Improvement of the Characterisation of Nonmetallic Inclusions Especially Focusing on High Purity Steels for Aeronautic Applications

Research output: ThesisMaster's Thesis

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Abstract

Due to the constantly increasing requirements for steels applied in the aerospace industry, a reliable characterisation of nonmetallic inclusions steadily gains importance. Out of the different described methods for inclusion analysis, the focus of this thesis lies on automated SEM/EDX investigations. On the basis of first analyses, an inclusion cluster consisting of 25 different inclusion classes especially adapted to the steel grade PH 13-8 Mo is developed which permits an inclusion categorisation over the whole process flow. Next to the comparison with a similar analysing method (P-SEM) and the variation of several influential parameters, the representativeness of this method and the applicability of the inclusion cluster on a different steel grade is tested. The results underline the potential of this analysing method.

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Translated title of the contributionWeiterentwicklung der Einschlusscharakterisierung im Bezug auf höchstreine Stähle für die Luftfahrt
Original languageEnglish
QualificationDipl.-Ing.
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Award date29 Jun 2007
Publication statusPublished - 2007