TY - GEN
T1 - Deposition efficiencies of laser cladding with various sources
AU - Martukanitz, R. P.
AU - Tressler, J. F.
AU - McDermott, J. H.
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - Evaluations were conducted to determine the effective deposition rates associated with various laser systems. This included the production of multiple deposits using a 3.0 kW lamp-pumped Nd:YAG with a linear traverse and scanned beam, a 4.0 kW direct diode laser, a 5.0 kW diode-pumped Nd:YAG employing a scanned beam, a 7.0 kW ytterbium fiber laser utilizing a scanned beam, and 14.0 kW CO2 laser employing a scanned beam. The results indicate that the diode pumped Nd:YAG and fiber lasers, using a scanned beam for both, provided the greatest effective deposition rates. This is believed to be due to the shorter wavelength and available power associated with these lasers. However, when laser efficiency was considered, the diode pumped Nd:YAG, direct diode, and fiber lasers were considered comparable in terms of laser deposition per energy usage.
AB - Evaluations were conducted to determine the effective deposition rates associated with various laser systems. This included the production of multiple deposits using a 3.0 kW lamp-pumped Nd:YAG with a linear traverse and scanned beam, a 4.0 kW direct diode laser, a 5.0 kW diode-pumped Nd:YAG employing a scanned beam, a 7.0 kW ytterbium fiber laser utilizing a scanned beam, and 14.0 kW CO2 laser employing a scanned beam. The results indicate that the diode pumped Nd:YAG and fiber lasers, using a scanned beam for both, provided the greatest effective deposition rates. This is believed to be due to the shorter wavelength and available power associated with these lasers. However, when laser efficiency was considered, the diode pumped Nd:YAG, direct diode, and fiber lasers were considered comparable in terms of laser deposition per energy usage.
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M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9780912035888
T3 - 26th International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics, ICALEO 2007 - Congress Proceedings
BT - 26th International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics, ICALEO 2007 - Congress Proceedings
T2 - 26th International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics, ICALEO 2007
Y2 - 29 October 2007 through 1 November 2007
ER -