Author:Fatoba, OS; Farotade, GA; Popoola, API; Pityana, Sisa LDate:Apr 2016Laser alloying is a material processing method which utilizes the high power density available from defocused laser beam to melt both metal coatings and a part of the underlying substrate. Since melting occur solitary at the surface, large ...Read more
Author:Farotade, GA; Popoola, AP; Pityana, Sisa LDate:Aug 2017The microstructural features and microhardness of ZrB(sub2) reinforced Ti-SiC coatings on Ti-6Al-4V substrate were studied.The deposition of these coatings was achieved via laser cladding technique. A 4.0 KW fiber delivered Nd: YAG laser was ...Read more