. Decarburization during laser surface processing of steel. Appl. Phys. A 124, 682 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-018-2104-5

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