Businesses Use Laser Cladding Systems to Improve the Surface Properties of Metals by Applying Performance Coatings
Laser cladding System Laser cladding is a surface modification technique that involves using a laser beam to melt an additional material (usually a functional or wear/corrosion-resistant alloy) and inserting it onto a substrate via the formation of a thin mutual dilution bonding layer. The addition alloy can be introduced into the beam-material interaction zone before (pre-deposited layer) or during processing. For adhesion reasons, only a small layer of the additional material is alloyed to the substrate, and a relatively thick layer of the additional material retains its initial solid qualities. Cobalt-based alloys, nickel-based alloys, iron-based alloys, carbides, and carbide blends are the most common materials used in laser cladding. A laser cladding system is a welding process that uses laser energy as a heat source to melt and weld material with different and advantageous metallurgical properties onto a component with the least amount of chemical dilu...