Effect of laser cladding process parameters on clad quality and in-situ formed microstructure of Fe–TiC composite coatings

Over the past decade, researchers have demonstrated interest in tribology and prototyping by the laser cladding process. In-situ laser cladding enables the formation of a uniform clad by melting the powder to form desired composition from pure powder component. In this research pure Ti, graphite, and Fe with max particle sizes of 40μm (0.04mm) are used for in-situ laser cladding on a steel substrate. The effects of laser parameters on the …