Editors: | Kongoli F, Marquis F, Chikhradze N |
Publisher: | Flogen Star OUTREACH |
Publication Year: | 2017 |
Pages: | 590 pages |
ISBN: | 978-1-987820-69-0 |
ISSN: | 2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series) |
Direct laser cladding refers to development of component by melting the materials in the form of powder or wire and subsequently, deposition of the molten materials on a dummy substrate in a layer by layer fashion to achieve the near net shape using computer aided designing. The process may be applied to develop metals/alloys, metal matrix composite and intermetallics. The advantages associated with direct laser cladding include ability to deliver near net shape product by one step processing, faster processing speed, scope of automation, and retention of metastability in the microstructure resulting in developing components with tailored properties are the advantages associated with direct laser cladding. However, commercialization of the technology demands extensive information on process parameters for the development of defect free components with a minimum residual stress in different metallic systems. In the present contribution, the development and processing of AISI 316 L stainless steel and its composite, titanium based composite and the graded component will be discussed in details. In addition, the future scope of research and development in this area will also be discussed.