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.
Alabama Laser uses several laser
cladding techniques, including:
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.
Laser Cladding of 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.
Alabama
Laser’s Hot Wire Laser Cladding combines a solid-state laser with a
wire heated by a gas metal arc welding power source.
Hot Wire Laser Cladding offers
improved performance over conventional surface
coating methods, including:
•
No wasted filler material
• Production repeatability
• Stable production rates
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.
Hydraulic shaft is laser clad for enhanced wear resistance.
Shaft repaired by use of laser cladding
A pipe laser clad with Tungsten
Carbide
Laser Cladding - cross section
of part
with 1-inch thick
deposit
Materials that we Laser Clad with include:
Stainless steel
Tool Steel
Stellite®
Nickel based super alloys
Tungsten carbide
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.
