Oak Ridge National Labs
Narendra B. Dahotre
,
P.Gregory Engleman
, and
Craig A. Blue
Features:
High Coating Thickness (up to 0.8mm)
Metallurgically Bonded Coating
Non-equilibrium Synthesis Process Leading to the Development of Novel Phases
Precise Control of Processing Parameters
Beam can be Shaped for a variety of energy distributions
High Flux Densities (>104 W/cm2)
Laser Beam Transport to Remote Locations via Fiber Optics
Allows for the Processing of a Wide Variety of Part Configurations
Amenable to Automation
Theories and Methods