Author Affiliations
1College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Hohai University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213022, China2State Key Lab of Advanced Welding and Joining, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, Chinashow less
Fig. 1. Schematic of laser cladding repairing process and sampling position of tensile specimen. (a) Laser cladding repairing process; (b) sampling position of tensile specimen
Fig. 2. Microstructure of base metal. (a) Microstructural characteristics; (b) EDS analysis of strengthening phase
Fig. 3. Morphology of AlSi10Mg powder. (a) Overall morphology; (b) magnified morphology
Fig. 4. Influence of parameters on microstructures of heat affected zone. (a) Base metal; (b) P1; (c) P2; (d) P3
Fig. 5. Grain morphology in repaired zone. (a) Near heat affected zone; (b) within transition zone; (c) within cladding layer
Fig. 6. Microstructures of repaired zones under different parameter combinations. (a) P1; (b) P2; (c) P3
Fig. 7. Distributions of Al and Si elements in repaired zone. (a) Morphology of repaired zone; (b) distribution of Al element; (c) distribution of Si element
Fig. 8. Al-Si binary phase diagram
[25] Fig. 9. Defects in repaired zones under different parameter combinations. (a) P1; (b) P2; (c) P3
Fig. 10. Morphologies of base metal and tensile fracture repaired samples under different parameter combinations. (a) Base metal; (b) P1; (c) P2; (d) P3
Parameter combination No. | Laser power /W | Scanning speed /(mm·s-1) | Gas flow rate /(L·min-1) | Powder feeding speed /(g·min-1) |
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P1 | 600 | 6 | 10 | 2.5 | P2 | 1000 | 6 | 10 | 4.9 | P3 | 1400 | 16 | 10 | 4.9 |
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Table 1. Parameters used in laser cladding repairing process
Material | Al | Si | Mg | Fe | Ti | Zn | Mn |
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5A06 | Bal. | -- | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -- | 0.6 | AlSi10Mg | Bal. | 10.06 | 1.93 | -- | 0.41 | 1.71 | 0.54 |
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Table 2. Chemical compositions of base metal and filler powder(mass fraction,%)
Condition | Strength /MPa | Elongation /% |
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Base metal | 334.6 | 20.3 | P1 | 99.4 | 1.8 | P2 | 76.9 | 1.3 | P3 | 212.6 | 2.8 |
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Table 3. Tensile properties of 5A06 base metal and repaired samples at room temperature