Author Affiliations
1School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao , Shandong 266520, China2Qingdao Choho Industrial Co., Ltd., Qingdao , Shandong 266705, Chinashow less
Fig. 1. Laser cladding equipment
Fig. 2. Schematic of coaxial powder feeding multi-channel laser cladding
Fig. 3. Section morphology of cladding layer
Fig. 4. Cross-sectional morphologies of cladding layers of each sample. (a) Sample 10; (b) sample 20; (c) sample 30; (d) sample 40; (e) sample 50; (f) sample 60; (g) sample 70; (h) sample 80; (i) sample 90
Fig. 5. Effect Pareto diagram of average height of cladding layer
Fig. 6. Effect Pareto diagram of average substrate melt depth
Fig. 7. Three-dimensional response surfaces of average substrate melt depth under different significant interaction terms. (a) Laser power P and distance from cladding head to the substrate L; (b) overlap rate Or and distance from cladding head to the substrate L; (c) scanning speed S and overlap rate Or
Fig. 8. Effect Pareto diagram of average dilution rate
Fig. 9. Three-dimensional response surfaces of average dilution rate under different significant interaction terms. (a) Scanning speed S and overlap rate Or; (b) distance from cladding head to the substrate L and laser power P; (c) distance from cladding head to the substrate L and scanning speed S
Fig. 10. Effect Pareto diagram of average surface height difference
Fig. 11. Three-dimensional response surfaces of average surface height difference under different significant interaction terms. (a) Overlap rate Or and laser power P; (b) distance from cladding head to the substrate L and overlap rate Or
Fig. 12. Cladding layer morphologies after optimization.(a) Surface morphology; (b) cross-sectional morphology
Material | Mass fraction /% |
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C | Si | Mn | S | P | Cr | Ni | Mo | Cu |
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45 steel | 0.46 | 0.27 | 0.65 | - | - | 0.23 | 0.3 | - | 0.24 | 316L powder | 0.07 | 0.90 | 1.90 | 0.03 | 0.035 | 17.5 | 12 | 2.5 | - |
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Table 1. Chemical composition of 45 steel and 316L stainless steel powder
Variable | Notation | Value |
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Laser power | | 1.0,1.2,1.4 | Scanning speed | S / | 5,7,9 | Overlap rate | | 10,20,30,40,50 | Distance from cladding head to substrate | | 1.5,2.0 |
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Table 2. Process parameter values
No. | | S / | | | | | |
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Average | | | | | | | 10.09 | 10 | 1.0 | 5 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.934 | 0.845 | 9.53 | 20 | 1.2 | 5 | 30 | 1.5 | 0.886 | 0.908 | 2.49 | 30 | 1.4 | 5 | 20 | 2.0 | 0.795 | 0.792 | 0.37 | 40 | 1.0 | 7 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.328 | 0.418 | 27.46 | 50 | 1.2 | 7 | 30 | 2.0 | 0.571 | 0.481 | 15.82 | 60 | 1.4 | 7 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.679 | 0.789 | 16.20 | 70 | 1.0 | 9 | 40 | 2.0 | 0.256 | 0.250 | 2.51 | 80 | 1.2 | 9 | 50 | 1.5 | 0.609 | 0.558 | 8.39 | 90 | 1.4 | 9 | 50 | 2.0 | 0.463 | 0.426 | 8.01 |
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Table 3. Predicted average height of cladding layers
No. | | S / | | | | | |
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Average | | | | | | | 4.96 | 10 | 1.0 | 5 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.147 | 0.149 | 1.02 | 20 | 1.2 | 5 | 30 | 1.5 | 0.327 | 0.349 | 6.64 | 30 | 1.4 | 5 | 20 | 2.0 | 0.638 | 0.593 | 7.08 | 40 | 1.0 | 7 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.221 | 0.197 | 10.97 | 50 | 1.2 | 7 | 30 | 2.0 | 0.393 | 0.390 | 0.95 | 60 | 1.4 | 7 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.426 | 0.409 | 3.96 | 70 | 1.0 | 9 | 40 | 2.0 | 0.125 | 0.137 | 9.71 | 80 | 1.2 | 9 | 50 | 1.5 | 0.229 | 0.227 | 1.11 | 90 | 1.4 | 9 | 50 | 2.0 | 0.442 | 0.429 | 2.98 |
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Table 4. Predicted average substrate melt depth
No. | P /kW | S /(mm⋅s-1) | Or /% | L /mm | Dr /% | | |
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Average | | | | | | | 8.83 | 10 | 1.0 | 5 | 10 | 1.5 | 15.5 | 12.6 | 18.77 | 20 | 1.2 | 5 | 30 | 1.5 | 28.3 | 27.6 | 2.59 | 30 | 1.4 | 5 | 20 | 2.0 | 45.5 | 44.8 | 1.46 | 40 | 1.0 | 7 | 10 | 2.0 | 32.2 | 31.0 | 3.81 | 50 | 1.2 | 7 | 30 | 2.0 | 40.7 | 45.2 | 10.89 | 60 | 1.4 | 7 | 40 | 1.5 | 32.5 | 34.4 | 5.87 | 70 | 1.0 | 9 | 40 | 2.0 | 32.6 | 39.6 | 21.75 | 80 | 1.2 | 9 | 50 | 1.5 | 28.9 | 24.9 | 13.80 | 90 | 1.4 | 9 | 50 | 2.0 | 49.0 | 49.3 | 0.55 |
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Table 5. Predicted average dilution rate
No. | P /kW | S /(mm⋅s-1) | Or /% | L /mm | | | |
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Average | | | | | | | 8.34 | 10 | 1.0 | 5 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.337 | 0.322 | 4.32 | 20 | 1.2 | 5 | 30 | 1.5 | 0.253 | 0.282 | 11.58 | 30 | 1.4 | 5 | 20 | 2.0 | 0.286 | 0.273 | 4.47 | 40 | 1.0 | 7 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.280 | 0.290 | 3.27 | 50 | 1.2 | 7 | 30 | 2.0 | 0.196 | 0.200 | 2.40 | 60 | 1.4 | 7 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.239 | 0.262 | 9.85 | 70 | 1.0 | 9 | 40 | 2.0 | 0.115 | 0.137 | 19.54 | 80 | 1.2 | 9 | 50 | 1.5 | 0.203 | 0.240 | 18.03 | 90 | 1.4 | 9 | 50 | 2.0 | 0.153 | 0.155 | 1.58 |
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Table 6. Predicted average surface height difference
| No. | P /kW | S /(mm⋅s-1) | Or /% | L /mm | H /mm | D /mm | | |
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Predict | I | 1.1 | 6 | 30 | 1.4 | 0.796 | 0.270 | 23.6 | 0.272 | Ⅱ | 1.2 | 8 | 45 | 1.4 | 0.661 | 0.267 | 24.6 | 0.261 | Ⅲ | 1.3 | 9 | 45 | 1.3 | 0.706 | 0.259 | 23.3 | 0.266 | Experimental | I | 1.1 | 6 | 30 | 1.4 | 0.829 | 0.246 | 22.1 | 0.268 | Ⅱ | 1.2 | 8 | 45 | 1.4 | 0.698 | 0.424 | 36.8 | 0.209 | Ⅲ | 1.3 | 9 | 45 | 1.3 | 0.776 | 0.318 | 29.6 | 0.230 |
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Table 7. Optimization results and validation