• DocumentCode
    2250018
  • Title

    Laser metal deposition of steel components using machining waste as build material

  • Author

    Mahmood, Khalid ; Khan, Ashfaq ; Pinkerton, Andrew

  • Author_Institution
    Laser Process. Res. Centre, Univ. of Manchester, Manchester, UK
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Gas atomised metal powders are generally used in laser cladding. However, costly new powders prompt the use of machining swarf as an alternative build material. This paper reports on this investigation and establishes its feasibility.
  • Keywords
    cladding techniques; laser materials processing; machining; powders; steel; alternative build material; gas atomised metal powders; laser cladding; laser metal deposition; machining swarf; machining waste; steel components; Gas lasers; Machining; Materials; Measurement by laser beam; Metals; Microstructure; Powders;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5951017