- Mechanical components working in an extreme environment require superior mechanical properties and surface integrity to perform their intended task without failure.
- The laser cladding process allows for property improvements for the surface of a part, including better wear resistance, as well as allowing for the repair of damaged or worn surfaces.
- Creating this mechanical bond between the base material and the layer is one of the most precise surface modification processes.
Laser cladding process
- Laser cladding is a technique for adding one material to the surface of another. Laser cladding involves the feeding of a stream of metallic powder into a melt pool that is generated by a laser beam.
- With the laser cladding technique, a coating of the chosen material can be formed on the substrate with a good metallurgical bond. The coating helps to improve the substrate’s hardness and wear, heat, and corrosion resistance.
- The laser cladding process has high economic efficiency and produces high-performance coatings on the cheaper substrates without affecting the bulk properties of the substrate.
Characterization of the laser-clad coatings
- The surface and microstructures are are characterized in detail.
-The improvement of surface properties are verified.