... of Mechanical Engineering Medford, MA 02155, USA ABSTRACT Laser cladding is a direct energy deposition method that is used to deposit desired property material on the substrate with sound metallurgical bond and has well-known applications, like surface depositions, for improving or altering the corrosion...

...Abstract Abstract In this paper, experimental study of forming metal parts by laser cladding Rene95 alloy powder was reported. The influence of main process parameters, such as laser power, scanning speed and laser beam diameter, on the thickness, width and the angle of the laser cladding track...

...Abstract Abstract This paper presents the development of a method of three-dimensional laser cladding for Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF). A SFF system developed at SMU (SMU-SFF) is introduced which can build 3D metal parts by cladding metal powder delivered by a nozzle mounted coaxially...

... Laser cladding (LC) of tool steel has significant application in rapid tooling, and surface coating for worn-out components in different industries. During the LC process, several phase transformations influence the microstructural and mechanical properties of the deposited layer. In order...

... The powder concentration distribution is a key factor which affects the powder catchment efficiency, laser attenuation and, consequently, the molten pool morphology in laser cladding. A cladding technique (via a hollow laser beam with a central powder delivery system), called inner powder...

... behavior under similar loading conditions. This paper is an attempt towards a methodology of finite element analysis for the prediction of quenching related macroscopic as well as microscopic residual stress in a laser cladding process. A finite element program has been written to account for the micro...