Tungsten-titanium-carbon base alloys are a promising candidate material for high performance propulsion systems, given their ability to form carbide-metal composites having a fine microstructure consisting of a dispersion of hard titanium carbide particles within a tough tungsten rich metal matrix. These high temperature, non-eroding materials can be produced by laser melting mixtures of tungsten and titanium carbide powders. The fabrication of cast carbide-metal composite components via laser based solid freeform fabrication techniques is currently being explored at the Center for Laser Applications (CLA) at the University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI). The microstructure and hardness of the fabricated cast carbide-metal composite components are presented in this paper.
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International Laser Safety Conference
November 27–30, 1990
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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978-0-912035-88-8
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Cast carbide-metal composite components via laser based solid freeform fabrication
William Hofmeister;
William Hofmeister
Center for Laser Applications, University of Tennessee Space Institute
, Tullahoma, TN 37388, USA
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Lino Costa;
Lino Costa
Center for Laser Applications, University of Tennessee Space Institute
, Tullahoma, TN 37388, USA
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Deepak Rajput;
Deepak Rajput
Center for Laser Applications, University of Tennessee Space Institute
, Tullahoma, TN 37388, USA
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Kathleen Lansford
Kathleen Lansford
Center for Laser Applications, University of Tennessee Space Institute
, Tullahoma, TN 37388, USA
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Published Online:
October 01 2007
Citation
William Hofmeister, Lino Costa, Deepak Rajput, Kathleen Lansford; November 27–30, 1990. "Cast carbide-metal composite components via laser based solid freeform fabrication." Proceedings of the International Laser Safety Conference. ICALEO® 2007: 26th International Congress on Laser Materials Processing, Laser Microprocessing and Nanomanufacturing. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. (pp. 406). ASME. https://doi.org/10.2351/1.5061070
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