Laser Cladding of TiC for Better Titanium Components

Pure commercial titanium is widely used because of its high corrosion resistance and lower cost compared with other titanium alloys, in particular when there is no high wear requirements. Nevertheless, the wear resistance is poor and surface damage usually occurs in areas under contact loadings. Las...

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Autores: Sampedro, Jesús, Pérez, I, Cárcel González, Bernabé, Ramos, José Antonio, Amigó, Vicente|||0000-0002-2107-0273
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/37701
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/37701
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Coatings
Composite coatings
Corrosion resistance
Laser cladding
Manufacture
Metallic matrix composites
Titanium
Titanium alloys
Wear resistance
Wear
Carbides
CIENCIA DE LOS MATERIALES E INGENIERIA METALURGICA
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Sumario:Pure commercial titanium is widely used because of its high corrosion resistance and lower cost compared with other titanium alloys, in particular when there is no high wear requirements. Nevertheless, the wear resistance is poor and surface damage usually occurs in areas under contact loadings. Laser cladding is a suitable technique for manufacturing precise and defect free coatings of a dissimilar material with higher wear and corrosion resistance. In this work a good understanding of laser metal deposition mechanisms allowed to obtain defect free coatings of Ti6Al4V and TiC metal matrix composite (MMC) using a flash lamp pumped Nd:YAG laser of 1 kW. A complete investigation of the process parameters is discussed and resultant wear properties are shown. The results show the feasibility to apply the process for manufacturing, improving or repairing high added value components for a wide range of industrial sectors. © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.