Laser cladding and surface alloying are surface modification techniques employed to
fabricate thin coating/layer with improved surface properties or to refurbish surface defects …

Conventional metal matrix composites (MMCs) with particles, whiskers, and fibers as
reinforcements have been developed primarily for structural applications. Despite their long …

Magnesium alloys are one of the most promising lightweight structural materials. However,
the poor corrosion and wear resistance restrain their further application. As a kind of surface …

Powder‐based additive manufacturing (PAM) is a potential fabrication approach in
advancing state‐of‐the‐art research to produce intricate components with high precision …

This paper studies the tribological improvement of a NiCrBSi laser cladding coating
reinforced with different weight percentages of WC (0–50%) in a powder feeder. During the …

Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (laser) is a coherent and
monochromatic source of electromagnetic radiation that can propagate in a straight line with …

Aluminum and its alloys have been widely used in aerospace, automotive and transportation
industries owing to their excellent properties such as high specific strength, good ductility …

Metal matrix composites (MMCs) generally possess superior properties than the monotonic
matrix alloys, and thus, they have become excellent candidate materials in various …

In order to improve the Ti–6Al–4V (TC4) alloy's defects of low surface hardness and weak
high-temperature oxidation resistance, an AlTiVMoNb lightweight refractory high-entropy …

Abstract Al0. 5FeCu0. 7NiCoCr high-entropy alloy (HEA) coatings were synthesized on
aluminum by laser cladding, aiming at enhancing surface properties. Samples were …