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Laser Cladding of Inconel 625 on AISI 316L: Microstructural and Mechanical Evaluation of Parameters Estimated by Empirical-Statistical Model

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The present work aimed to assess the combination of the use of an empirical-statistical model and design of experiments (DoE) to minimally validate the geometrical characteristics (dilution, coating height, waviness and porosity) of a laser-induced Inconel 625 coating on AISI 316L substrate. Employing the estimated laser processing parameters, a verification coating was deposited to assess its microstructure, microhardness and bending resistance. The statistical model showed to be an efficient computational tool for the planning of the design of experiments (DoE), resulting in errors less than 15% for all geometrical characteristics evaluated. The presence of some pores along the verification Inconel 625 coating was observed. Additionally, the verification coating showed good dilution and low waviness. Regarding the microstructure and microhardness, the verification coating showed a columnar dendritic microstructure, and its microhardness was about 110% higher than that observed for the AISI 316L substrate. Its resistance to bending was 30% higher when compared to that of the uncoated samples. By considering the experimental conditions explored within this work, one can state that the laser-cladded Inconel 625 coatings performed well on AISI 316L stainless steel substrate.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis (ANP) and the Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa e Inovação Industrial (EMBRAPII) for funding the present applied research project focused on digital additive manufacturing for the oil & gas industry. The authors also acknowledge both the Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PETROBRAS) and the SENAI Innovation Institute in Manufacturing Systems and Laser Processing for providing the laboratorial infrastructure, target industrial components, as well as all the technical support in the scope of this work.

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  1. Departamento da Engenharia da Mobilidade, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – UFSC, St. Dona Francisca, 8300, Joinville, SC, Brazil

    Paulo Rafael A. Bloemer

  2. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais – PGMAT, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – UFSC, St. Eng. Agronômico Andrei Cristian Ferreira, s/n, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil

    Paulo Rafael A. Bloemer & Moisés F. Teixeira

  3. Instituto SENAI de Inovação em Sistemas de Manufatura e Processamento a Laser, St. Arno Waldemar Dohler, 308, Joinville, SC, Brazil

    Paulo Rafael A. Bloemer, Jeferson T. Pacheco, Alexandre Cunha, Marcelo T. Veiga, Osmar C. de Moura Filho, Vitor H. Meura & Moisés F. Teixeira

  4. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Mecânica – PPGEM, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina – Udesc, St. Paulo Malschitzki, 200, Joinville, SC, Brazil

    Jeferson T. Pacheco, Osmar C. de Moura Filho & Vitor H. Meura

  5. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais – PGCEM, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina – Udesc, St. Paulo Malschitzki, 200, Joinville, SC, Brazil

    Osmar C. de Moura Filho & Vitor H. Meura

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Bloemer, P.R.A., Pacheco, J.T., Cunha, A. et al. Laser Cladding of Inconel 625 on AISI 316L: Microstructural and Mechanical Evaluation of Parameters Estimated by Empirical-Statistical Model. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 31, 211–220 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-021-06147-8

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