Laser Cladding Services

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Alabama Laser provides laser cladding services, using lasers to deposit a layer of material onto a substrate by way of powder or wire.
 
This laser cladding process is emerging as a strategic technique for repairing damaged components and improving surface protection properties for better wear or corrosion resistance.

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Videos - Hot Wire Laser Cladding

 

Videos - Powder Laser Cladding


Alabama Laser uses several laser cladding techniques, including:
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Laser Cladding with
Co-axial Powder
Laser Cladding with
Lateral Feed Powder
Laser Cladding with
Cold Wire
Laser Cladding with
Hot Wire

 
Laser cladding provides minimal dilution and a small heat affected zone when compared to conventional welding. Laser cladding provides a metallurgical bond between the base material and the substrate unlike a thermal spray process where the bond is mechanical.
 

Code Stamp Certified:
ASME Section VIII Division 1 --
S Stamp, U Stamp
NBIC (National Board of Boilers & Pressure Vessel Inspectors) -- R Stamp

 

Laser Cladding of Boiler Tubes

 

Laser Cladding Services - Boiler Tubes

Laser Cladding Services - Boiler Tubes

Laser Cladding Services - Boiler Tubes
Hot wire laser cladding. A layer of Inconel 622 deposited onto a carbon steel A210 boiler tube, which was then bent 1D and 4D without cracking. Close up of bend of boiler tube.

 


Hot Wire Laser Cladding
 
Alabama Laser’s Hot Wire Laser Cladding combines a solid-state laser with a wire heated by a gas metal arc welding power source.
 
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Hot Wire Laser Cladding offers improved performance over conventional surface
coating methods, including:

• No wasted filler material
• Production repeatability
• Stable production rates

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Track Systems Handle Large Shafts
Our track systems allow us to laser clad cylinders more than 60 ft. long. Cylinders with diameters from 1" up to 48" can be laser clad.
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Hydraulic shaft is laser clad for enhanced wear resistance.

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Shaft repaired by use of laser cladding


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A pipe laser clad with Tungsten Carbide
 
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Laser Cladding - cross section of part
with 1-inch thick deposit

Cladding of Flanges

 
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Stainless Steel Flanges Clad with Super Alloy
(before machining)
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Flanges after machining
 


Materials that we Laser Clad with include:
Stainless steel
Tool Steel
Stellite®
Nickel based super alloys
Tungsten carbide


 
 
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See our articles in:

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"Hot Wire Laser Cladding"

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"Laser Cladding Basics"

 

 I.D. Laser Cladding
 

In addition to our capabilities of cladding the outside of a pipe, we are also able to clad inner dimensions using both powder and wire techniques.

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I.D. Laser Cladding - Powder
 


I.D. Laser Cladding - Hot Wire
 
 
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Cross section of laser clad pipe

Hot wire laser cladding. A thick layer
of INCONEL 600 series deposited onto a bar,
which was then bent without cracking.
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Laser Cladding - IN625
   
 

Laser Cladding Applications
 
Laser Cladding Services Repairing Damaged Shaft with Hot Wire Laser Cladding
Laser Cladding Services Tool & Mold Repair using Powder Laser Cladding

Metallurgical Lab
Micro structural analysis and hardness measurement of laser cladding processes
are performed in our metallurgical laboratory.
This allows a quick turn around time
for analysis and reduces the response time to optimize process parameters.


More on Metallurgical Lab.

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Chart shows the hardness measurement of laser clad (at right).

Alabama Laser Systems
A Branch of Alabama Specialty Products, Inc.
P.O. Box 55
55 Laser Blvd.
Munford, AL 36268

Phone: (256) 358-9055
Fax: (256) 358-4515

E-mail: als@alspi.com


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