C21D10/00

COMPONENT TREATMENT PROCESS AND TREATED GAS TURBINE COMPONENT

A component treatment processes and treated gas turbine components are disclosed. The gas turbine treatment process includes laser-removing coating from a substrate of a turbine component to form laser-induced plasma, spectroscopically analyzing the laser-induced plasma, and discontinuing the laser-removing in response to the spectroscopic analyzing. The treated gas turbine component includes a laser-affected surface, the laser-affected surface having one or both of modified dimensions and modified microstructure due to being exposed to the laser-removing of the coating. The laser-affected surface has a depth corresponding to the laser-removing being discontinued based upon the spectroscopic analyzing of the laser-induced plasma formed from the laser-removing.

COMPONENT TREATMENT PROCESS AND TREATED GAS TURBINE COMPONENT

A component treatment processes and treated gas turbine components are disclosed. The gas turbine treatment process includes laser-removing coating from a substrate of a turbine component to form laser-induced plasma, spectroscopically analyzing the laser-induced plasma, and discontinuing the laser-removing in response to the spectroscopic analyzing. The treated gas turbine component includes a laser-affected surface, the laser-affected surface having one or both of modified dimensions and modified microstructure due to being exposed to the laser-removing of the coating. The laser-affected surface has a depth corresponding to the laser-removing being discontinued based upon the spectroscopic analyzing of the laser-induced plasma formed from the laser-removing.

Method for reducing and homogenizing residual stress of a metal frame based on elastic acoustic waves

A method for reducing and homogenizing residual stress of a metal frame based on elastic acoustic waves that includes determining an injection scheme of elastic acoustic waves based on residual stress distribution and material characteristics of a metal frame, where the injection scheme comprises at least one of the number of injection directions and corresponding injection direction(s), an excitation scheme and working parameters of the elastic acoustic waves; placing the metal frame in a substrate and fixing the inner and outer frames of the metal frame; assembling an excitation device for the elastic acoustic waves based on the determined excitation scheme of the elastic acoustic waves; injecting the acoustic waves into the metal frame from at least one direction; and performing the reduction and homogenization for multiple rounds if the reduction and homogenization of the residual stress of the metal frame in a single round does not meet the requirement.

Method for reducing and homogenizing residual stress of a metal frame based on elastic acoustic waves

A method for reducing and homogenizing residual stress of a metal frame based on elastic acoustic waves that includes determining an injection scheme of elastic acoustic waves based on residual stress distribution and material characteristics of a metal frame, where the injection scheme comprises at least one of the number of injection directions and corresponding injection direction(s), an excitation scheme and working parameters of the elastic acoustic waves; placing the metal frame in a substrate and fixing the inner and outer frames of the metal frame; assembling an excitation device for the elastic acoustic waves based on the determined excitation scheme of the elastic acoustic waves; injecting the acoustic waves into the metal frame from at least one direction; and performing the reduction and homogenization for multiple rounds if the reduction and homogenization of the residual stress of the metal frame in a single round does not meet the requirement.

High conductivity magnesium alloy
11674208 · 2023-06-13 · ·

A castable, moldable, or extrudable magnesium-based alloy that includes one or more insoluble additives. The insoluble additives can be used to enhance the mechanical properties of the structure, such as ductility and/or tensile strength. The final structure can be enhanced by heat treatment, as well as deformation processing such as extrusion, forging, or rolling, to further improve the strength of the final structure as compared to the non-enhanced structure. The magnesium-based composite has improved thermal and mechanical properties by the modification of grain boundary properties through the addition of insoluble nanoparticles to the magnesium alloys. The magnesium-based composite can have a thermal conductivity that is greater than 180 W/m-K, and/or ductility exceeding 15-20% elongation to failure.

High conductivity magnesium alloy
11674208 · 2023-06-13 · ·

A castable, moldable, or extrudable magnesium-based alloy that includes one or more insoluble additives. The insoluble additives can be used to enhance the mechanical properties of the structure, such as ductility and/or tensile strength. The final structure can be enhanced by heat treatment, as well as deformation processing such as extrusion, forging, or rolling, to further improve the strength of the final structure as compared to the non-enhanced structure. The magnesium-based composite has improved thermal and mechanical properties by the modification of grain boundary properties through the addition of insoluble nanoparticles to the magnesium alloys. The magnesium-based composite can have a thermal conductivity that is greater than 180 W/m-K, and/or ductility exceeding 15-20% elongation to failure.

Post processing of components that are laser peened
09803258 · 2017-10-31 · ·

A method of post processing a laser peened component to remove a laser remelt layer is proposed. The post processing includes a series of steps including grit blasting, chemical etching and mechanical finishing the component. This will ensure that the mechanical property (i.e., damage tolerance) benefit of laser peening is restored to the surface of the component.

Method for refining magnetic domain of grain-oriented electrical steel plate and device therefor
11254994 · 2022-02-22 · ·

A method for refining a magnetic domain of a grain-oriented electrical steel strip is provided, including a steel strip supporting roll position adjusting step of controlling a position of the steel strip in a vertical direction while supporting the steel strip proceeding along a production line, a laser irradiating step of forming a groove on a surface of the steel strip by irradiating a laser beam onto the surface of the steel strip to melt the steel strip, and a detecting step of detecting a defect in the groove formed on the surface of the steel strip while the steel strip proceeds, so as to be able to detect whether the groove is defective by confirming a machining state of a magnetic domain refined groove formed on the surface of the steel strip in a working process.

Method for refining magnetic domain of grain-oriented electrical steel plate and device therefor
11254994 · 2022-02-22 · ·

A method for refining a magnetic domain of a grain-oriented electrical steel strip is provided, including a steel strip supporting roll position adjusting step of controlling a position of the steel strip in a vertical direction while supporting the steel strip proceeding along a production line, a laser irradiating step of forming a groove on a surface of the steel strip by irradiating a laser beam onto the surface of the steel strip to melt the steel strip, and a detecting step of detecting a defect in the groove formed on the surface of the steel strip while the steel strip proceeds, so as to be able to detect whether the groove is defective by confirming a machining state of a magnetic domain refined groove formed on the surface of the steel strip in a working process.

LASER PEENING PROCESSING DEVICE AND LASER PEENING PROCESSING METHOD
20170282298 · 2017-10-05 ·

According to one implementation, a laser peening processing device includes a laser peening processing device includes a laser oscillator, a nozzle and an inclining structure. The laser oscillator emits laser light. The nozzle condenses and irradiates the laser light toward a surface to be processed of a workpiece, with injecting liquid toward the surface to be processed. The inclining structure inclines at least one of the nozzle and the workpiece to make an injection direction of the liquid be different from a normal direction of the surface to be processed. The air bubbles arising by at least one of collision between the liquid and the surface to be processed and shock by irradiation of the laser light on the surface to be processed are flowed in a direction depending on an inclined direction of the surface to the injection direction of the liquid.