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Cracking Susceptibility of Laser Cladding Process with Co-Based Metal Matrix Composite Powders (레이저 클래딩 공정 조건이 코발트 합금-텅스텐 카바이드 혼합 코팅층의 균열 발생에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Changmin;Park, Hyungkwon;Lee, Changhee
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.41-46
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    • 2014
  • In this study, cracking susceptibility of laser cladding was investigated according to the processing parameters such as laser power, scan speed and feeding rate with blended powders of stellite#6 and technolase40s (WC+NiCr). The solidification microstructure of clad was composed of Co-based dendrite structures with ${\gamma}+Cr7C3$ eutectic phases at the dendritic boundaries. The crack propagation showed transgranular fracture along dendritic boundaries due to brittle chrome carbide at the eutectic phases. From results of fractography experiments, the fracture surface was typical cleavage brittle fracture in the clad and substrate. The number of clad cracks, caused by a tensile stress after the solidification, increased with increase of laser power, scan speed and feeding rate. Increase of the laser power caused large pores by facilitating WC decarburizing reaction. And the pores affected increase of crack susceptibility. High scan speed caused increment of clad cracks due to thermal stress and WC particle fractures. Also, increase of the feeding rate accompanied an amount of WC particles causing crack initiation and decarburizing reaction.

Characteristics of Laser Aided Direct Metal Deposition Process for Tool Steel (공구강을 이용한 레이저 직접 금속조형 공정의 적층 특성)

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    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2004.10a
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    • pp.327-330
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    • 2004
  • Laser aided direct metal deposition (LADMD) process offers the ability to make a metal component directly from 3-D CAD dimensions. A 3-D object can be formed by repeating laser cladding layer by layer. The key of the build-up mechanism is the effective control of powder delivery and laser power to be irradiated into the melt-pool. A feedback control system using optical sensors is introduced to control laser power and powder mass flow rate. Using H13 tool steel and $CO_2$ laser system, comprehensive analysis are executed to test the efficiency of the system. In addition, the dimensional characteristics of directed deposited material are investigated with the parameters of deposition thickness, laser power, traverse speed and powder mass flow rate.

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Corrosion Properties of Ziycaloy-4 Cladding Tube having a Laser Welding Part in Elevated Temperature (Zircaloy-4 핵연료봉 레이저 용접부의 고온부식 특성 연구)

  • 박진석;김동균;김상태;양명승;이정원;김수성
    • Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.65-68
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    • 2001
  • Corrosion and tensile properties of zircaloy-4 cladding tube having a laser welding part in elevated temperature are studied to present the criterion of quality evaluation in nuclear reactor and to found the scientific basis of SCC, with laser welding method using by coupling up cladding tube to end cap. In the result of tensile test(40$0^{\circ}C$), the fracture is not happened in the welding part but base metal and the result of corrosion test(40$0^{\circ}C$ 1500psi steam), corrosion rate of the molten zone and PMZ is a little higher than the other zone

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Characteristic Evaluation According to the Surface Treatment Method of SKD61 Mold Steel for Aluminum Casting (알루미늄 주조용 SKD61 금형강의 표면처리 방법에 따른 특성 평가)

  • Choi, Se-Weon;Kim, Cheol-Woo;Kim, Yong-Ho;Yoo, Hyo-Sang
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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    • v.34 no.6
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    • pp.281-286
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    • 2021
  • Arc ion plating (AIP), laser cladding, and nitriding are methods that can prevent mold damage or repair and create cracks and breakages on the die surface. The dissolution and soldering behavior of coated SKD61 by using arc ion plating, laser cladding, and nitriding was investigated. The structure of the coating was investigated as a function of deposition conditions by X-ray diffraction and the crystallographic orientation was determined using the texture factor. The TiAlN film deposited with AIP showed excellent corrosion resistance in the molten aluminum alloy at 680℃. In this paper, we have detailed the corrosion and mass loss phenomena associated with these steel-cast metal interactions.

Silica Waveguide for Integrated Diffractive Optical Head (집적형 광탐침 헤드의 실리카 광도파로 제조기술)

  • 백문철;손영준;서동우;한기평;김태엽;김약연
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2002.07a
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    • pp.160-163
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    • 2002
  • Silica waveguide for an integrated diffractive optical head system was designed and fabricated. The waveguide was designed to optimize the optical efficiency of red and/or blue laser source, and a lab-made RF magnetron sputter was adopted to deposit silica cladding and core layers on SiO$_2$/Si substrates. The cladding and core layers were formed using commercial targets, and the former was done with #7740 and the latter with BK7 and BAK4, respectively The surface roughness of the waveguide layers was measured to be 30.3${\AA}$ for BK7 and 17.8${\AA}$ for BAK4, and the difference of refractive indices between core and cladding layers was 0.9% and 2.5%, respectively. The waveguide fabricated with the core layer of BK7 showed better optical properties when the final diffractive optical probe heads were measured with red laser(650nm) source.

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Analysis of Laser Control Effects for Direct Metal Deposition Process

  • Choi Joo-Hyun;Chang Yoon-Sang
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.20 no.10
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    • pp.1680-1690
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    • 2006
  • As a promising and novel manufacturing technology, laser aided direct metal deposition (DMD) process produces near-net-shape functional metal parts directly from 3-D CAD models by repeating laser cladding layer by layer. The key of the build-up mechanism is the effective control of powder delivery and laser power to be irradiated into the melt-pool. A feedback control system using two sets of optical height sensors is designed for monitoring the melt-pool and real-time control of deposition dimension. With the feedback height control system, the dimensions of part can be controlled within designed tolerance maintaining real time control of each layer thickness. Clad nugget shapes reveal that the feedback control can affect the nugget size and morphology of microstructure. The pore/void level can be controlled by utilizing pulsed-mode laser and proper design of deposition tool-path. With the present configuration of the control system, it is believed that more innovation of the DMD process is possible to the deposition of layers in 3-D slice.

Laser Processing Technology using Metal Powders (금속분말의 레이저 공정 기술)

  • Jang, Jeong-Hwan;Moon, Young-Hoon
    • Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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    • v.50 no.3
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    • pp.191-200
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this paper is to review the state of laser processing technology using metal powders. In recent years, a series of research and development efforts have been undertaken worldwide to develop laser processing technologies to fabricate metal-based parts. Layered manufacturing by the laser melting process is gaining ground for use in manufacturing rapid prototypes (RP), tools (RT) and functional end products. Selective laser sintering / melting (SLS/SLM) is one of the most rapidly growing rapid prototyping techniques. This is mainly due to the processes's suitability for almost any materials, including polymers, metals, ceramics and many types of composites. The interaction between the laser beam and the powder material used in the laser melting process is one of the dominant phenomena defining feasibility and quality. In the case of SLS, the powder is not fully melted during laser scanning, therefore the SLS-processed parts are not fully dense and have relatively low strength. To overcome this disadvantage, SLM and laser cladding (LC) processes have been used to enable full melting of the powder. Further studies on the laser processing technology will be continued due to the many potential applications that the technology offers.