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AUTHOR
Christian Coddet
Nanoscale chemistry and atomic-scale microstructure of a bulk Ni3Sn material built using selective laser melting of elemental powder blends
Abstract Cubic specimens of the intermetallic Ni3Sn compound were built using selective laser melting of elemental powder blends. A specimen built at a laser power of 200 W and a scanning speed of 0.5 m/s was determined to have a homogeneous distribution of Ni and Sn on a mesoscopic scale in spite of a 2 at.% Sn deficiency. Characterization of the microstructure using the HAADF-STEM technique reveals a dispersion of ultrafine Ni particles, nanoscale chemical inhomogeneity and the formation of antiphase nanodomains in the matrix of equiaxed Ni3Sn grains. While a mesoscopic homogeneity of the specimen demonstrates a prospect of additive manufacturing of a bulk intermetallic material using sel…
Surface modifications induced by nanosecond pulsed Nd:YAG laser irradiation of metallic substrates
International audience; Substrate surface preparation is a key step in coating deposition process. In recent years, pulsed laser cleaning has emerged as a possible technique to challenge the traditional preparation methods (based on degreasing and eventually grit-blasting). The laser operated at short-pulse mode offers high cleaning efficiency and therefore has been largely used. In a specific process named PROTAL®, a nanosecond pulsed laser is introduced to prepare the surface simultaneously to thermal spraying, with the purpose of eliminating the contaminants and generating favorite surface conditions for coating deposition. This study aims at clarifying some fundamental aspects of nanose…
On the topographic and energetic surface modifications induced by laser treatment of metallic substrates before plasma spraying
Abstract Laser surface cleaning has been proven as a very suitable technique for the substitution of some surface preparation steps, such as wet cleaning and grit blasting. The mechanisms involved in short pulsed laser ablation include the absorption of the laser light and conversion into heat via collisional processes. Ejection of matter is achieved either by direct vaporization or hydrodynamical sputtering. This article aims at clarifying the laser–matter interaction mechanisms and effects on metallic materials for different surfaces initial roughness and laser beam energy densities. Both topographic and energetic modifications are investigated by SEM observations, roughness characterizat…
Simultaneous laser generation and laser ultrasonic detection of the mechanical breakdown of a coating–substrate interface
Abstract The present study deals with information that could be obtained by real-time contactless monitoring of the normal displacement, due to the propagation of the longitudinal waves generated by nanosecond pulsed laser irradiation, through a transparent and porous ceramic coating deposited on a metallic substrate. These displacements were recorded in real-time at the rear surface of the specimens using a laser heterodyne interferometer and were correlated with the different steps of laser/material interaction (thermoelastic interactions, fracture of the coating–substrate interface and coating expulsion). An analytical model was developed to establish a relation between the longitudinal …
Quantification of Plasma Sprayed Coating Adhesion Using Pulsed Laser Induced Decohesion Technique
Abstract The aim of the present study is to compare a laser ultrasonic technique with a conventional indentation test for the determination of intrinsic properties and the adhesion of alumina coatings, of different thicknesses (30–350 µm), deposited on stainless steel substrates by atmospheric plasma spraying (APS). For this purpose, a pulsed Nd:YAG laser is used to irradiate the coated specimens, and the ultrasonic waves generated by the laser are recorded at the epicenter using a laser interferometer. In the thermoelastic regime, the good agreement between the experiment and computation allows determination of the longitudinal wave velocity as well as the Young's modulus of the oxide coat…
Laser Ultrasonic Testing for Estimation of Adhesion of Al2O3Plasma Sprayed Coatings
Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate the possibility of using a laser ultrasonic technique for the estimation of the adhesion of ceramic coatings, deposited onto metallic substrates by thermal spraying techniques. For this purpose, a pulsed Nd : YAG laser (λ = 1064 nm, 14 ns) was used to irradiate Al2O3 coatings, of different thickness (30–350 µm), deposited onto stainless steel substrates by atmospheric plasma spraying. The laser generated ultrasonic waves were in situ recorded at the epicentre using a laser heterodyne interferometer. The acoustic waveforms were correlated with the interaction between the pulsed laser radiation and the coated metal, taking into account …
Application du laser impulsionnel à l’étude de l’adhérence et de la structure des dépôts
Nous decrivons le signal acoustique enregistre a l’epicentre lors d’une activation laser dans le cas d’un materiau bicouche (acier inoxydable revetu d’alumine d’epaisseur 1,2 µm, 30 µm et 230 µm respectivement). Les resultats obtenus sont analyses en fonction de l’energie incidente et de l’epaisseur du depot. On a constate que le signal est fortement affecte par la presence du depot et que chaque regime d’interaction laser/materiau (thermoelastique, cloquage, expulsion) est caracterise par une reponse acoustique differente. Ceci nous amene a discuter des diverses applications du laser dans la caracterisation du depot et de l’interface substrat/depot. Il s’agit, par exemple, d’evaluer la con…