LASER CLADDING & HARDENING FACILITY AT SSCT:

Laser cladding process utilizes a laser source to create a melt pool of the base material and cladding material is introduced into this melt pool in powder form. The energy of the laser melts the cladding material also to form alloying zone between base material and clad material resulting to a metallurgical bonding with good control on required dilution rates.

Laser hardening process is environmental friendly process which will produce very effective hardening layer compare to conventional hardening processes.

ADVANTAGES OF LASER CLADDING PROCESS:

1. Lower dilution levels

2. Metallurgical Bond

3. Minimal heat effected Zone

4. Minimal part distortion

5. Reduced post processing

6. Highly repeatable process

ADVANTAGES OF LASER HARDENING PROCESS:

1. Very low distortion

2. No quenching requirements

3. High process rates

4. Easy case controllability

5. High process flexibility

6. Automation possible

7. No requirements of absorbent coatings