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Transport phenomena in laser surface alloying

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A three dimensional, transient model is developed for studying heat transfer, fluid flow and mass transfer for the case of a single-pass laser surface alloying process. The numerical study is performed in a co-ordinate system fixed to the laser which moves with a constant scanning speed. The coupled momentum, energy and species conservation equations are solved using a finite volume technique. Phase change processes are modelled using a fixed-grid enthalpy-porosity technique, which is capable of predicting the continuously evolving solid-liquid interface. The three-dimensional model is able to predict the species concentration distribution inside the molten pool during alloying, as well as in the entire cross section of the solidified alloy. Corresponding experimental results show a good qualitative agreement with the numerical predictions with regard to pool shape and final composition distribution.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560 012, India

    S. Sarkar, P. Mohan Raj, S. Chakraborty, G. Phanikumar, K. Chattopadhyay & P. Dutta

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Sarkar, S., Raj, P.M., Chakraborty, S. et al. Transport phenomena in laser surface alloying. Journal of Materials Science 38, 155–164 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021134404356

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