Laser Cladding of Titanium Alloys: A Review

Salaminah Bonolo Boshoman, Olawale Samuel Fatoba, Tien Chien Jen

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Abstract

Over the years, titanium and titanium alloys have seen a rise in choice of material for many industries such as, biomedical, automotive, aerospace, marine, energy, and chemical industries. The main reason for the demand for titanium is its great combination of properties; excellent corrosion resistance, fatigue strength, low density, biocompatibility, high fracture toughness, and easy formability. TiAl4V is the most popular of the titanium alloys not only because of its excellent properties but also because it is by far the most studied alloy of all the titanium alloys. This gives the alloy a great advantage as it is continuously investigated through different processing techniques for better and improved performance. Processing techniques for the fabrication of titanium and titanium alloys include both conventional, still and additive manufacturing methods. Plenty research shows that conventional ways result in wasted time, energy and material hence more and more investment has gone into alternative ways over the past decade. The paper reviews the additive manufacturing method, laser cladding. This is a technique employed for surface modification of metallic tools which is mainly used when abrasive and corrosive behaviour is the required specification for application. Unfortunately, despite its excellent exhibition of properties, titanium is not without shortfalls, in the tribology-related industry, titanium fails to uphold good performance for surface hardness, friction coefficient and wear which limits their popularity and application. For this reason, the continual research and investigation for the enhancement of Ti6Al4V alloy is of great importance. This review is a collection of investigations that have been attempted with the objective of improving the problems of the titanium metals through laser cladding. The findings are reviewed and summarized.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 14th International Conference on Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies, ICMIMT 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages158-163
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9798350313093
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event14th International Conference on Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies, ICMIMT 2023 - Cape Town, South Africa
Duration: 26 May 202328 May 2023

Publication series

Name2023 14th International Conference on Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies, ICMIMT 2023

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies, ICMIMT 2023
Country/TerritorySouth Africa
CityCape Town
Period26/05/2328/05/23

Keywords

  • friction coefficient emissions
  • laser cladding, additive manufacturing
  • mechanical properties
  • titanium alloy
  • wear

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Materials Science (miscellaneous)

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