What is cavitation erosion? Cavitation erosion is an effect of surface deterioration and surface material loss, mostly in hydraulic machinery and the associated components. Pressure differences in high-velocity liquids can cause vapor or gas pockets, which collapse abruptly on the surface of the material due to the pressure change near the surface. These exploding gas[…]
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Questions and answers concerning cavitation erosion
By Specialist Technologies, Specialty Stainless Steel Processes (S3P) Feb 06, 2018
What is Expanded Austenite or “S-phase”?
By Specialist Technologies, Specialty Stainless Steel Processes (S3P) Jun 18, 2017
The terms “expanded austenite” and “S-phase” were coined when first discovered in the early 1980s. The term S-phase was used to describe new peaks shown with X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) device. It was believed that a new phase was formed in the austenitic structure of stainless steels. It was later discovered this was not true[…]
The frequently asked questions of Kolsterising ®
By Specialist Technologies, Specialty Stainless Steel Processes (S3P) Jun 17, 2017
Kolsterising ®, proprietary to Bodycote, is a technology that greatly improves the mechanical properties of corrosion-resistant materials. Some of the more commonly asked questions from our customers are answered below. Conventional heat treatments, such as nitriding or nitrocarburizing will negatively impact the corrosion resistant properties of stainless steel alloys. Unlike conventional treatments, the Kolsterising ® process can harden the surface and[…]