A pulsed Nd-YAG laser was adopted in this research in order to investigate the effects of ceramic–metal composite cladding processes on Al-alloys. The effects of various compositions of substrate Al-alloys and ceramic–metal composite powders on the cladding quality of high-power pulsed Nd-YAG laser cladding on Al-alloys was investigated using a constant energy intensity to isolate the materials as the variable. The cladding of a (SiC + Al-Si) ceramic–metal composite layer onto an A6061 Alalloy always caused serious shrinkage cavities within the substrate material. The cladding of a (WC + Al) ceramic– metal composite layer onto an A6061 Al-alloy significantly reduced the number of shrinkage cavities created within the substrate layer. The penetration depth of (WC + Al) cladding is, however, slightly less than that of (SiC + Al-Si) cladding.
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Chen, SL., Hsu, RL. The Effects of Material Composition on the Quality of Ceramic-Metal Composite Cladding onto Al-alloys with a Pulsed Nd-YAG Laser. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 15, 461–469 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001700050090
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