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Laser cladding of turbine blades

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Abstract

A comparative study of two different techniques for the application of wear-resistant coatings for contact surfaces of shroud shelves of gas turbine engine blades (GTE) has been conducted. Wear-resistant coatings were applied on In713 by laser cladding with direct injection of the cladding powder into the melt pool. Laser cladding was conducted with a TRUMPF-2500, CW-CO2 laser. The laser cladding was compared with commercially available plasma cladding with wire. Both plasma and laser cladded zones were characterized by optical and scanning electron microscopy. It was found that the laser cladded zone has a higher microhardness value (650-820 HV) compared with that of the plasma treated material (420-440 HV). This is a result of the significant reduction in grain size in the case of laser cladding. Unlike the plasma cladded zones, the laser treated material is free of micropores and microcracks. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)45-48
Number of pages4
JournalSurface and Coatings Technology
Volume125
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2000
EventThe 1999 E-MRS Conference, Symposium B: Protective Coatings and Thin Films - Strasbourg, France
Duration: 1 Jun 19994 Jun 1999

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  1. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

  • Laser cladding
  • Plasma cladding
  • Shroud shelve
  • Turbine blade

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Materials Chemistry

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