Laser metal deposition of steel components using machining waste as build material

Mahmood, Khalid and Khan, Ashfaq and Pinkerton, A. J. (2011) Laser metal deposition of steel components using machining waste as build material. In: Proceedings of CLEO, the IEEE Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics :. IEEE, Baltimore, -. ISBN 978-1-55752-910-7

Abstract

Gas atomised metal powders are generally used in laser cladding. However, costly new powders prompt the use of machining swarf as an alternative build material. This paper reports on this investigation and establishes its feasibility.