A preliminary comparison of CO2 and Nd:YAG laser cladding

Veli Kujanpää, A. Kauppila, Anssi Jansson, John Ion

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Abstract

Laser cladding has the potential to produce corrosion or wear-resisting surfaces with a high geometrical and compositional accuracy. There is, however, little systematic data covering practical process parameters and the properties of the surfaces produced. In this study, high power CO2 and Nd:YAG laser beams have been used for cladding of plain carbon and stainless steels with various powder materials designed to be resistant to corrosion and wear. The hardness and microstructure of the clad surfaces have been studied and compared. It was found that both types of laser beam give high hardness, very homogeneous and fine microstructures, with low levels of porosity, with the absence of cracks or other defects.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICALEO 2000
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the Laser Materials Processing Conference
PublisherLaser Institute of America
PagesD63-D69
ISBN (Print)978-0-912035-62-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000
MoE publication typeB3 Non-refereed article in conference proceedings
Event19th International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics, ICALEO 2000 - Dearborn, United States
Duration: 2 Oct 20005 Oct 2000

Publication series

SeriesLIA Series
Volume89

Conference

Conference19th International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics, ICALEO 2000
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDearborn
Period2/10/005/10/00

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