Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 49, Issue 22, 2202017(2022)

Influence of Laser Cladding Thermal Cycle on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of TC4

Wenqian Bai and Jingqing Chen*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, Sichuan, China
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    Particle size of powder and schematic of LAM. (a) Particle size of powder; (b) schematic of LAM
    Thermal cycle curve of single-pass cladding reheating process
    Schematic of sample size for thermal cycle simulation test
    Metallographic structures of original cladding layer. (a) Cladding layer; (b) columnar crystal; (c) SEM image; (d) schematic of multi-layer partition
    Thermal cycle curves under different conditions. (a) Different peak temperatures; (b) different cooling rates
    Metallographic structures under different thermal cycle peak temperatures. (a)(e)(i) 860 ℃;(b)(f)(j) 910 ℃;(c)(g)(k) 960 ℃;(d)(h)(l) 1100 ℃
    Metallographic structures under different cooling rates at 960 ℃. (a)(e)(i) 3 ℃/s; (b)(f)(j) 12 ℃/s; (c)(g)(k) 21 ℃/s; (d)(h)(l) 30 ℃/s
    Average aspect ratios of αp under different conditions. (a) Different peak temperatures; (b) different cooling rates
    XRD patterns of samples under different thermal cycle conditions. (a) Different peak temperatures; (b) different cooling rates
    Hardness distributions. (a) Hardnesses of different tissues; (b) mean distribution of hardness
    Micro-shear curves under different thermal cycle conditions. (a) Different peak temperatures; (b) different cooling rates
    Micro-shear fractures under different peak temperatures. (a) 860 ℃;(b) 910 ℃;(c) 960 ℃;(d) 1100 ℃
    Micro-shear fractures under different cooling rates. (a) 3 ℃/s; (b) 12 ℃/s; (c) 21 ℃/s; (d) 30 ℃/s
    • Table 1. Chemical compositions of TC4 powder

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      Table 1. Chemical compositions of TC4 powder

      ElementTiAlVFeCNHO
      Mass fraction /%Bal.5.90004.33000.0360<0.01000.00630.00260.0840
    • Table 2. Process parameters of cladding forming

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      Table 2. Process parameters of cladding forming

      ParameterLaser power /WScanning speed /(mm·min-1)Powder feeding rate /(g·min-1)Overlap rate /%
      Value17002003.23145
    • Table 3. Thermal cycle test parameters

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      Table 3. Thermal cycle test parameters

      Peak temperature /℃Cooling rate /(℃·s-1)
      8603,12,21,30
      9103,12,21,30
      9603,12,21,30
      11003,12,21,30
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    Paper Information

    Category: laser manufacturing

    Received: Jan. 24, 2022

    Accepted: Apr. 2, 2022

    Published Online: Nov. 9, 2022

    The Author Email: Jingqing Chen (simweld@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202249.2202017

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