TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterizing corrosion properties of carbon steel affected by high-power laser cleaning
AU - Zhuang, Shusen
AU - Kainuma, Shigenobu
AU - Yang, Muye
AU - Haraguchi, Manabu
AU - Asano, Takahiro
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2021/3/8
Y1 - 2021/3/8
N2 - A high-power CW laser equipment was used to irradiate bare carbon steel plates to evaluate the effects of laser surface cleaning on the corrosion properties of the base metal. Different laser processing parameters were adopted, representing lower to higher laser ablation effects. The surface oxide content was analyzed using XRD and SEM-EDX, the microstructure was observed under optical microscopy, and the corrosion properties of the specimens were evaluated using electrochemical tests. The results demonstrated that the CW laser-treated steel plates possessed better corrosion resistance than the unirradiated steel plates. Higher laser power density and interaction time result in denser iron oxide formed on the steel surface, which is the main reason for the improved corrosion resistance. Layers with modified microstructures are present in all laser-treated steel plates. The laser ablation effects and gradient microstructures can be well described by the theoretical peak temperature distribution. The laser surface cleaning technique for steel structures is thereby confirmed to have a positive impact on the corrosion properties of the base metal.
AB - A high-power CW laser equipment was used to irradiate bare carbon steel plates to evaluate the effects of laser surface cleaning on the corrosion properties of the base metal. Different laser processing parameters were adopted, representing lower to higher laser ablation effects. The surface oxide content was analyzed using XRD and SEM-EDX, the microstructure was observed under optical microscopy, and the corrosion properties of the specimens were evaluated using electrochemical tests. The results demonstrated that the CW laser-treated steel plates possessed better corrosion resistance than the unirradiated steel plates. Higher laser power density and interaction time result in denser iron oxide formed on the steel surface, which is the main reason for the improved corrosion resistance. Layers with modified microstructures are present in all laser-treated steel plates. The laser ablation effects and gradient microstructures can be well described by the theoretical peak temperature distribution. The laser surface cleaning technique for steel structures is thereby confirmed to have a positive impact on the corrosion properties of the base metal.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.122085
DO - 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.122085
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85098681849
SN - 0950-0618
VL - 274
JO - Construction and Building Materials
JF - Construction and Building Materials
M1 - 122085
ER -