By Oleg Raykis Today there exist a number of technologies for additive manufacturing of components. The two most prominent types utilizing lasers for generating parts out of metals are either powder bed based solutions or direct energy deposition, often referred to as laser metal deposition. As a company Laserline focuses mainly on the second type. […]
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High Power Direct Diode Laser Cladding of Stainless and Nickel Alloys
By: Dr. Gerald Bruck and Brandon Shinn Siemens Energy Inc. A four kilowatt high power direct diode laser is demonstrated to clad stainless (UNS S41000) and nickel based (UNS N06002) alloys. Trials are conducted using pre-placed as well as argon fed filler metal powders deposited on matching alloy substrates. Parametric tests are performed to define […]