Laser alloying of aluminum alloy AA 6061 with Ni and Cr. Part 1. Optimization of processing parameters by X-ray imaging

Surface and Coatings Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 287-294

  Fu, Yongqing ^a   Batchelor, A W ^a   Gu, Yanwei ^a   Khor, K A ^a   Xing, Huting ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aluminum alloy; Cracking; Laser alloying; Laser parameters; Pores; X ray imaging

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CHROMIUM; COATINGS; CRACK INITIATION; HARDNESS; LASER APPLICATIONS; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; NICKEL; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

LASER ALLOYING; X RAY IMAGING;

ALLOYING;

ALUMINUM ALLOY; LASER; WEAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0032003823     PISSN: 02578972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0257-8972(97)00569-0     Document Type: Article

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