Laser Cladding Process and Process Parameters: A Review

Abstract

Laser cladding method, which is the one of leading manufacturing technologies of today, is used in various applications such as prototyping, product repair and material coating. It has a wide application areas: aviation, space, automotive, defense industry, medicine, etc. The production method is based on the melting of the powder material using a laser beam and its penetration with the substrate. In the laser cladding process, the final quality properties of the material are directly affected by the process parameters. The importance of these parameters is revealed by the studies on the macrostructure and microstructure of the material. In this review article, the laser cladding process has researched in detail, the effects of laser power, welding speed, powder feed rate, shielding gas process parameters on the welding area have examined, and the results obtained have given by gathered together.

Keywords

• Laser cladding
• Additive manufacturing
• Process parameters
• Repair of material

LAZER KAPLAMA PROSESİ ve PROSES PARAMETRELERİ: DERLEME ÇALIŞMASI

Abstract

Günümüz lider üretim teknolojilerinden biri olan lazer kaplama prototip, onarım ve imalat uygulamalarında kullanılmakta olup havacılık, uzay, otomotiv, savunma sanayi, tıp vb. alanlarda geniş uygulama alanına sahiptir. Üretim yöntemi, lazer ışını kullanılarak toz malzemenin ergimesi ve temel malzeme ile nüfuziyetine dayanmaktadır. Lazer kaplama prosesinde, malzemenin nihai kalite özellikleri işlem parametrelerinden doğrudan etkilenmektedir. Bu parametrelerin önemi, malzeme makro ve mikro yapısının incelenmesi üzerine yapılan çalışmalarla ortaya konulmaktadır. Bu derleme çalışmada, lazer kaplama prosesi detaylı olarak incelenerek lazer gücü, ilerleme hızı, toz besleme hızı ve koruyucu gaz proses parametrelerinin kaynak bölgesine etkileri irdelenmiş olup literatürde yer alan sonuçlar derlenmiştir.

Keywords

• Lazer kaplama
• Eklemeli imalat
• Proses parametreleri
• Malzeme onarımı

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