Diode Laser Cladding Services

Laser Cladding makes use of the laser as a heat source to melt and weld onto a component a material that has different and beneficial metallurgical properties. This allows one to cost effectively customize the surface properties of less expensive substrate to provide greater resistance to corrosion, oxidation, wear and high temperature fatigue strength.

Titanova Offers Diode Laser Cladding

Titanova brings years of expertise in the area of diode laser cladding to industry. This welding process makes use of customized diode lasers to create the thinnest and purest weld overlay achievable. No other welding process comes close to the quality that diode laser cladding offers. This process permits the modification of the surface metal chemistry of functional parts without a significant amount of weld distortion or . The surface modification benefits are for corrosion or erosion or both. For surface corrosion Titanova, Inc offers laser cladding of corrosion resistant alloys such as all varieties of stainless steels [400 series and 300 series], nickel and chrome based superalloys [Inconel^TM and Hastalloys^TM]. For wear resistant protection, Titanova can laser clad a variety of cobalt alloys [Stellite^TM] and ceramic metal matrix materials include carbides [FeC, CrC, WC], in a self fluxing Ni-Cr-Si-B metal matrix.

Titanova Laser Cladding Benefits

Titanova offers the thinnest and flattest clads available in the overlay market place today. The resulting laser clad is a very low [<5%], very smooth and flat clad that requires minimal post machining. This unique capability translates into tremendous material and labor cost savings. There is no longer a need to put multiple layers down to achieve the specified surface chemistries. With Titanova's laser cladding process, one pass will achieve the desired surface chemistries. With today’s volatile commodity metal prices, it makes more sense than ever to examine Titanova's laser cladding services.

Our deposition rates are independent of part size. Unlike typical arc processes, such as  and , which are limited due to drip-off due to overheating, the laser process has a much lower heat input into the part and therefore cladding rates are independent of part size. Titanova laser cladding is so versatile that we can clad everything from a tip of a needle to a large pressure vessel.

Benefits of Precision laser Cladding/Weld Overlay

• Thin clads = less material costs = less distortion
• Minimal dilution
• Less pre and post machining requirements
• High deposition rates
• High quench rates = finer grain structure = higher corrosion potentials
• Production worthy process
• Highly controllable
• Part size independent = the smaller the better

Applications We Serve

• Bearing surfaces
• Seal Surfaces
• Drive train parts
• Turbine blades
• Extruders
• Mining bits
• Forging dies
• Rolls
• Tanks

Industries

• Heavy equipment – mining, construction, agriculture
• Oil recovery and refining
• Pulp & paper
• Food and chemical processing
• Automotive
• Aerospace
• Remanufacturing

If you are looking for more cost effective surface cladding, or you are spending a fortune for your components made out of special materials where you only need a specialized surface, give us a call. We can help you save a lot of money.

Call our application engineer today for a parts evaluation!