SINTERED PRODUCT AND LASER MARKING METHOD FOR SINTERED PRODUCT

• Main Authors: TERAI, Hiroaki, NAWACHI, Kenji, TAUCHI, Masayuki
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 14.05.2020
• Subjects: ALLOYS; CASTING; CHEMISTRY; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; MACHINE TOOLS; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; METALLURGY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POWDER METALLURGY; SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS; WELDING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM; WORKING METALLIC POWDER

A method according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a laser marking method for a powder compact containing metal powder, which includes: a first step of scanning with laser light of first power which is weaker over a predetermined area in a surface of the powder compact, to melt and smooth inside of the predetermined area; and a second step of scanning with laser light of second power which is greater, to form a dot formed of a recess of a predetermined depth at a predetermined location in the predetermined area.