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Laser Cladding with a Ni-Fe-Cr-Al Alloy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

K. Mohammed Jasim and
D.R.F. West
K. Mohammed Jasim
Affiliation:
On leave from Scientific, Research Council, Baghdad, Iraq
D.R.F. West
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, Imperial College, London
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Abstract

An investigation is reported of the laser surface.cladding of an alloy of nominal composition Ni-4Fe-30Cr-6A1 (wt%) on a mild steel substrate, using a continuous powder feed of the elemental powder mixture into the melt pool. The effect of laser processing conditions has been investigated in relation to clad dimensions, bonding, dilution level, hardness and microstructural features. A 2 kW CW C02laser was used working at 1.6 kW power and 2.5 mm beam diameter at different traverse speeds ranging from 1.8 to 25 mm/s: clad layers were produced in the range of 0.15-3 mm thick. Fine microstructures were obtained (corresponding to the rapid solidification rates). Good metallurgical bonding was observed between the clad layer and substrate within the range of specific energies, 50-130 J/mm2. For all the conditions studied, no cracking was observed in single tracks; low specific energy conditions gave little porosity.

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