Metallurgy, Vol. 50 No. 2, 2011.
Original scientific paper
Assessment of the effect of Nd:YAG laser pulse operating parameters on the metallurgical characteristics of different tool steels using DOE software
T. Muhič
; TKC d.o.o., Ljubljana, Slovenia
L. Kosec
; Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Ljubljana, Slovenia
G. Liedl
; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ljubljana, Slovenia
M. Pleterski
; Faculty of mechanical and industrial engineering, Vienna, Austria
Abstract
To ensure the reliability of repair welded tool surfaces, clad quality should be improved. The relationships between metallurgical characteristics of cladding and laser input welding parameters were studied using the design of experiments software. The influence of laser power, welding speed, focal point position and diameter of welding wire on the weld-bead geometry (i.e. penetration, cladding zone width and heat-affected-zone width), microstructural homogeneity, dilution and bond strength was investigated on commonly used tool steels 1,2083, 1,2312 and 1,2343, using DOE software.
Keywords
laser cladding; tool steel; DOE software
Hrčak ID:
62727
URI
Publication date:
1.4.2011.
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