Incorporation of 3 μm SiCp into Titanium surfaces using a 2.8 kW laser beam of 186 and 373 MJ m-2 energy densities in a nitrogen environment

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 185, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 38-45

  Mridha, S ^a   Baker, T N ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dendrite; Hardness; Laser processing; Melt pool; MMC layer; Titanium

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAM EFFECTS; NITROGEN; REFLECTIVE COATINGS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TITANIUM;

COLOUR TRACKS; COMPOSITE LAYERS; ENERGY DENSITY; LASER PROCESSING; SURFACE HARDNESS;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 33847211073     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2006.03.110     Document Type: Article

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