Thermal control managing for in-situ synthesis of Ti-C-Fe system by laser cladding on carbon steel

In-situ laser cladding enables the formation of a uniform clad by melting the powder and substrate to form a composition from pure powder components. Since TiC has desirable properties such as hardness, wear and corrosion resistance, titanium (Ti) and graphite (C) are used as a composite material (i.e., TiC) to increase hardness and wear resistance of AISI 1030 carbon steel. To increase the corrosion, erosion, and wear resistance of a low grade …