Properties of 6061 aluminum alloy treated with laser alloying

Abstract In this study, a laser surface alloying method is used to alloy 1.8 mm thick 6061 aluminum alloy sheets with Ni alloy powder. The mechanical properties of the resulting alloy are investigated. The experimental results show that, following laser surface alloying, a crack-free zone can be gen...

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Published inJournal of physics. Conference series Vol. 2631; no. 1; pp. 12021 - 12030
Main Authors Yang, Y S, Bai, T, Wang, T, Xie, Y W, Chen, H L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.11.2023
Subjects
Alloy powders
Aluminum base alloys
Frictional wear
Hardness
Lasers
Mechanical properties
Metal sheets
Physics
Sliding friction
Surface alloying
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Summary:Abstract In this study, a laser surface alloying method is used to alloy 1.8 mm thick 6061 aluminum alloy sheets with Ni alloy powder. The mechanical properties of the resulting alloy are investigated. The experimental results show that, following laser surface alloying, a crack-free zone can be generated but some fine porosity appears. The hardness and the wear properties of the laser alloying specimens are superior to those of the Al-matrix. A hardness of 539 HV is achieved, which is five times greater than that of the Al-matrix. As a result, the laser alloying specimens exhibit excellent wear properties and higher sliding wear distances and speeds compared to those of the Al-matrix, whereby the sliding distance is greater by up to eight times and the sliding speed is increased four-fold.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/2631/1/012021